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Jaspert had said ‘CoIs are expensive & reveal nothing’- Premier Fahie
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition often insinuating that Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) was often running to the Governor to persuade him to call a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into government when he was in the Opposition, the Premier has again sought to set the record straight.
VI taxpayers may be footing Governor’s legal fees- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that the taxpayers of the Virgin Islands are likely to be footing the bill for the Governor’s legal representation in the BVI Commission of Inquiry, in his capacity as Governor and not in his personal capacity.
A governance investigation agency is the only hope for VI
Dickson C. Igwe
Swift intervention when the Rubicon has been crossed from legitimate governance into criminal misconduct alone, will save the integrity of the British Virgin Islands.
Jaspert must retract & apologise for linking VI Gov't officials to drugs- Hon Vanterpool
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Fourth District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has called on controversial ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert to retract and apologise for his recent allegations and broad statements that a top-ranking Government official in the BVI is allegedly involved in the cocaine trade and organised crime.
CoI: Premier to move Motion to exempt Speaker from paying legal fee
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has moved a motion to amend the HoA Order Paper of October 28, 2021, to include a Motion to exempt House Speaker Hon Julian Willock from having to pay legal fees in the Court case against the three CoI lawyers.
Governor reportedly unlawfully pressured AG to audit COVID spending
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Details from the BVI Commission of Inquiry Day 51 on October 20, 2021, has revealed that the Auditor General (AG) Sonia M. Webster may have been pressured by the Governor to execute an audit of the Fahie Government’s COVID-19 spending and to prepare a report.
CoI seems to have ended ‘abruptly’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has questioned the seemingly abrupt ending of the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which he says came as a court case is still outstanding for the alleged illegal law practice by the three CoI attorneys from the UK.
'Who do you turn to?’ to complain about Governors- Premier Fahie asks CoI
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has raised serious questions about the powers of the Governor and how he is held accountable in the so-called "Modern Partnership" between the Government of the United Kingdom and the territory as laid out in the Constitution.
Coincidence or not? UK newspapers @ it again!
LONDON, United Kingdom- Two days after the evidence-gathering phase of the ‘suspicious’ United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry into Governance in the Virgin Islands concluded, concerned persons have pointed out to our newsroom an article that appeared in one of the newspapers in the UK on October 24, 2021, which was appeared one-sided, much to the detriment of the territory’s reputation.
'Gus' delayed swearing-in Premier 3 times; Shouted @ him- Hon Fahie tells CoI
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Controversial Ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert told the Commission of Inquiry that he was always respectful even as he challenged the Virgin Islands (VI) elected Government in the spirit of ‘Modern Partnership’ between the United Kingdom and VI; however, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) painted a very different picture of Jaspert, one that was abusive and belittling.
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