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‘When you write a report it should be truthful & balanced’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another report by Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has come under serious disrepute.
Cabinet leak of students’ names for education assistance grants shameful- Parents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The list of local students studying abroad and locally, who have gotten financial support from the Premier’s Office and the Ministry of Education and Culture over the past three years, 2019-2022, has been leaked.
HoA rescheduled to March 2, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The continuation of the 3rd Sitting of the 5th Session of the 4th House of Assembly initially scheduled for 2:00 PM today, February 28, 2023, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the House of Assembly Chamber in Road Town, Tortola.
'You do a whole audit on EZ Shipping & you don’t interview' them?- Premier on AG Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– A Report of the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster on the COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23], has been criticised for lacking proper research and interviews by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Obstructing audit functions now a criminal offence with fines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Government of National Unity has amended the Audit Act 2003 and the Service Commission Regulations which now makes the obstruction of audit functions a criminal offense.
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.
AG ‘stimulus’ reports to be brought to HoA despite ‘accuracy’ concerns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite expressing concerns including about accuracy, Cabinet has decided that the Auditor General’s Reports on the Government of the Virgin Islands’ stimulus programme for religious organisations, civic groups, daycares and private schools as well as for farmers and fisherfolks will be laid in the House of Assembly (HoA).
'All funds can be fully accounted for & is already fully accounted for'– Premier
WICKHAM'S CAY, Tortola, VI- Amid allegations from the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, that the Premier’s Office inflated stimulus payments and exceeded the requested grants that farmers and fisherfolk applied for, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said he wanted to assure the Virgin Islands public that his administration can properly account for every dime issued to those persons in need.
Governor silent on accusations of 'interference' with legislature
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the BVI Airways audit report at the centre of the controversy, a usually combative Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert has remained silent days after public accusations of interference with the legislative arm of the Virgin Islands (VI) government.
BVI Airways report: Was the VI Government scammed?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Auditor General report on the Government’s Financing of BVI Airways’ Direct Flights to Miami from the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport laid on the table of the House of Assembly (HoA) on Thursday, May 28, 2020, making it a public document, is still turning heads.
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