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Hadassah M. Ward appointed Director of CoI Implementation Unit
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Unity Government of the Virgin Islands, which has accepted all of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report (CoI) to try to stave off direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK), has established a unit to support the delivery of the CoI Report recommendations and ongoing government reform.
16 approved by Cabinet as Constitutional Review Commission Members
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced 16 names who have been approved by Cabinet as Members of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC).
‘I ask you to reserve judgement until it is published’- Gov Rankin on CoI Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin CMG has said the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report will be shared first in confidence with Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and then leaders of political parties in the House of Assembly (HoA) before it is published in June, if not before.
‘I welcome the CoI Report & its recommendations’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report now in the hands of Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has said he believes the Report will lead to one of the most pivotal periods in Virgin Islands’ history and that he welcomes the Report.
Final CoI Report handed over to Governor Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The final report of the controversial Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance in the Virgin Islands has been handed over to the United Kingdom-appointed Governor John J. Rankin, CMG by lone commissioner and UK national Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom.
VI Gov’t will consider recommendations in CoI report- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the April 2022 deadline for the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) fast approaching, the Government of the Virgin Islands has reiterated that it has no disagreement with a transparent and independent inquiry that will yield a just outcome.
2019 VI elections campaign was the ‘most aggressive’- EOM Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The final report of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Election Observation Mission (EOM), now available online, has made seventeen (17) recommendations to improve the electoral process and conduct in the Virgin Islands.
‘Let Voters place own ballot paper in Ballot Box’- 2015 Election Observers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the 2015 general elections of the Virgin Islands now in the history books, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR) group, which was invited to observe the elections in the tiny overseas territory of some 11, 000 plus voters, has made some serious recommendations.
‘Still no updates on NHI Petition’ – Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The main person behind the NHI Concerned Citizens and Residents Group Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru is hopeful that the National Democratic Party (NDP) government takes the group's recommendations for the National Health Insurance (NHI) seriously and makes the changes as necessary, even as a committee currently examines the proposals.
Advisory Committee recommends minimum wage moved to $6.00 per hour
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Committee appointed to review the territory’s minimum wage has recommended an increase in the minimum wage by 50 percent from $4.00 per hour to $6.00 per hour.
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