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We have found Hon Fahie ‘guilty without hearing a word from him’- VI Lawyer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local attorney Richard G. Rowe has pointed to the double standard and insularity regarding the condemnation of former Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and others by persons in the Virgin Islands.
'VI Gov’t was warned about UK’s intention to suspend constitution’- Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Whether the saying ‘too late shall be the cry’ will be appropriate remains to be seen; however, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government was reportedly warned about the intentions of the United Kingdom (UK) to suspend the local constitution and was urged to make it a national effort to resist those intentions of recolonisation.
Speaker to take on AG Smith in court over CoI lawyers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Attorney for Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock, Mr Richard G. Rowe, intends to use Attorney General Hon Dawn J. Smith’s own words against her in an upcoming court appearance in the matter involving the alleged illegal practice by three attorneys from the United Kingdom (UK) on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
Silk Legal's cost 'insignificant' to VI’s potential losses from CoI- Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Silk Legal Attorney Mr Richard G. Rowe, whose law firm is representing Members in the House of Assembly (HoA)- who are not ministers- in the BVI Commission of Inquiry, said the minimum cost of his firm to Virgin Islands' taxpayers is incomparable to potential losses the territory faces if not defended.
CoI is an 'Inquisition'- Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The one-sided nature of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance called by controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert has prompted Attorney at Law Mr Richard G. Rowe to refer to it as an inquisition.
CoI: ‘Time will reveal all’ - Premier Fahie on Auditor General’s disclosure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has hinted that ‘time’ will be the ultimate factor in revealing the full picture regarding the Auditor General (AG) Sonia M. Webster’s submissions to the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.
Speaker chides CoI for missing document in lawyer’s bundle
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock has chided the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored VI Commission of Inquiry for documents found missing from the bundle supplied to his lawyer.
CoI reveals Bilal Rawat may be illegally participating in VI Inquiry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Concerns have been raised over the status of all parties partaking in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands and whether they are admitted to the BVI Bar to be able to undertake legal work within the CoI.
CoI lacks ‘prima facie’ by having no preliminary evidence - Attorney Richard G. Rowe
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Attorney Richard G. Rowe of Silk Legal has said the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands is one that reinforces colonialism and suggested it may even be hypocritical as it comes in the face of the United Kingdom (UK) resisting its own internal CoI as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, yet imposing an inquiry on the Virgin Islands at the same time.
VI should not be jailing persons for marijuana- Magistrate Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Personally, my view is that we ought not to be legislating…regarding what people take in to their own bodies of their own choice,” stated substitute magistrate Mr Richard G. Rowe as he expressed his opinion that the use of marijuana should not be a criminal act in the Virgin Islands (VI).
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