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March 22nd, 2023
Refusal to swear in Jaspert @ HoA was a matter of 'principle'- Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Some six years after legislators had refused to attend a swearing-in ceremony of Ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert in 2017, former Speaker Ms Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe said she stood on principle when ensuring Mr Jaspert was not sworn in at the House of Assembly (HoA).

March 28th, 2022
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.

March 22nd, 2022
Jamaicans demand slavery reparations as UK Royal visit shunned

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A scheduled Jamaica visit by UK Royal’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as part of a larger trip to the Caribbean region has sparked fresh calls for slavery reparations to be paid to the people of the region.

December 2nd, 2021
UK giving VI ‘mature, adult’ Governor signalled a willingness to turn new page- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said when the United Kingdom selected His Excellency John J. Rankin CMG to be the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), it showed a willingness by the motherland to turn a new page with the territory.

November 2nd, 2021
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.

October 25th, 2021
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.

October 21st, 2021
Jaspert slows down CoI to sort & download documents

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Day 52 of the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) held today, October 21, 2021, went off to an extremely slow start after controversial ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert showed up for his second hearing seemingly unprepared.

October 21st, 2021
‘Saintly’ Jaspert claims he called CoI as a last resort

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Constantly stating that he was always very respectful to the elected government even when they were allegedly not so much towards him and that he always acted in the best interest of the people of the Virgin Islands and within the constitution, controversial ex-governor of the VI Augustus J. U. Jaspert claimed he called the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance as the last resort to probe allegations of major controversial undertakings in the territory.

October 19th, 2021
CoI instigator Augustus J. U. Jaspert to appear before CoI tomorrow

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- The man who gave the Virgin Islands a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as a parting gift and perceived ‘last lick’, the controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, is scheduled to appear before the CoI tomorrow, October 20, 2021.

October 19th, 2021
American actress defends man who damaged Columbus statue in Bahamas

ATLANTA, USA- When a man in the Bahamas took a sledgehammer and damaged a statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus on October 9, 2021, many took to social media to condemn the act; however, the man, who was subsequently arrested and threatened with prosecution, has also received support, including from American actress and comedian Amanda I. Seales.

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