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Formal complaint lodged against Gov Rankin by UK Law Firm
CENTRAL LONDON, UK - Weeks after citizens have written to Governor John J. Ranking CMG and requested of him to investigate controversial Police Commissioner Mark Collins over an email he wrote reportedly requesting that evidence be destroyed; Mr. Ranking is facing his own request for an investigation over his alleged behavior as a public officer.
EZ Shipping slams Hon Turnbull for 'double standards' around Auditor General's reports
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI– Local company EZ Shipping has slammed Second District Representative Hon Melvin M. Turnbull for what it has pointed out as double standards surrounding his support of Auditor General Sonia M. Webster’s audit reports.
Hon Malone slams Auditor General Report on marine platforms as lacking balance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Territorial At-Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has questioned the level of balance of the Report on COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23] in 2020, prepared by Auditor General (AG) Ms Sonia M. Webster.
'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).
Joint-Agency Task Force decided to hire barges, not gov't – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Andrew A. Fahie-led government has received much praise on the regional and international scene for its foresight and handling of the pandemic, a prophet is 'without honour' in his own territory it seems, as fierce critics of the government- in order to create a picture of distrust and contention- have looked past the positive results of the surveillance platform and have falsely insinuated that the government was solely responsible for the hiring of the barges.
VI now boasts Caribbean’s largest locally owned shipping carrier ‘Midnight Czar’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI)—in addition to being called the sailing capital of the world—is now home to the largest, locally owned shipping vessel in the Caribbean region.