‘I am going to push until we get’ that C. Geoffrey Cox report– Hon Malone
Withers was the law firm contracted by the Government of the Virgin Islands to represent Cabinet members during the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) hearings.
Premier Wheatley has since indicated that his government will not be asking the firm to create a written response to the CoI Report, citing its potential $1M cost.
Hon Malone has; however, said he will push until the government decides to do otherwise and commission the report.
“I'm going to push until we get it… and it should not cost one million dollars. We already paid eight million dollars for all of the different costs,” Hon Malone told ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio host Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
Report needed - Hon Malone
Hon Malone added that the report is a critical piece of material to bring accountability and good governance to the VI.
“We need that Geoffrey Cox report. We need the report because it has a big narrative on governance and all of the other areas,” he added.
Charles Geoffrey Cox QC, a British barrister, Member of the UK Parliament and former UK Attorney General, was the lead attorney for Withers Law during its representation of the VI Government before the CoI.
Premier Wheatley, during the July 21, 2022, Sixth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, said his government will not order the report.
Hon Wheatley said with a total budget of $8M for the legal defense, the written response will cost over $1M to receive.
This he hinted would be unnecessary since his Government of National Unity has already agreed to implement the findings of the CoI Report and the money could be used for other areas of needed development.
The Premier; however, said Withers stands ready to move forward once instructed to provide the report.
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19 Responses to “‘I am going to push until we get’ that C. Geoffrey Cox report– Hon Malone”
Hon. Carvin Malone, former VIP, now opposition minister, yes we do need the Cox report, but did you answered all the CoI questions honestly when been questioned?
One sure report you will get is after the next general election votes have been counted, you will ceased to be a political Minister of the BVI Counsel.
CAUSE NONE BEHIND WOULD NOT HAVE THINK OF THIS!
should pen and paper dictate your future( as a virgin islanders after all the whipping and abuse our fore parents overcame and establish these virgin islands(look around, as tiny as we are, folks from all walks of life call this place home and become very prosperous in this territory BUT somehow some of our people still looking from the pathway
pure $%#@ mister talking ,what are you going to do with it , what you were suppose to do at BVIHSA ,to make a drastic change to get things running smooth at this institution under your management , WHAT DID YOU DO , WHAT DID YOU REALLY DO , NOT ONE DEAD SOUL YOU RAISE FROM THE GRAVE ,U ALLOW ALL THE THIEF TO RUN WITH WITH THE MONEY , NOW U COMING TALK BUNCH OF HOT AIR , YOU WILL SOON GET PREMIERE POST