‘I definitely reject this concept’ that VI is corrupt- Premier Wheatley
Mr Judas went on the British podcast, Winston Marshall Show, recently, where he shared his vision for the British Overseas Territories and his desire to see them renamed Overseas Kingdoms.
He said Overseas Territories have become “problematic” as they do not receive large amounts of money or support from the UK.
“In some ways, they’ve become quite corrupt, like the British Virgin Islands; a lot of corruption that takes place there,” Judas claimed.
Ben Judas is out of place- Premier
“I think Ben Judas is quite out of place in calling the Virgin Islands corrupt,” Premier Wheatley said when asked to reply to Judas’ claims, during a press conference on Friday, March 6, 2026.
Dr Wheatley said he has lived here in the VI his entire life and is familiar with the people.
“It’s a proud people that we have here, hardworking people of integrity.”
The Premier went a step further and said he could point out many acts of corruption in the UK.
Come see for yourself- Premier Wheatley
Judas also said incorporating Overseas Territories “boldly and proudly” is in his view, the best way to deal with the situation, “so their local elites don't need to do this sort of ‘fraudulenting’ that they're doing”.
“As I said before, we had some administrative challenges that needed to be improved in our governance structure, but I definitely reject this concept that the Virgin Islands is a corrupt place. He needs to travel to the Virgin Islands and do some investigations, and he will find that what he mentioned is utter nonsense.”
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