UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab has released a statement saying the United Kingdom government fully backs Governor Augustus Jaspert’s decision to launch a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate alleged political corruption in the BVI. In the statement, Raab said: […]
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Commission of Inquiry should investigate the NDP’s ‘Big 3’
With a Commission of Inquiry set to conduct investigations into his administration, Premier Andrew Fahie has hinted that the Commission should focus its investigations on three of the territory’s leading scandals that have already generated legitimate reports. The Commission seeks […]
BFEC saves hundreds in a month with renewable energy system
The Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) is already saving hundreds of dollars for electricity consumption since becoming the first renewable energy generation facility in the territory to install a Net Billing Metering System. A net metering system can be defined […]
New Police Commissioner to take office in April
Veteran United Kingdom police chief and Queen’s Police Medal honouree, Mark Collins will take up the post of Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police in April. Governor Augustus Jaspert appointed Collins, acting in accordance with the advice of the […]
Governor’s proposed Commission of Inquiry sidesteps due process
While stating that his government welcomes a transparent Commission of Inquiry, government minister Carvin Malone has questioned the basis of the investigations announced by Governor Augustus Jaspert on Monday. Responding to the governor’s announcement of an inquiry on behalf of […]
Governor orders Commission of Inquiry to investigate BVI gov’t
Amid recent reports that his office has received a litany of complaints regarding lack of transparency in government, outgoing governor, Augustus Jaspert today announced he has decided to issue a Commission of Inquiry (COI), in accordance with BVI’s Commissions of […]
There’s more to UK pulling funding from RDA than just an ‘expiry date’
Premier Andrew Fahie has stood his ground on his recent assertion that government’s amendments to the territory’s Recovery & Development Plan is the reason the UK is pulling its funding from the agency. The Premier doubled down on his statement […]
Cabinet’s post-meeting statements halted for months
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff The Andrew Fahie led administration has been a strong proponent of accountability and transparency in the territory, yet most decisions made by Cabinet remain a mystery to residents since February 2020 when the government […]
Is Governor Jaspert complying with 14-day quarantine protocol?
The office of the outgoing governor, Augustus Jaspert has moved to assure the public that he is indeed observing the 14-day quarantine period that is mandatory for all persons who recently travelled from the United Kingdom. Following his return from […]
Man accused of wounding bar attendant granted bail
BVI News understands that a 61-year-old man who attacked and wounded a bar attendant was last week granted police bail in the sum of $5,000. The incident reportedly happened in December though the man was caught by the police last […]
