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Category: Commission of Inquiry

Governor Augustus Jaspert

“Deliberate delays” by elected leaders also triggered Commission of Inquiry

Outgoing governor Augustus Jaspert has signalled that the push for legislative reform has faced “deliberate delays” from elected leaders and this is one of the reasons he had to order a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the BVI government. […]

by / on January 19, 2021 at 7:46 AM /
UK fully backs Governor Jaspert’s Commission of Inquiry

UK fully backs Governor Jaspert’s Commission of Inquiry

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: […]

by / on January 19, 2021 at 7:35 AM /
Premeir Andrew Fahie

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 […]

by / on January 19, 2021 at 7:25 AM /
Minister of Health & Social Development Carvin Malone.

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 […]

by / on January 18, 2021 at 2:29 PM /
Governor orders Commission of Inquiry to investigate BVI gov’t

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 […]

by / on January 18, 2021 at 1:33 PM /