Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has expressed discontentment with Governor John Rankin’s statement regarding the issuance of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report to government members. Willock noted that the governor’s statement did not mention sharing the […]
Category: Commission of Inquiry
No COI recommendation should be implemented without public input
Premier Andrew Fahie says he believes no recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report should be implemented until a discussion is had with the people of the territory to get their input and have their voices heard. Speaking at […]
Blatant disrespect! Skelton Cline rejects June release of COI report
Social Commentator Claude Skelton Cline has called the publication timeline for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report a ‘blatant disregard and disrespect’ to the people of the BVI and to the leadership that they have elected. In a interview on […]
Governor projects making COI report public in June
The Virgin Islands public might have to wait until at least June before they will be allowed access to the extensive Commission of Inquiry (COI) report, according to Governor John Rankin In a press statement today, Rankin said it is […]
Nothing can be done to justify taking away BVI’s autonomy
A 15-months-long Commission of Inquiry (COI) has produced nothing that suggests the BVI should lose its self-governing status, Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has concluded. Dr Wheatley gave that indication last evening, March 5, on the heels of the COI’s […]
Governor receives COI report! Says he’ll review before publicising
Governor John Rankin has announced that he received the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report yesterday, April 4 but the length of the report means he will need to take some time to read and consider the findings. Rankins said the […]
Tender waived as govt’s COI law firm to get top-up of up to $1.2M
Premier Andrew Fahie has given repeated assurances over the past year that his government has capped spending on its legal defence for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) at $5 million. However, it is now unclear how a recent Cabinet decision […]
Premier says gov’t spent roughly $5M on COI so far
The government spent approximately $5 million during the recently concluded Commission of Inquiry (COI). Speaking at a press conference last Friday, Premier Andrew Fahie said the money was used to defend the name of the territory during the COI. “I […]
Premier mum about government’s current COI legal fees
Premier Andrew Fahie has declined to give any indication of how much may have been spent thus far on the government’s legal defence in the Commission of Inquiry (COI). A report from the twice extended COI is due to be […]
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COI’s short time frame designed to overwhelm system — Malone
Health Minister Carvin Malone has said he believes the short timeframe within which the Commission of Inquiry (COI) was made to operate was a deliberate ploy to ‘overwhelm the system’. The ‘system’ to which Malone was referring was government. He […]
