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We’re unbothered about ‘Gov’t Official 1’, willing to help US — Dr Wheatley

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has signalled the government’s willingness to cooperate with United States (US) officials if assistance is required in further investigations of alleged co-conspirators of former Premier, Andrew Fahie.

According to Premier Wheatley, while what was read in Fahie’s arrest affidavit was both shocking and concerning, he has all confidence that measures are being taken to investigate and to address any type of criminal activity taking place in the Virgin Islands.

“I’m confident that our law-enforcement agencies have certainly been apprised of the particular situation, confident that they will be able to advise us in the national security council of any developments. No, I’m not concerned at all,” Premier Wheatley said.

Dr Wheatley was at the time responding to questions at a press briefing late last week where he was asked whether he was worried about an unnamed government official who was mentioned in former Premier Fahie’s charging affidavit.

In the affidavit, the person mentioned as ‘Government Official 1’ was described as a high-ranking, corrupt government operative who has ‘many employers’, insinuating that the person is controlled by drug dealers and facilitates the passage of illicit drugs through the BVI.

But Premier Wheatley, while arguing that the BVI is a safe destination and the territory’s leaders want to keep it that way, said law enforcement officials in the BVI have a strong history of working with officials in the United States.

“We want all forms of corruption, we want all forms of criminal activity to be rooted out of our society. We don’t want drugs here in the Virgin Islands, we don’t want guns being smuggled, we don’t want human trafficking in here and we have to cooperate with our law-enforcement agencies and law-enforcement agencies in the United States or any other place in the neighbouring islands here to see how we can root out criminal activity from our societies,” Premier Wheatley said.

In the meantime, Dr Wheatley said he has had no communication with the now-disgraced former Premier Fahie either directly or indirectly since his arrest.

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  1. judas says:

    It seems like the now premier is willing to throw anybody under the bus just to stay in power

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    • Enforcement is Key says:

      And so he should throw any corrupt persons under the bus. Enforce at all levels to root out the problem. The way forward for the BVI has overnight, demanded that a change in the way we once lived. We must now live with integrity, upholding moral standards. Secrecy, favoratism, bribes at all levels is a thing of the past. It will be a hard time for many BVIslanders.

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      • Hmmmm says:

        Nobody is Jesus Christ. You will have to root out everyone and everything. Not even the UK or any Government on the planet can make any claims of corruption free. He is in the job and now need to stop trying to please and focus on the economy and country.

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        • BVISLANDER IN USVI says:

          I agree with Hmmmm, who is the richest man in the BVI right now ? Guess who an English man, so the same country who trying to take over is in the mix as well. I want my follow BVI Islanders to follow the bristish news regularly, their hands aint clean either.

    • WELL SA!!! says:

      that statement makes sense right now, is that belief system that have many in trouble right now, not throwing people under the bus. If persons don’t want to be under a bust they would play it safe and stay on the bus. who wants to go under when placed there shouldn’t puff!

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    • Apple Bay says:

      Governor please save us.we want more for our children. Help us to get rid of the drugs and the corrupt system.

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      • Unknow says:

        How is he going to save y’all from drugs and corruption while they cannot keep it out of the uk . The UK house not clean yet they want tell people about their house is dirty

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  2. TurtleDove says:

    There will always be questions unless ‘Government Official 1’ is known/terminated.

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  3. Useless says:

    Wheatley is useless. Thank goodness the governor initiated a criminal investigation of the Customs Dept. as recommended in the CoI report.

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  4. Rizzo says:

    He probably knows who it is but feels it is not his place to expose who the person is.

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  5. Thanks says:

    And in other matters…the new Unity shiver meant still don’t care as hospital employees haven’t been paid…oh well!! Keep calm and carry on…

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    • Lol says:

      What happened to the audits at the BVIHSA? Swept under the rug? Are the persons of interest previously sent home back on the job?

  6. Moses says:

    We need Scotland Yard to assist us. The foxes are in the hen house according to testimony in the criminal complaint. We can’t rely on our police as some of them are in collusion with Hezbollah according to the complaint/

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  7. Co-operation says:

    Did US law enforcement work with BVI law enforcement when setting up fake meetings in Tortola and arrests in Miami? Or with UK? CoP or Governor must tell us the truth…. don’t count on it though.

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    • How dumb … says:

      ..are you? You think the DEA would give any info to crooked institutions of the BVI when taking down its head.

  8. Concerned says:

    Were Concerned about your lack of concern. If you don’t think about corruption maybe it’ll just go away, see no evil hear no evil talk no evil , it’s still the same old plan!

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  9. lillian says:

    andrew should talk and tell the truth dont cover anybody

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  10. Sooo says:

    Fahie got b** whacked for 80k?? Or am I Wrong

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  11. Guest says:

    To the marchers, now do you see why some of us did not March??? Do you understand now???

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  12. SMDH says:

    That Governor giving them just enough rope to watch them hang themselves again. Smdh, now anyone with a modicum of common sense would have said to any employee because of circumstances and current accusations brought to our attention we are asking you to go on temporary leave with pay pending investigation. They would further say this is in no way an indication of guilt or innocence, but rather a necessary action to ensure the integrity and confidence in the system of government. Not our band of united morons……..smdh … they gonna say they unbothered…good grief, lord send help……..

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  13. @ CO OPERATION says:

    WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFORMERS WORKING IN AND OUTSIDE THE POLICE FORCE , THEY WOULD NOT CAUGHT THE WHALE ) SO DON’T ASK STUPID QUESTIONS / THE SMALL FRY WAS THE SACRIFICIAL LAMBS ,( AS HIS MAJESTY THE GREAT ESTEEMED ONE ,SAID HE WAS

  14. Informant says:

    Government official 1 is none other than W….. S…..

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    • @ informant says:

      And we all know it. How long will it take for them to remove him from that position? Real Snake in the grass. Everybody business he see he talk. Tell he talk this now. Common criminal

  15. @Informant says:

    Government Official 1 hismt.

  16. McLW says:

    It has occured to me, Are these are some of the same government officials if they had their way, had the legalisation of medical marijuana and casino gambling as priorities in an economic agenda for these Islands and apparently didn’t have any problem with that ??

  17. .... says:

    in the mean while boat seats of missing boat found off of Miami

  18. OldFool says:

    “No, I’m not concerned at all, Premier Wheatley said.” Reactive much. True leadership would be launching an investigation into who this person is and get them out the system. Why wait until he/she is arrested by another country’s security agency, bringing international shame on the BVI once again. Allowing the little things to grow is the reason the country is at the crossroad it’s at.

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