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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It seems like the now premier is willing to throw anybody under the bus just to stay in power
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.
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.
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.
I because the Brits are crooks we should be too?
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!
Governor please save us.we want more for our children. Help us to get rid of the drugs and the corrupt system.
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
There will always be questions unless ‘Government Official 1’ is known/terminated.
Do you mean like, terminated. Or do you mean terminated?
@ BuzzBvi
LOL
Since US law enforcement know who ‘GO1’ is, they must have told CoP and Governor knows too. So he is ‘known’ but it seems they have no hard evidence – yet.
And do you really believe Hezbollah terrorists were on island? Stuff and nonsense.
Ask the local Arabs about the Hezbollah link.
Agree!
How do we know that he is not a member of our security council? In fact, who are the members of our security council? We know that A. Fahie was a member. I wonder if he had other cronies there.
Wheatley is useless. Thank goodness the governor initiated a criminal investigation of the Customs Dept. as recommended in the CoI report.
He probably knows who it is but feels it is not his place to expose who the person is.
He knows who the crooked board members are. And does nothing.
Unless GO1 has something on him.
How does he stay in place otherwise?
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…
What happened to the audits at the BVIHSA? Swept under the rug? Are the persons of interest previously sent home back on the job?
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/
already here
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.
..are you? You think the DEA would give any info to crooked institutions of the BVI when taking down its head.
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!
andrew should talk and tell the truth dont cover anybody
Fahie got b** whacked for 80k?? Or am I Wrong
..you can say is , if I go down , you go down.
To the marchers, now do you see why some of us did not March??? Do you understand now???
there was no march…you fool
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……..
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
Government official 1 is none other than W….. S…..
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
Government Official 1 hismt.
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 ??
in the mean while boat seats of missing boat found off of Miami
“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.