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Auditor General Sonia Webster is investigating how the government dramatically underestimated the cost of public-service salary increases awarded last year, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. He made the disclosure …
Though government paid the United Kingdom-headquartered law firm Withers LLP $6.5 million for representation during the Commission of Inquiry, not all branches of government benefited from the firm’s services, according …
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During a Sept. 28 hearing, the Commission of Inquiry read from a document recounting a 2019 Cabinet meeting in which members considered granting belongership to a rapist imprisoned in the …
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On Tuesday, Attorney General Dawn Smith and Opposition Member Julian Fraser appeared before the Commission of Inquiry and fielded questions about the challenges to good governance in the Virgin Islands. …
Wednesday afternoon, the commission of inquiry released the transcript from the first session of its first hearing, during which it considered and ultimately approved Attorney General Dawn Smith’s application to …
The commission of inquiry probing alleged corruption in the Virgin Islands is now focusing on collecting information and documentation from public officers, including elected and statutory officials, according to COI …
Dawn Smith never predicted she would work in the House of Assembly as a lawyer, nor did she initially find the prospect very attractive, she said last Thursday when she …
Virgin Islander Dawn Smith will serve as the territory’s new attorney general, Governor Gus Jaspert announced last Thursday during a press conference. Ms. Smith, an attorney with more than two …
Premier Andrew Fahie stated in the House of Assembly on Friday that this budget cycle would likely be the last for Attorney General Baba Aziz, whose contract ends in February. …
Attorney General Baba Aziz stood in the House of Assembly on Monday to complain that a “newspaper of wide circulation” had published false claims insinuating that he had supervised the …
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Attorneys faced off in High Court on Friday and Saturday over the validity of Mark Vanterpool’s short-lived attempt to resign from his position as Fourth District representative. The hearing is …
Attorney General Baba Aziz issued a legal opinion on Tuesday backing Speaker of the House Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe’s decision to continue serving in her role despite press reports indicating that she …
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At a press conference on Monday, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith acknowledged that the Attorney General’s Chambers may need additional resources to help boost the office’s ability to write legislation. Government’s …
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