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In a move that cost taxpayers more than $2 million, Premier Andrew Fahie authorised the use of three barges owned by EZ Shipping for border security during the Covid-19 pandemic …
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Claiming that initial requests for government documents came up short, the Commission of Inquiry grilled Premier Andrew Fahie and his staff last month about contracts awarded to consultant Claude Skelton-Cline …
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A plan for managing the territory’s borders during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been drafted and provided to members of the National Security Council, Premier Andrew Fahie said last Thursday …
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Members of the joint task force working extra shifts on border security have been paid additional allowances of $400 per month as promised, Premier Andrew Fahie said last week in …
Though the Virgin Islands reopened to tourists at the start of December, the seaports remain closed to international travel, and government is continuing with measures to fortify border patrols. To …
During a press conference last week, opposition members slammed Premier Andrew Fahie for writing the United Kingdom to excoriate Governor Gus Jaspert for his decision to call in help from …
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Long-simmering tensions between Premier Andrew Fahie and Governor Gus Jaspert sparked anew last Friday when Mr. Jaspert defied the premier’s wishes and announced that he had enlisted a British naval …
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Aubrey Daniels, a 59-year-old belonger who was arrested Aug.31 following an anonymous tip and charged with illegal entry and providing false information to the police, pleaded not guilty to all …
Last Friday, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone refuted claims from opposition member Mitch Turnbull that the government is spending $17,000 per day for each of three barges being …
The government has signed a $6.4 million contract with Canadian Bank Note Company to set up a system to monitor the territory’s borders for the next five years and share …