The auditor general’s special report on the government’s failed deal with BVI Airways was required by law to be tabled in the House of Assembly no later than last Thursday. …
May 16, 2020
April 30, 2020
Governor, premier tussle over BVI Airways report
Premier Andrew Fahie recently wrote to the United Kingdom minister of overseas territories to complain about Governor Gus Jaspert’s handling of a report on BVI Airways, but Mr. Jaspert quickly …
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April 29, 2020
COMMENTARY — ‘Seven years of famine’ predicted
The coronavirus pandemic will usher in a post-globalisation world order. It will bring greater regional integration and a whole new travel protocol that adds a robust layer of medical scrutiny, …
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March 5, 2020
Government in ‘confidential’ mediation with BVI Airways
The government is in “confidential” mediation with BVI Airways representatives as part of efforts to recoup the $7.2 million in taxpayer money paid to the airline, which failed to keep …
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December 19, 2019
BVI Airways took gov’t to arbitration in June
In the midst of government’s ongoing probe of its failed deal with BVI Airways, representatives of the defunct airline launched arbitration proceedings against the government in New York City, according …
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November 8, 2019
Guv: Report on BVI Airways coming soon
The Office of the Auditor General will soon complete a report on the failed BVI Airways deal that cost taxpayers $7.2 million, Governor Gus Jaspert told the media last week …
October 10, 2019
Government may sue US lawyer over BVI Airways
After $7.2 million of taxpayers’ money was funneled into a failed deal with BVI Airways in 2016 and 2017, angry residents called for answers, and then-Premier Dr. Orlando Smith promised …
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June 4, 2019
May 27, 2019
Premier says info on BVI Airways ‘deleted’
Premier Andrew Fahie told the House of Assembly on Friday that information on the botched BVI Airways deal is “missing” or on a “deleted” hard drive and that he is …
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January 25, 2019
BVI Airways ‘failed to deliver a return,’ Premier says
After years of first denying problems and then deflecting the blame for them, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith acknowledged last week that government’s $7.2 million injection into BVI Airways was a …
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July 19, 2018
Human rights commission on House of Assembly agenda
Lawmakers plan to debate and vote on the Human Rights Commissions Act 2018 in the House of Assembly sitting scheduled to begin today. The commission — which is provided for …
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July 13, 2018
EDITORIAL: It’s time for answers in BVI Airways deal
Premier Dr. Orlando Smith should stop pointing fingers and explain exactly what happened to the $7 million of taxpayers’ money paid to BVI Airways, which to date has failed to …
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