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August 13, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (July 14 and 21, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired online Cabinet meetings on July 14 and 21. All members were present except Attorney General Dawn Smith, who was on personal leave, according to a summary …

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by Dana Kampa
August 2, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (July 5 and July 8, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired an online special Cabinet meeting on July 5 and an online meeting on July 8. All members were present except Premier Andrew Fahie and Attorney General …

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by Dana Kampa
July 23, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (May 28 addendum and June 23, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a June 23 Cabinet meeting with all members present at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea, according to a summary provided by the Cabinet …

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by Dana Kampa
July 17, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (June 9 and 16, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on June 9 and June 16 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at both meetings. Many of …

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by Dana Kampa
June 23, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (May 28 and June 2, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on May 28 and June 2 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room. Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer was absent on May …

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by Dana Kampa
June 11, 2021

COI tests lawmakers’ transparency claims

Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom put elected officials’ claims to be “champions of transparency” to the test last week, suggesting that they should have no objection to his Commission of Inquiry …

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by Dana Kampa
June 10, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (May 19, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting on May 19 at the Financial Services Commission’s conference room in Pasea. All members were present. During the meeting, Cabinet took the following …

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by Dana Kampa
June 4, 2021

Inquiry airs hearing live for first time

The Commission of Inquiry’s first livestreamed hearing began promptly at 10 a.m. on June 2, but it went off the air about two hours later due to technical difficulties. Commissioner …

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by Dana Kampa
May 28, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (May 12, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting on May 12 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present. During the meeting, Cabinet took the following …

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by Dana Kampa
May 25, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (April 28 and May 5, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on April 28 and May 5 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present. April 28 meeting During the …

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by Dana Kampa
May 7, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (April 21, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting on April 21 at the Financial Services Commission’s conference room in Pasea. All members were present. During the meeting, the Cabinet took the …

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by Dana Kampa
May 7, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (March 31, April 7 and April 14, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three …

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by Dana Kampa
April 8, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (March 17 and March 24)

Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 17 and 24 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room. All members were present at both meetings. On March 17, the Cabinet …

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by Dana Kampa
March 25, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (March 3, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting held on March 3 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room. All members were present. During the meeting, the Cabinet took the following …

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by Dana Kampa
March 12, 2021

Cabinet Briefs (Feb. 24, 2021)

Governor John Rankin chaired a Cabinet meeting held on Feb. 24 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room. All members were present, and the Cabinet Office reported last Thursday that …

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by Dana Kampa
March 5, 2021

Border barges cost $360k per month

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 …

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by Dana Kampa
February 19, 2021

Cabinet relaunches meeting summaries

As conversation about the importance of good governance buzzes in the community, officials recently relaunched a transparency measure they had discontinued shortly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On …

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by Dana Kampa
April 5, 2019

Cabinet holds retreat on Scrub Island

The new Cabinet held an “Executive Briefing Retreat” at the Scrub Island Resort Spa and Marina on March 20 under the theme “Looking Ahead: The Cabinet’s Executive Mandate.” “This retreat …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
March 7, 2019

New government reshuffles ministries

During a Friday ceremony held to swear in the new government ministers, Premier Andrew Fahie announced an extensive reshuffling of the previous ministerial portfolios. “I’m an unconventional leader for an …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
ministers position statement
November 15, 2018

Tender waived for management of Elmore Stoutt building rebuild

On Oct. 25, Cabinet waived the tender process for project management services for the restoration of the L-shaped building on the Elmore Stoutt High School campus, awarding the contract to …

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by Conor King Devitt
October 8, 2018

EDITORIAL: Kudos to Cabinet for releasing weekly updates

We are pleased that Cabinet has finally started publishing basic information about its decisions, many of which were previously kept under wraps. The promised weekly updates, which will keep the …

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by The BVI Beacon
October 4, 2018

First Cabinet decisions made public

In a long-awaited move to increase government transparency, the first set of weekly Cabinet decisions was released to the public last Thursday. “The publicising of Cabinet decisions marks another milestone …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 27, 2018

Governor says transparency is ‘vital’

Governor Gus Jaspert acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that many of the accountability and transparency measures the government promised in this month’s Speech from the Throne are old news. Still, he …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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