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COI recommendations

February 19, 2025

EDITORIAL: Register of Interests a shameful COI fail

The House of Assembly and Governor Daniel Pruce should be ashamed of themselves for leaving in place absurd rules limiting the public’s access to HOA members’ Register of Interests. In …

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by BVI Beacon
October 3, 2024

COI reforms off gov’t desk, premier says

After the House of Assembly passed the last of five bills to reform statutory bodies last Thursday, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley boasted this week that his government has completed …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 19, 2024

House tackling last COI reform

The House of Assembly began tackling its final Commission of Inquiry reform this week as legislators debated the first of five bills designed to improve the governance of five statutory …

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by Allison Vaughn
July 26, 2024

HOA passes governor’s inquiry bill

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the House of Assembly returned from closed-door committee and passed an amended version of a bill proposed by Governor Daniel Pruce to modernise the …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
HOA inquiry act
April 11, 2024

HOA votes to change Register of Interests

House of Assembly members voted this week to make changes to their Register of Interests, but the extent of those changes is not clear because a bill they passed Tuesday …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 25, 2024

Bill keeps restrictions on interests register

When lawmakers voted in July 2022 to make the Register of Interests public as advised by the Commission of Inquiry, they also added several viewing restrictions that drew strong criticism …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 15, 2024

QEII Park roadwork at standstill

The Public Works Department spent $180,743 on roadwork alongside the Queen Elizabeth II Park before workers discovered shallow utility lines and a high water table that have stalled the project, …

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by Rushton Skinner
February 29, 2024

Money laundering report brings threat of ‘grey list’

A major international report released Monday raises serious concerns about the territory’s ability to deal with money laundering and other financial crime, leading one expert to warn that “red lights” …

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by Shaun Connolly
February 2, 2024

Ex-minister says United Kingdom fell ‘short’ on overseas territories

LONDON — Britain has “fallen short” in the way it deals with the Virgin Islands and other overseas territories, former United Kingdom OT Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith has warned. In …

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by Shaun Connolly
January 11, 2024

Premier fumes as governor seeks new powers

Governor John Rankin drew the ire of elected leaders last week when he announced plans to seek additional powers to push through delayed Commission of Inquiry reforms. Premier Dr. Natalio …

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by Rushton Skinner
November 17, 2023

UK leader pledges support for justice system

The United Kingdom will continue working to support His Majesty’s Prison, the police force, and other aspects of the Virgin Islands justice system, a senior official said following a visit …

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by Jason Smith
November 11, 2023

Premier: 24 of 50 COI recs complete

Works to implement the Commission of Inquiry reforms are still progressing steadily, according to Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. As of September, 24 of 50 recommendations from last year’s COI …

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by Dana Kampa
October 5, 2023

Guv upbeat on COI reforms, but says more work needed

Important progress has been made on governance reforms recommended last year by the Commission of Inquiry, but much more work is needed to ensure that they will “take root” by …

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by Rushton Skinner
July 27, 2023

Premier defends progress of COI reforms

Despite the recent change in overseas territory ministerial leadership and the pending change of governor early next year, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said on July 25 that progress on …

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by Dana Kampa
June 15, 2023

Rankin: COI reform progress ‘still too slow’

Virgin Islands leaders will have to speed up governance reforms to meet an important May 2024 deadline, Governor John Rankin said on June 9 while giving an update on his …

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by Dana Kampa
March 1, 2023

Premier accuses governor of ‘untrue’ claim

Last Monday, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley sharply criticised Governor John Rankin for his “untrue” claim that the government could have called early elections during the political turmoil last year. …

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by Alva Solomon
October 13, 2022

Premier responds to governor’s review

Three days after Governor John Rankin released his first quarterly review on the implementation of the Commission of Inquiry recommendations, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said the document included criticisms …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 30, 2022

Premier says government is on track to hit COI targets

The National Unity Government is on track to meet most of the deadlines stipulated by its agreement with the United Kingdom for implementing the Commission of Inquiry recommendations and avoiding …

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by Joey Waldinger

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