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COI reforms

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
February 17, 2023

COI reforms ‘slower than expected,’ governor says

Despite substantive progress in completing the ongoing reforms recommended by the Commission of Inquiry, the “overall pace of the process is slower than expected,” Governor John Rankin said this week …

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by Alva Solomon
December 16, 2022

13 Commission of Inquiry reforms complete as of unit’s latest report

Thirteen of the 50 reform measures government promised following the Commission of Inquiry were complete by the end of October, with 35 more in progress and two scheduled to start …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 11, 2022

Governor: Commission of Inquiry reforms still on track

Despite a few delays in recent weeks, Governor John Rankin said yesterday that he has “no major concerns” with the government’s progress toward its commitment to implement a series of …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 16, 2022

Reform proposal includes dozens of deadlines

Along with the broader governance reforms laid out in the proposal, the National Unity Government committed to an extensive list of deadlines for carrying out recommendations included in the Commission …

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by Joey Waldinger

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