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commission of inquiry reforms

May 20, 2025

EDITORIAL: COI brought major progress, but work must not stop now

After three long years, two conflicting narratives have emerged about the Commission of Inquiry reforms. On one extreme is the view that they will usher in a golden era of …

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by BVI Beacon
April 22, 2025

EDITORIAL: Security recs mostly sound, but UK power grab not okay

The recently completed law-enforcement review offers an extensive 10-year plan to solve appalling security failures caused by decades of underfunding and other neglect by the United Kingdom and Virgin Islands …

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by BVI Beacon
August 30, 2024

COI reform deadline missed again, but new target set for next week

The government won’t meet tomorrow’s deadline for completing the sweeping reforms recommended by the Commission of Inquiry, but it aims to finish the job by the end of next week, …

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by Shaun Connolly
governor and premier
June 4, 2024

EDITORIAL: New COI reform target must be met

May 31 marked the expiration of the original two-year deadline to implement the 48 agreed governance reforms recommended by the 2022 Commission of Inquiry report. With Governor Daniel Pruce now …

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by BVI Beacon
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
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 10, 2024

OT minister brings sharp warning

Last month, outgoing governor John Rankin wrote to United Kingdom Overseas Territories Minister David Rutley to request additional powers to help his successor push through delayed Commission of Inquiry reforms. …

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by The BVI Beacon
January 25, 2024

Governor bids farewell

In January 2021, Governor John Rankin arrived in the Virgin Islands days after his predecessor dropped a political bombshell by announcing a Commission of Inquiry into possible corruption in the …

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by Rushton Skinner
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 13, 2023

Premier pledges to meet COI deadlines

A week after Governor John Rankin released his most recent quarterly report on the Commission of Inquiry recommendations, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley defended his government’s progress on the reforms …

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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 2, 2023

19 Commission of Inquiry reforms complete by Jan. 31

As of Jan. 31, work had begun on 49 of 50 of the reform measures government promised following the Commission of Inquiry, with 19 already complete and 30 under way, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 6, 2023

EDITORIAL: Press conferences a big step toward transparency

Kudos to Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley for hosting regular press conferences ever since he was appointed premier last May. At sessions held every few weeks — often flanked by …

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by BVI Beacon
December 20, 2022

Guv gives one year to fix interests register

After “much consideration,” Governor John Rankin announced his plan to assent to the Register of Interests (Amendment) Act, 2022 despite his misgivings about amendments legislators made behind closed doors. However, …

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by Dana Kampa
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

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