Last month, former premier Andrew Fahie asked a Miami judge to sentence him to the minimum 10 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine into …
July 4, 2024
June 13, 2024
Eyeing minimum, Fahie asks for 10 years
An attorney for ex-premier Andrew Fahie argued last week that he was accused of acting only as a “figurehead” in the cocaine-trafficking scheme that led to his conviction and should …
May 2, 2024
Maynard sentence delayed
United States District Court Judge Kathleen Williams has once again delayed the sentencing of Oleanvine Maynard, forcing the former BVI Ports Authority managing director to wait until June to know …
February 23, 2024
Next steps unclear in Fahie drug case
Two weeks after a Miami jury found former premier Andrew Fahie guilty of a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, his future remains uncertain as attorneys spar over whether the court should investigate …
February 2, 2024
FAHIE TRIAL, DAY FOUR: DEA agent explains UK role in sting
During a cross-examination on Thursday afternoon, defence attorney Theresa Van Vliet made a request of Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Brian Witek. “Let’s go back in time,” said Ms. Van …
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February 1, 2024
FAHIE TRIAL, DAY THREE: Cop recounts scheme linked to West End house project
MIAMI, Florida — Sometime after 7 p.m. on April 27, 2022, at a meeting at the Embassy Suites hotel in Miami, Jossue Dominguez allegedly handed a cell phone to then-Virgin …
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January 31, 2024
Undercover cop testifies as Fahie trial gets under way in Miami
MIAMI, Florida — Jossue Dominguez told a United States jury Tuesday about the time in 2022 that he lied to then-Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie about his job — and …
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December 21, 2023
Ahead of Fahie trial, lawyers spar on paper
As lawyers prepare for the upcoming drug conspiracy trial of former premier Andrew Fahie, prosecutors asked the judge overseeing the matter to preclude Mr. Fahie from arguing that the United …
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June 1, 2023
Fahie faces July trial alone as Maynards prep to plead guilty
Ex-Premier Andrew Fahie is now facing trial alone after former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard joined her son in signalling that she plans to plead guilty in the …
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May 26, 2023
Kadeem Maynard set to plead guilty
As ex-Premier Andrew Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard prepare for their Florida trial in July, their co-accused has decided to change his previous not-guilty plea, …
December 12, 2022
EDITORIAL: Finally, direct flights to the United States
At a time when access limitations are one of the territory’s most intractable problems, the National Unity Government has scored a major victory by securing direct flights between here and …
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December 8, 2022
Direct MIA flights coming in June
Following more than 10 years of failed attempts by successive governments to secure direct flights to the United States mainland — and vigorous debate about whether such flights were even …
May 4, 2022
June 15, 2020
Special Report: Auditor general condemns BVI Airways deal
When then-Premier Dr. Orlando Smith unveiled a partnership with BVI Airways in January 2016, he promised that government’s $7 million “investment” in the no-bid deal would bring much-needed direct flights …
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June 15, 2020
Government scores a win in case against Hyman
As the Virgin Islands tries to recoup $7.2 million paid to the now-defunct BVI Airways, a Washington DC court ruled last month that the government can depose and subpoena information …
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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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