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Sir Gary Hickinbottom

May 16, 2022

EDITORIAL: Now is the time for transparency

Throughout his Commission of Inquiry, Sir Gary Hickinbottom demonstrated an unshakeable commitment to transparency. As a result, his findings have currency in the Virgin Islands community, which was able to …

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by BVI Beacon
April 13, 2022

EDITORIAL: Publish the COI report. Now.

For all the talk about transparency that has come out of the Governor’s Office in recent years, we were disappointed by Governor John Rankin’s decision not to release the Commission …

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by BVI Beacon
April 8, 2022

Governor gets COI report, but public doesn’t yet

Following the broadcast of dozens of testimonies and the collection of thousands of pages of evidence, the United Kingdom-led Commission of Inquiry into possible corruption in the Virgin Islands concluded …

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by Dana Kampa
July 8, 2021

Internal auditor says that her department’s advice is often ignored

On Tuesday, Internal Audit Department Director Dorea Corea spent more than five hours before the Commission of Inquiry answering questions about her past reports and describing how her agency’s work …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 17, 2021

Inquiry probes Registry of Interests, assistance grants

Focusing on elected officials’ financial interests and how they go about allocating $1.8 million each year in assistance grants, the Commission of Inquiry resumed public hearings again this week. COI …

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by Dana Kampa
May 28, 2021

Premier, COI contradict each other on hearings

Premier Andrew Fahie said again on May 20 that he believes all hearings before the Commission of Inquiry should be broadcast live for transparency’s sake, but the COI responded the …

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by Dana Kampa
May 20, 2021

Commission of Inquiry questions ministers, others

The United Kingdom’s Commission of Inquiry has been pressing forward with seeking evidence of corruption and misconduct in the territory, holding a series of hearings focused largely on document production. …

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by Dana Kampa
May 14, 2021

COI releases transcript of first hearing

Wednesday afternoon, the commission of inquiry released the transcript from the first session of its first hearing, during which it considered and ultimately approved Attorney General Dawn Smith’s application to …

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by Dana Kampa
May 8, 2021

Beacon can’t get Skelton-Cline’s ‘public’ contracts

The United Kingdom commission of inquiry has asked government consultant Claude Skelton-Cline to turn over all documents related to his contracts with the government, he said on an April 27 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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May 6, 2021

Inquiry hearings under way

Sir Gary Hickinbottom started off closed hearings on May 4 to fulfil his mandate as head of the United Kingdom’s commission of inquiry into corruption in the Virgin Islands. In …

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by Dana Kampa
March 25, 2021

Inquiry team to return next week

The second stage of a probe into alleged corruption in the Virgin Islands will continue with the return of the investigative team from the United Kingdom next week, the commission …

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by Dana Kampa
March 12, 2021

Commission of Inquiry given access to register of interests

Though the commissioner leading the United Kingdom’s corruption inquiry has the powers of a High Court judge when it comes to summoning witnesses and obtaining documents, Attorney General Dawn Smith …

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by Dana Kampa
February 26, 2021

Government offers official inquiry support

Government offered a clearer picture of the role United Kingdom lawyer Sir Geoffrey Cox and Withersworldwide are playing in its response to the UK’s corruption probe this week with the …

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by Dana Kampa
February 18, 2021

Inquiry seeks info from public officials

The commission of inquiry probing alleged corruption in the Virgin Islands is now focusing on collecting information and documentation from public officers, including elected and statutory officials, according to COI …

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by Dana Kampa
February 11, 2021

Inquiry teams returns to England for now

Thirteen days after Sir Gary Hickinbottom was sworn in to head the commission of inquiry into alleged corruption in the territory, he and his secretary returned to the United Kingdom …

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by Dana Kampa
January 28, 2021

Commission starts gathering evidence

Following the bombshell announcement last week that the United Kingdom will lead an independent investigation into potential corruption in the Virgin Islands, Governor Gus Jaspert and Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom …

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by Dana Kampa

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