Heads of government from the Caribbean Community said last week that the organisation continues to support the Virgin Islands government as the United Kingdom-led independent Commission of Inquiry into possible …
July 17, 2021
June 24, 2021
Legislators’ interests declared late, or not at all
Concluding hearings for the first of six major topics it plans to investigate this summer, the Commission of Inquiry called legislators from the present and past to answer for their …
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June 10, 2021
Speaker defends lawmakers’ COI response
Two days after the Commission of Inquiry again criticised the government for failing to provide complete information on request, Speaker of the House Julian Willock issued a statement on June …
February 4, 2021
14th governor sworn in
Governor John Rankin first visited the Virgin Islands not on vacation, but to lend his support as leader of a fellow overseas territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in …
July 3, 2020
Speaker requests apology from governor
Speaker of the House Julian Willock kicked off the 11th sitting of the House of Assembly on June 26 by seeking a formal apology from Governor Gus Jaspert regarding a …
July 2, 2020
Governor supports constitutional review
During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Governor Gus Jaspert gave updates on the recent Black Lives Matter march, environmental grants, the coming constitutional review, hurricane preparedness, and other topics. However, …
June 12, 2020
House nixes motion to censure governor
Last week in the House of Assembly, elected leaders delayed the Consumer Protection Bill and other government business and spent at least 10 hours debating a motion to “reprimand” Governor …
August 16, 2019
Government has paid $130k of Willock-Vanterpool legal battle
The total cost of the legal battle between Speaker of the House Julian Willock and Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool totaled $270,000, and government has paid $130,000 of that so …
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July 18, 2019
Vanterpool sworn in, then attacks
Speaker of the House Julian Willock swore in Mark Vanterpool as Fourth District representative in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, the culmination of a four-month long dispute over the …
June 27, 2019
Speaker mum on why he dropped Vanterpool appeal
The day after public urging from Premier Andrew Fahie, Speaker of the House Julian Willock last week dropped his appeal against a High Court order to swear in Mark Vanterpool …
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June 24, 2019
June 21, 2019
Fahie asks Willock to swear in Vanterpool
Premier Andrew Fahie has asked Speaker of the House Julian Willock to “reconsider his decision” and to swear in Mark Vanterpool as Fourth District representative at the next House of …
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June 11, 2019
D-4 residents deliver petition to governor
Fourth District residents and opposition members delivered a petition to Governor Gus Jaspert on Tuesday calling for Mark Vanterpool to be sworn in as Fourth District representative and citing a …
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June 5, 2019
Governor: UK will not take over government
Governor Gus Jaspert emphasised the importance of environmentally sustainable practices during a press conference last Thursday at Government House. It was one of several points he made during the “Catch …
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May 23, 2019
Opposition grills premier on Willock legal battle
Lawmakers at the House of Assembly on Friday grilled Premier Andrew Fahie about the cost to taxpayers of the legal battle between Speaker of the House Julian Willock and Mark …
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May 23, 2019
Protestors urge Willock to swear in Vanterpool
About two dozen protestors gathered outside the House of Assembly on Friday carrying signs reading, “Don’t be so power hungry! Face reality!” and “Premier Fahie stop hiding behind the Speaker” …
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May 9, 2019
Willock appeals order to swear in Vanterpool
Last Thursday Justice Ann-Marie Smith ordered Speaker of the House Julian Willock to swear in Mark Vanterpool as Fourth District representative. But Mr. Willock appealed her decision to the Eastern …
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May 4, 2019
Willock’s lead attorney arrested in Trinidad
Anand Ramlogan, former attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago and lead attorney for Speaker of the House Julian Willock in his legal dispute with Mark Vanterpool, was arrested yesterday in …
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April 25, 2019
Vanterpool ruling delayed until May 2
Justice Ann-Marie Smith said she was “getting ahead of” herself when she promised to issue her ruling on the legal dispute between Mark Vanterpool and Speaker of the House Julian …
April 18, 2019
Attorneys face off over D-4 seat
Attorneys faced off in High Court on Friday and Saturday over the validity of Mark Vanterpool’s short-lived attempt to resign from his position as Fourth District representative. The hearing is …
April 5, 2019
Vanterpool takes legal action over D-4 seat
The High Court will hold a hearing on the issue of the District Four vacancy after Mark Vanterpool’s attorneys filed for judicial review, Mr. Vanterpool said in a statement on …
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April 5, 2019
Governor will not issue writ for by-election
Governor Gus Jaspert said on March 26 that he does not intend to issue a writ for a by-election following legal advice that Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool’s resignation “was …
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April 2, 2019
EDITORIAL: Bullying won’t silence the Beacon
On March 23 Virgin Islands News Online published a bizarrely vicious attack against The BVI Beacon and our reporter Genevieve Glatsky, making outlandish false claims under the guise of an …
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March 25, 2019
Who runs VINO? Willock won’t say
This article originally appeared in the March 21, 2019 print edition. During two social media interviews this month, newly elected Speaker of the House Julian Willock repeated his longstanding …