commission of inquiry
Governor John Rankin has granted a further 3-month extension to the Commission of Inquiry, COI, which he says is to give the Commissioner and his team, time to prepare the report. According to Governor Rankin, the CoI has received a huge amount of documentation from the Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) on behalf of the Attorney […]
One of the lawyers representing the government in the ongoing Commission of Inquiry – COI, Martha Eker-Male of Withers, has assured commissioner Sir Gary Hickenbottom, that the Attorney General’s Legal team is not being discourteous to him. During Tuesday’s COI, Hickenbottom said on the 21st of September, he wrote the Attorney General, not as the […]
After not getting the necessary support from Attorney General Dawn Smith, Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock and his legal team of Silk Legal, have been forced to withdraw an injunction against 3 lawyers of the Commission of Inquiry which they claim are practicing law illegally in the BVI. Willock and his lawyers […]
Commissioner of the COI – Sir Gary Hickenbottom has refuted claims made that he has already come to a conclusion on the COI and the report has already been written. Premier Andrew Fahie made inferences in the House of Assembly, Talk Show host Claude Skelton Cline on his radio programme Honestly Speaking, as well as […]
Governor John Rankin has agreed to a six-month extension to the Commission of Inquiry (COI). In a statement today, Governor Rankin said the decision follows a request from Sir Gary asking for an extension. Governor Rankin said in a statement that Sir Gary was initially required to produce his findings from the COI by July […]
Outgoing Governor Augustus Jaspert has mandated the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of corruption to be in private as the terms of Reference has been laid out. During his live statement on Tuesday, Premier Andrew Fahie said it was his view that the Commission of Inquiry should be open to the public and broadcast live, […]
Saying that his Government has nothing to hide, Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew says he has written to outgoing Governor Augustus Jaspert, saying it is his government’s view that this Commission of Inquiry should be open to the public and broadcast live, including on the Internet, given the international interest that exists in this […]
A statement from Government said starting in March 2019, weeks after taking office, this Government Administration under the leadership of Premier Andrew Fahie made and continues to make inquiries of Governor Augustus Jaspert concerning the steps to be taken in an effort to clear the names of accused persons in relation to any of the […]
Outgoing Governor Augustus Jaspert has announced a commission of inquiry in the territory to be led by UK Judge Sir Gary Hickinbottom. Governor Jaspert said the Commission will look into whether corruption, abuse of office, or other serious dishonesty in relation to officials – elected, statutory or public – may have taken place in recent […]
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