The following persons are being asked to make contact with the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. 1. Lynette Pemberton 2. Elizabeth Muddiman Gray 3. Jasmine Claudia Caminada 4. Jermaine Fahie 5. Trevor Frett 6. Vincent Frett 7. Kervin Fahie 8. Perlene Fahie 9. Aretha Fahie 10. Clement R. Fahie 11. Leroy Frett 12. Vadis … Continued
Minister for Social Development Hon. Marlon Penn rose during debates on the Internal Audit Department’s Report on the Government’s Assistance Grants Programmes (January 2019 – May 2023) to share his concerns surrounding the source of funds used to support the programmes’ expenses, which have been valued at a total of $22,939,333.07. As he posed the … Continued
The BVI Football Association Women’s Committee has done good on its promise to erect a billboard depicting Cassandra “Coach Cass” Gregg, in honour of her 30 years of dedication to Football in the British Virgin Islands. The billboard is present outside of the Multi-purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, along the James Walter Francis Highway. … Continued
Four of the audits ordered in the Recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report remain outstanding, for public consumption, ahead of the upcoming change in government that will come following the 2023 General Election. According to the most recent report from the COI Implementation Unit (January 2023), the outstanding audits surround the following: All Four … Continued
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has strongly condemned the individual, believed to be a member of his Cabinet, responsible for the unauthorised release of the Auditor General’s report into Assistance Grants Programmes. Ahead of debating the contents of the audit, Premier Wheatley stood to express his deep disappointment in what unfolded. To this end … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon. Melvin Turnbull has issued a stern message to persons in the Territory who have been violating public access to beaches. Turnbull rose before the House of Assembly to address what was later described as a worsening issue being monitored by the Ministry and other stakeholders. According to Hon. … Continued
Governor John Rankin has concluded that audits recently laid before the House of Assembly have evidenced failure in good governance. The audits he spoke of, at the time, surrounded contracts granted to Claude Skelton Cline for consultancy and to EZ Shipping for the use of Static Marine Platforms. On the heels of concerning conclusions in … Continued
Members of the House of Assembly intend to, today March 9th 2023, proceed with the second and third readings of 16 key pieces of legislation which they intend to pass through the House ahead of the dissolution of the Fourth House of Assembly, constitutionally due within the next 72 hours. The 16 bills before the … Continued
The Premier’s Office ran the most expensive Assistance Grants Programme. An audit into that programme found that of the $22,939,333.07 spent across all of the Assistance Grants Programmes, from January 2019 to May 2022, nearly half of that money, about $10.7 million, was spent by the Premier’s Office alone. In addition, the Premier was also … Continued
An audit into the Assistance Grants Programme administered by the Premier’s Office found that a lack of adequate controls to ensure appropriate due diligence in making decisions on awards fostered an environment in which applicants could and have abused the programme. The audit detailed various instances in which members of the public are believed to … Continued
