The Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital has secured re-accreditation for another three years from the DNV-GL (DET Norske Veritas from Norway and Germanischer Lloyd) from Germany.

The Audit of Covid-19 Assistance Grants made by Members of the House of Assembly was laid in the House on 13 July.

As people in the BVI are aware, the House of Assembly convened yesterday following the findings of the Audit Report and Addendum on the Fast Track Residency and Belongership Programme.

The audit on Assistance Grants has now been tabled and discussed in the House of Assembly, and is now available to the public with appropriate redactions. The audit was conducted in response to Commission of Inquiry Recommendation B12, and covered Assistance Grants issued between January 2019 and May 2022.

In my Quarterly Review two weeks ago I referred to the Audits received from the Auditor General, including the Report on Government Contracts with EZ Shipping concerning the provision of barges and the Report on Government Contracts with Claude Skelton Cline.

The Unity Government of the Virgin Islands has amended the Audit Act 2003 and the Service Commission Regulations which now makes the obstruction of audit functions a criminal offence.

The Government of the Virgin Islands continues to bring forward and support major change to legislation in the spirit of cooperation, good governance, and transparency and in the best interest of the Territory.

Ensuring a Transparent Process International law firm retained for BVI Commission of Inquiry

Statement by

Honourable Andrew A. Fahie

Premier of the Virgin Islands

19 January, 2021

Premier Calls for Live Streaming of Commission of Inquiry:

Wants No Secrets

The Commission of Inquiry Act (Cap. 237 Section 2) specifies that, “It shall be lawful for the Governor whenever he shall deem it advisable, to issue a commission