GUYANA COMMENCES COI INTO CONTROVERSIAL 2020 GENERAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIONS

More than two years after the controversial March 2020 General and Regional Election in Guyana, a highly anticipated Presidential Commission of Inquiry has commenced an investigation into the event. The Commission is chaired by retired Justice of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands Stanley John, and its investigation is expected to include about 20 … Continued

ROSAN FEATURES IN REGIONAL UPDATE ON BVI’S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CLIMATE; SAYS WALWYN ARREST WAS NO SURPRISE

Social Commentator Cindy Rosan recently took to the regional stage of the CaribUpdate Programme to share her views regarding the current social and political environment in the territory. A key aspect of this discussion was, of course, the string of recent arrests involving public officers – with the most recent being Former Education Minister Myron … Continued

OECS CALLS FOR UK GOVT TO WITHDRAW THE ORDER IN COUNCIL IN THE BVI “WITHOUT DELAY”

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has joined in the call of urging the United Kingdom Government to withdraw the Order in Council in the British Virgin Islands which has the authority to suspend the territory’s Constitution. The call was made at the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority where Heads of Government and … Continued

OPERATION TRIGGER VII – INTERPOL AND CARICOM TEAM UP FOR RECORD FIREARM AND DRUG SEIZURES ACROSS THE REGION

An estimated 510 arrests have been made across 19 Caribbean Countries following a joint firearms operation completed by INTERPOL and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). Operation Trigger VII was staged with the assistance of officers stationed at airports, seaports, land border and inland hotspots across 19 countries, who were directed to … Continued

POLICING PERSONNEL FROM THE BAHAMAS, UK AND THE US DEPLOYED IN TURKS AND CAICOS FOLLOWING UPSURGE IN MURDERS

The recent upsurge in gun-related crimes in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) which have resulted in the killing of 15 persons in the past month, has prompted the TCI Government to seek external policing assistance, including military support from the United Kingdom (UK). This was confirmed by their Governor His Excellency Nigel Dakin in … Continued

THE 3RD ANNUAL MONTSERRAT CONFERENCE TO PRESENT SPEAKERS FROM EIGHT (8) BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES; INCLUDING THE BVI

The Montserrat Conference is pleased to announce that Conference ’22, the 3rd Annual Montserrat Conference, will convene on Saturday, October 22nd, at 10:00 a.m. Montserrat time, via ZOOM and livestreamed worldwide. Conference ’22 will consider the theme “BEING A BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY.” “Last year, for our second conference, we focused entirely on Montserrat,” says Shirley … Continued