Topic: BVI

The British Virgin Islands is maintaining its Cuban medical programme, while Jamaica is planning to renegotiate a now-ended agreement as pressure from the US intensifies.

Cayman has commenced an exercise to review and where necessary implement recommendations from the British Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry corruption report to strengthen local systems, Governor Martyn Roper has said.

The newly installed British Virgins Islands government has staved off, for now, any imposition of direct rule from the United Kingdom, but it will have to follow through on urgent reforms to address corruption concerns on the overseas territory.

Embattled BVI leader Andrew Fahie has been replaced as premier of the British Overseas Territory following a successful no confidence motion on Thursday.

Efforts are underway to obtain the resignation of embattled British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie and formally appointed acting premier Natalio D. Wheatley in his stead ahead of Monday's UK direct rule meetings with Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling.

The commission of inquiry into corruption allegations in the British Virgin Islands has recommended the temporary suspension of the island's Constitution and the transfer of power to the UK appointed Governor for two years, in the first instance.

British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie and the country's Port Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard were arrested by federal agents Thursday morning on charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and money laundering.

By 1971, the BVI was in a deep recession and the Government remained dependent upon Britain to fund its large budget deficit. However, through prudence and determination, the coalition Governments ... steered the territory out of recession and into a robust economic recovery from 1974 onward.

If a proper course is set, the BVI can emerge as a truly modern society whose per capita income is high, infrastructure world-class and resilient, economy diversified, environment preserved, communities flourishing and people empowered.

Group deployed more than 60 people in the BVI in its largest international response to date.