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Former Premier Dr. Orlando Smith was grilled by the Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday about the failed $7.2 million BVI Airways deal. (SCREENSHOT: COI/YOUTUBE)
Former Premier Dr. Orlando Smith told the Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday that he didnât instruct his financial secretary to âshow me the evidenceâ that the BVI Airways deal was a justified use of $7 million of public money at the time he was making it.
Government signed the agreement with BVI Airways, Castleton Holdings and Colchester Aviation in December 2015, but after receiving $7.2 million from government, the airline failed to launch a commercial air service by its October 2016 deadline.
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Government sues Lester Hyman over BVI Airways
A Washington DC lawyer who formerly represented the Virgin Islands government now faces a lawsuit seeking up to $11 million in damages for alleged conflicts of interest when he helped …
The Virgin Islands government has filed a lawsuit against its formal legal representative Lester Hyman, who is based in Washington DC. The claim is seeking damages amounting to about $11 million from Mr. Hyman for his alleged involvement in the failure BVI Airways venture. (File photo: BVI AIRWAYS FACEBOOK PAGE)
A Washington DC lawyer who formerly represented the Virgin Islands government now faces a lawsuit seeking up to $11 million in damages for alleged conflicts of interest when he helped strike a deal for the failed BVI Airways project that initially had promised to deliver direct flights between Beef Island and Miami.