Governor John Rankin used his discretionary powers under the Constitution to recall the House of Assembly on April 17 so that it could pass a law to validate the status of 688 people who were granted belongership in 2019 and early 2020 even though they did not meet all the necessary requirements.
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VI court freezes assets in $6b case
A Virgin Islands court has frozen shares in two hotels belonging to Pakistanâs national airline in one of the highest-dollar cases ever mediated through the territoryâs courts. The order may …
The Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, an asset owned by a Pakistani governmental entity, was frozen by VI courts. (Photo: ENRIQUE VASQUEZ/CREATIVE COMMONS)
A Virgin Islands court has frozen shares in two hotels belonging to Pakistanâs national airline in one of the highest-dollar cases ever mediated through the territoryâs courts. The order may soon put to the test a new
Baba Aziz’s nationality cost him the Attorney General position Former Attorney General Baba Aziz and Premier Andrew Fahie.
While noting the difficultly in finally getting a local to hold the post, Premier Andrew Fahie has said if the former Attorney General (AG) Baba Aziz was a BVIslander, he would still have been in that position to date.
Aziz, who is a native of Ghana, served as AG from February 2015 to September 2020 after his contract was initially due to expire in February 2020.
Premier Fahie made the comments during a recent session in the House of Assembly after outlining the section of the BVI’s 2007 Constitution which states that a qualified local should be the first option to fill the vacant position of Attorney General.