Finucane inquiry to assess if state forces ‘used UDA as proxy’ to murder lawyer Pat Finucane was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in 1989 by the Ulster Defence Association. Evening Standard · Sep 15
Senior judge appointed to chair Finucane Inquiry Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese have been appointed assessors to the inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor in 1989. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
UK will not impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands, Liz Truss says UK foreign secretary decided to give territory two years to implement reforms to tackle corruption The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
British Virgin Islands replaces arrested premier Andrew Fahie Premier Natalio Wheatley became the territory’s new leader after a vote of no confidence in the former premier was passed. The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Caribbean states warn against direct rule of British Virgin Islands Former colonies condemn ‘retrograde’ proposal that UK override local democracy to tackle corruption The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
Acting premier 'very concerned' UK may take direct control over British Virgin Islands THE acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has said he is "very concerned" at proposals saying the UK should take direct control… The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2022
Acting premier of British Virgin Islands ‘very concerned’ by direct rule advice Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said minister for overseas territories Amanda Milling will travel to the territory for talks. The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022
UK minister sent to British Virgin Islands as premier appears in US court Andrew Fahie, 51, was detained in Miami on Thursday over an alleged conspiracy to import a controlled substance and money laundering Wales Online · Apr 30, 2022
‘He’s a little crook’: As British Virgin Islands chief faces US drug charge, his government faces crackdown As the top politician in the sun-soaked British Virgin Islands, Andrew Alturo Fahie had spent 20 years in the trenches of the tiny British overseas territory near Puerto Rico to become its “head coach.” And he wasn’t about to lose it all in 20 minutes. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 30, 2022
UK should control British Virgin Islands, says report as premier arrested on drug charges BVI’s constitution should be suspended for up to two years, a report by a British judge recommends The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
UK minister dispatched to Virgin Islands as premier appears in court on drug trafficking charges Andrew Fahie, 51, was detained in Miami on Thursday over an alleged conspiracy to import a controlled substance and money laundering. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
UK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces cocaine charges In a further twist, the islands’ premier has been arrested in a Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug trafficking The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2022
‘Head coach wants to play’: the US drug sting that led to BVI premier’s arrest Andrew Fahie is due in court on drug charges in Miami after arrest following months-long undercover operation The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022