Wheatley takes over as British Virgin Islands premier as Fahie is ousted


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  • Friday, 06 May 2022

FILE PHOTO: British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie poses in an undated photograph. Government of the Virgin Islands/Handout via REUTERS

MIAMI (Reuters) - The British Virgin Islands on Thursday swore in Natalio Wheatley as the British overseas territory's new premier following the removal of ex-premier Andrew Fahie, who was arrested on drug charges in Miami last week.

The move may help the territory move beyond the scandal created by Fahie's embarrassing arrest, but the British Virgin Islands still faces scrutiny over corruption that may lead the United Kingdom to assume direct governance from London.

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