For a week, officials have not responded to a news report that raised questions about the leadership of the public agency overseeing the winding down of Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited.
On June 5, a Guavaberry Media report suggested that Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation CEO Lisa Violet had tendered her resignation.
But the Beacon has been unable to confirm the veracity of the report, which Guavaberry attributed to unnamed sources.
This week, no one answered the phone at the VIDIC’s public number, and when Ms. Violet responded to an email Tuesday afternoon she didn’t say whether she had resigned.
“Your request is being referred to our communications officer, [Natalia] Chinnery, who will follow up,” Mr. Violet stated in a message sent from her VIDIC email that carried her signature as CEO. “A follow-up story may be more appropriate given the timeline.”
No response had been received from the VIDIC as of the posting of this story this afternoon.
Chairman mum
VIDIC Chairman Ian Smith did not immediately respond to messages on the VIDIC leadership, and the Beacon’s attempts to obtain more information from Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley, government Communications Director Karia Christopher, and the Financial Services Commission were not successful.
Ms. Christopher told the Beacon that the VIDIC “can best answer that question, as they are a separate entity from the government of the Virgin Islands, and this will not be in my purview.”
The FSC told the Beacon that the VIDIC “does not fall under the responsibility of the FSC. The FSC is therefore not able to answer this question.”
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