Published 14 May 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
By: Times Caribbean
ST.KITTS-NEVIS GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE 2014 DEALINGS WITH UK PROPERTY TYCOON CURRENTLY EMBROILED IN $43 MILLION FRAUD ALLEGATION
The St.Kitts-Nevis Government led by Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has issued a statement regarding a UK Daily Mail report about UK Property tycoon Peter Singh Virdee. In a News Item published on Sunday May 13th the Daily Mail stated that Virdee has been accused of bribing high-ranking Caribbean politicians.
The St.Kitts-Nevis Government is expected to launch an investigation into Peter Virdee’s Dealings with the St.Kitts-Nevis Government ,which began in 2014. According to court documents Peter Virdee actively engaged and had dealings with the Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Energy and Prime Minister of St.Kitts. The Minister of Energy in Antigua at that time was Asot Micheal and the Prime Minister was Dr. Denzil Douglas. Virdee was pursuing solar energy contracts for his company PVE with both governments since 2014.