Court can’t force HoA to abide by ruling – Skelton-Cline
According to Skelton-Cline on the Tuesday, April 16, 2019, edition of his show, ‘Honestly Speaking’ on ZBVI 780am, he is glad the issue moved to the court and that the territory will know for sure what the outcome will be, when the court resumes on Thursday, April 18, 2019.
Knowledge
“I’m so glad that we are going through this exercise because it helps us to come to know something that we would have not ordinarily know. For example, no matter what the court rules, the court still cannot force the parliament to abide by its ruling,” Skelton-Cline told his listening audience.
In echoing sentiments he made at a previous edition of his show, Skelton-Cline says knowledge of the constitution is important and that is why the people of the territory should know it as much as they know the bible.
“I thought that was interesting… I didn’t know it in the way I have come to know it over these last couple of weeks,” he said in reference to the laws.
“But clearly she [Justice Ann Marie-Smith] had at first glance, dismissed the opportunity for any Judicial review. So as I understand it, what we can expect for this coming Thursday at least is for her to assess whether or not the resignation is legitimate or not,” he said.
Cost of Hearing
With both Mr Vanterpool and the HoA Speaker hiring a team of attorneys, Skelton-Cline says the court will also be, “quantify the cost, [to know] who is going to pay the court for what has transpired.”
The Speaker has retained the services of a law firm and representing the Virgin Islands (VI) HoA is a team of four lawyers including Anand Ramlogan SC, former Attorney General (AG) of Trinidad & Tobago, along with Mr Jared Jagroo. Mr Valston Graham, current Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), St Kitts and Nevis is the owner of the law firm hired by the HoA.
Mr Vanterpool—who maintains that he should be sworn into the HoA—has hired Defence Attorney Patrick D. Thompson in addition to Queen’s Counsel, Edwards H. Fitzgerald.
13 Responses to “Court can’t force HoA to abide by ruling – Skelton-Cline ”
Him clearly has some expert in ignoring a budget, and overspend it by $40m, but most persons would not tink that was a expert. But not he, and him thinks that he should have contract renew.
Him just signed a 6 month contract for $96,000.00 (that is $8,000.00 per month to you and me) to advice about tourasm - him first have to learn something about tourasm.
Him now knows about parlamentry procedure and sayin that the Speaker (with whom he be runnin for most contraversal man in BVI) can ignore what the Court decide - maybe next week him will read about conventitons and understood that Speaker (not even this bias Speaker) cannot disabey Court.
Why we no give him contract to advice of saving the offshore busoness, another to advice on traffick in road town, another to supavise the RDA budget (because it no overspent on anyting yet), another to advice on the aeroport, and another very highly paid one for general foolishness and stupidness.
There is no way in he11 that CSC deserves $16,000 a month of taxpayers money. NO way.
CSC is NOT qualified. His record all around is FAILURE. That is the point.