Dr Smith flip-flops on public servants’ layoffs in answer to HoA question!
A few days later, on October 26, 2017, Dr Smith called a press conference and stated: "no civil servants will be laid off."
Leadership matters
Yesterday November 13, 2017 at the Eleventh Sitting of the Second Session of the Third House of Assembly (HoA) was a demonstration of Premier Smith’s usual 'wishy washy' style of leadership.
When asked by Opposition Leader Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) if he will be reducing the public service in light of Hurricane Irma, Dr Smith told the public in a turn around answer "no decision has been made as yet."
He now contradicts himself on what he said in the press conference on October 26, 2017 which many described as a 'flip-flop'.
When further pressed about the state-owned statutory bodies and if they will be laying off persons, Premier Smith told Hon Fahie that they are independent of government and run by a board. In other words, Dr Smith was now suggesting if statutory bodies layoff workers it has nothing to do with his administration.
All Statutory Boards have one shareholder, which is the Government of the Virgin Islands.
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22 Responses to “Dr Smith flip-flops on public servants’ layoffs in answer to HoA question!”
These are hard time right now.
The majority of the civil servants also have their houses to repair.
This l@!r must go.