Hon Myron V. Walwyn under investigation; NDP @ war with Governor
The investigation was ordered last week by the Governor via a letter dated July 20, 2017, and obtained by our newsroom. The letter by Governor Duncan was sent to the Auditor General requesting an immediate audit of the small wall, which cost tax payers over $1.6 million.
Last year when now Leader of the Opposition Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) asked about the cost of the wall in the House of Assembly (HoA), Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) said the total cost of the small wall around the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) was some $1,068,292.91.
Breaking of laws?
The million dollar wall construction never went out to public tender, which violated the Financial Management Act as well as the Protocol for Effective Financial Management. Mr Walwyn even claimed that if the small wall had gone out to tender “it would have cost $2M.”
However, in 2016 the controversial Minister for Education took to the air waves, claiming that his boss, the Premier, had misled the public as the wall, according to his Ministry of Education records, was less than the figure given.
The Minister said the cost was only $914,971.00. In addition, Mr Walwyn said the figure also included works done on Virgin Gorda, and the over a million dollar figure given by Dr Smith was inclusive of $251,000, which was identified as the amount needed to complete the project.
Tell the Truth
However, both the Premier and the Ministry of Finance stood by their figure and after months, Hon Walwyn came around and admitted the cost of the small wall was what the Minister of Finance told the Legislature in early 2016.
It is unclear what the finding of the investigation will mean and if anyone would go to jail if wrongdoing is unearthed.
Following local media reports on Mr Walwyn being under investigation over the wall, he again took to the air waves, claiming he has done nothing wrong and “I have nothing to hide” and he will cooperate with the audit.
Not in our House-NDP to Governor
Meanwhile, speaking two days ago to our senior National Democratic Party (NDP) sources, they advised us that a few weeks ago Premier Smith allegedly told Governor Duncan they have no interest in the newly appointed governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert aka ‘Gus’ being sworn in at the House of Assembly.
They requested that his swearing in be done either at Government House or in a much scaled down ceremony, seeking to minimise the senior UK unelected civil servant’s role.
This has created tension between the Government and the Governor and it is unclear how the stalemate will end as one person described it as “war.”
The media, civil society and talk show hosts are waiting to hear what other announcement Mr Duncan has up his sleeves before his delayed departure after the Virgin Islands Emancipation Celebration, which will end on August 13, 2017.
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59 Responses to “Hon Myron V. Walwyn under investigation; NDP @ war with Governor”
He was telling people that Mark is going straight to jail now look who is going to jail...
Look how m......gone & disgrace Elmore Stoutt name with a wall and thi.....g.
He came into politics broke? now he's bragging that he's not hand to mouth.
Now that everything is coming to light, the government is playing the victim, and being
downright rude, disrespectful to Her Majesty.
Whatever is happening to the government it is of there own making.
Thank God, that God is not sleep, all the dirtiness is coming to light. Justice is mine says the Lord. God will use a man or woman to bring Justce for these British Virgin Islands.
So what happened to the PS in the Min. Of ...., AM, is he under investigations too?
Nobody has found the man guilty of anything so what unethical behaviour are you talking about? You are concluding that he has some wrongdoing? This is the work of white-men who think the BVI too good for black people. Wake up, people. Can't you see this is all a plot to bring down Myron so the Cuban can move in. Remember they didn't want Cuban for no takeover from Doc. The favour was with Myron. So it is all a cook-up, A......., Cuban, Du......n and the Others to muzzle the NDP. We not voting for the Cuban nor A.........., so wheel and come again.
The calling for the head of a ruling party indicates a desire to destroy not build consensus and get things done in the interest of country.
The call for the chopping off of the head of the snake is a call for domination over that snake.
Our nation is entering a period of deep peril.
One party is trying to keep the nation moving forward and the other is trying to destroy it and the nation for personal and political gain only.
One servant may have shown, publicly, interest in exploring a self determination path, now he is under investigation. Coincidence? Think again.
One servant oversees the finances of country and now his head is being called for. Coincidence? Think again
Our politics are being denigrated into septic tanks of the ambitiously greedy.
Those appear to be calculated political moves designed to weaken and discredit a party that is definitely trying to push the BVI forward.
It is hoped that the people are watching and studying and will be wise enough when the time comes.
these politicians are worse than children