Hon Myron V. Walwyn wants PAC cruise pier report withdrawn
Speaking in the House of Assembly today July 29, 2014 the Minister said that the procedure where the witnesses were to get a copy of their witness statements was not followed.
“We cannot as the highest law making body in the land break our own rules. It doesn’t set the right example and it brings the House of Assembly into disrepute,” he said.
He read a letter purportedly from a person who had testified before the PAC and claiming that he or she was not afforded an opportunity to see his or her statements.
He also read another letter purporting to be from staff of the Ports Authority claiming that they had not seen their witness statements in accordance with the Standing Orders.
The Minister claimed that some things that were reported as coming from some of the witnesses they did not say.
“The evidence is clearly here. And I am calling on the members of the PAC to take the report off the table and do it properly and bring it back,” said Minister Walwyn.
“The procedure was not observed,” he said.
“You can’t just follow procedure when it suits you,” the Minister said. “I am calling for this report to be removed. It has to be taken back and brought back,” he said.
The PAC in its report revealed the breaking of laws of the Virgin Islands, stating on page 31, 1 in the summary that “the government spent two years and countless resources engaging processes that were contrary to Public Financial Management Regulations, in contravention of the BVI Ports Authority Act, non-transparent and untenable.”
The PAC in its report also blasted Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool for what it described as his “failure to confer with the Authority on the Cruise Ship Port Project”…as a result this “led to a costly redesign for the Government and the Authority in terms of time and resources.”
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15 Responses to “Hon Myron V. Walwyn wants PAC cruise pier report withdrawn”
The document is now public. Let these witnesses who are complaining tell us where they have been misstated. Bring the proof.
There is something dirty with this issie, lets bare all and clean it up.
“The procedure was not observed,”
This is the crux of the whole matter. Why is it OK for one party to ignore procedure (and laws) and then call the other on it when they get caught?. It is generally agreed that BOTH parties act loose and free with laws they want to follow. But this has to stop somewhere. And now Myron wants to throw out the baby with the bath water. There is still enough substance to the charges to continue with the investigation. Confusing the issues still won't make it any neater or cleaner. The whole case is about following procedures and now they are protesting because of not following procedures?? Don't worry, the other party will get scrutinized too. But one case at a time.