‘It wouldn’t be right’ to reprimand Gov Jaspert – Premier Fahie
On May 28, 2020, Third District Representative, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) moved a motion to reprimand the sitting Governor, His Excellency Augustus J.U. Jaspert over the late tabling of the BVI airways audit report delivered to the House; however, the motion failed with only two votes.
HoA lateness
According to Premier Fahie, it is because of the HoA's lateness he couldn’t support the motion, “That’s why I couldn’t join to vote against the lateness of the BVI airways [report] because over the years the House itself was late for many things.”
The Premier said that under the Audit Act, while the report was late and the Governor had nothing to add or take away from the report, there is also lateness in the HoA.
“That’s the premise why I didn’t vote for it you know… I can’t crucify a man for something that we weren’t doing right ourselves, it wouldn’t be right,” Premier Fahie said.
He said, however, based on principles, he was not going to go after the Governor although the report was late and was outside its statutory deadline.
The Premier pointed to the Supplementary Appropriation (2014) Act as an example of how the HoA is and has been late.
'Supplementary Appropriation (2014) Act' six years late
The VI Constitution Order 2007 states, “Where in respect of any financial year any supplementary estimates have been laid before the House of Assembly in accordance with subsection (3) and approved by resolution of the House, a Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall, as soon as practicable after the end of that year, be introduced into the House to provide for the appropriation to the purposes in question of the sums included in such estimates that have been expended for that year.”
"Mr Speaker, if we don’t get these accounts up to date, then we will be sitting down at the table [UK Negotiations] starting from behind and that is what this [bill] is about,” Hon Fahie said.
The Premier further noted, “This is monies re-allocated in 2014 that we coming now in 2020 to regularise, look at the parallels of it [BVI Airways Audit Report]… it’s the same,” he said, calling for penalties for both the Governor and the House regarding lateness.
17 Responses to “‘It wouldn’t be right’ to reprimand Gov Jaspert – Premier Fahie”
@ asking for a friend. Simple. Because we are still an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. You don’t want a white Governor, go independent. Set ah backward @$%s all you be.
it truely has nothing to do with BVI Being an overseas territory or being Governed" by a predominately white country.......have you ever considered that there may have been no applicants for governorship who are black.......? its the same question as the top cop position....nobody is thinking during the selection process...."ooooh we cant have a black person fill this job"... lets get some reality in the thought process here people. dont loose sight of the facts.
if what you are actuay saying is why are there no BV Islanders filling the Governor job or ( my reference to the top cop). then the answer simple......in such a small community you just cant have people in these two positions who are from the very territory they are to govern...and protect agaainst crime. there has to be some removal from the " family tree" to effectively manage those positions. black...white...doesnt matter...the colour of someones skin does not change the way these jobs will be done......if they are doing their job properly. do you think the island would react differently if a black govenor was getting the same " results" as this (white) govenor....the only difference would be noone could call him a racist.
so please look through the colour..if you want a BVIslander then say so....
respectfully submited