Joseph M. Rosan frustrated with lack of urgency from Labour Ministry
Rosan is alleging wrongful dismissal after he was fired from the ensemble Quito and the Edge as a drummer. He is alleging that his firing came as a result of a disagreement that arose after he made a Facebook post about Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) and the Tortola Pier Park project.
Rosan had taken the case to the Labour Department after which it was sent to the Ministry of Labour for the Minister’s attention. He is now awaiting word as to when his case will be heard by a tribunal within the Ministry.
“Apparently, there seems to be no urgency or priority to justice in the BVI. I have sought justice through legal protocol, many times for wrong perpetrated against me in this country, to no avail. It almost feels like the only way to get justice in this country is to take it yourself,” he said.
“However, that would be against the law and my moral philosophy. It is not the way I do things. The apparent consistent lack of adherence to legal and ethical protocol, by the competent entities for justice in this country I feel, ultimately threatens the general stability of this country. When a request for lawful intervention seems to have been ignored, it sends the wrong message and at some point it may lead to the negativity. History has shown us this,” he said.
“I must say for the record that I am not at all surprised with the way my request for intervention for wrongful dismissal by Enriquito Rymer is being handled by the Minister of and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour. The one thing you learn very early as a BVI-Lander living in the BVI is that you do not matter unless you conform to the status quo. I am not at all surprised at how I am being treated by the Minister of and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour,” he said.
Called a stalker for following up on his matter
Rosan said that he would like the Minister and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour to understand that the record will show that he had submitted a legitimate claim to the Labour Department who subsequently forwarded the same claim to the Minister in accordance with section 26(3) of the labour laws of the Virgin Islands.
“I have not received an official update from the Minister of or the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour after twenty-one-days. Section 28 stipulates twenty-one for the Minister to resolve the matter. I have following the twenty-one days, on several occasions pursued a formal update from the Ministry, to no avail. I was instead told by a member of staff of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour that I am a stalker. I simply requested a following up and clarity on the next step,” he said.
Threats
Rosan said that he has received what he referred to as threats to get him to drop the issue.
“Additionally, I have received several threats to leave the matter alone. Imagine that, a man wrongfully dismissed me from work, I have not gotten severance pay and I am expected to leave the matter alone. I was told by several persons to leave it alone because, according to them, ‘you will get hurt’. I have even been told that ‘they will put a bullet in you’” he said.
He said that Enriquito Rymer created a situation that he needs to fix. “Instead, he looking for a war where he walks away with clean hands. He needs to speak the truth instead of giving people the wrong information. He knows that he owes me severance pay,” Mr Rosan said.
'Quito' Rymer in a letter to the Labour Department had called the entire episode a waste of his time and threatened legal action if Rosan continued to "defame" his character.
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21 Responses to “Joseph M. Rosan frustrated with lack of urgency from Labour Ministry”
A Rosan last name have power ? NOT !!!
The amount of times that name get caught up on the wrong side, it ain't worth cow sh*t!
what a thing to tell the KING and the QUEEN going want to know also.