‘Learning period over, time to work’- Hon Neville A. Smith
Hon Smith’s remarks were made during the Fourth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.
“This is my first year, and it was a happy first year, and I think the learning period is over and it is time to work. I come here to work, and I am going to work. The people put me here for a reason, and I am not going to fail them,” the Deputy Speaker stated.
Don’t call me rookie!
The first-term politician said after ten months in office, he is no longer green around the ears.
“I am not a rookie anymore, and so I don’t want no Member on the outside calling me a rookie,” he warned.
“I didn’t know what to expect when it came to this Honourable House. I came here not knowing what to expect, and I have sit, and I have listened and I have learned, and I am still learning. I don’t think I will ever stop learning while I am here. But one of the most important things that I have learned while I am here is we are here for the people, and we are here to make the lives of the people of the Virgin Islands better, and that is something that I take very serious.”
Hon Smith also said he had a ‘calling’ to be in high office and pledged to do everything in his power to make sure that he “lookout for the people of these Virgin Islands.”
“I am going to make sure that I listen to what they have to say because if we don’t listen, we could never fix problems, “he added.
Smith then joined his colleagues to wish everyone an enjoyable holiday season.
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17 Responses to “‘Learning period over, time to work’- Hon Neville A. Smith”
Very interesting statement. Many politicians listen to the people and listen, and listen, and listen....