Ministry of Education & Culture admits no money there!- 2013 Annual Report
According to the Ministry of Education and Culture 2013 Annual Report tabled in the House of Assembly on November 2, 2015, on page 19, it blamed the lack of government funds to get anything done on the “economic climate.”
Did someone lie to the public?
What is of interest to residents is that the same year Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith told the public that things were getting better, as monies in the government coffers were up, including his administration’s contribution to the emergency fund, tourism arrivals were up and crime was down. The report seems to be a serious contradiction to what the Premier told the public in 2013.
The Ministry’s Annual Report went on to state as one of its major challenges in 2013 that “it was a period of finding ways to do more with less as a result of budget cuts and policy decisions put in place to help regulate activities.”
HM Prison a financial burden?
The 2013 Ministry of Education and Culture Report also listed Her Majesty’s Prison located at Balsam Ghut, on the main island of Tortola, as a serious major challenge because of the need to stabilise the facility. The report stated that “an on-going challenge at the Prison is limited human resources, as throughout the year, it proved difficult to get the full complement of staff.”
The Ministry of Education and Culture attempted to correct the problem by spending taxpayers' money to hire Edwards’ Consultants. However, the cost for this consultancy was not disclosed in the report. The Ministry further claims in the report that once the consultants were hired the “situation was brought under control.”
The Report, when speaking about HM Prison and schools, told the public that “the maintenance and upkeep of facilities under the Ministry posed some difficulties. Several school facilities and buildings at the Prison are in urgent need of renovation and maintenance.”
2015 drama
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Education came under fire as many teachers and parents flooded our newsroom with calls about lack of basic needs at schools throughout the territory. They told our newsroom that students are asked to walk with some basic items such as toilet paper, and teachers complain that they have to take money out of their own pockets to purchase teaching aids and other items for the classroom.
To date, the Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn and the Ag Chief Education Officer Jillian Douglas-Phillip have been silent on these allegations.
33 Responses to “Ministry of Education & Culture admits no money there!- 2013 Annual Report”
Don't tell Dr Potter !! ssh "C**k mouth kill C**k"
Moron is worst politian ever in BVI history. How people voted for his lying @$$ the second time around still amazes me.
Proverbs 29:4
When the king is concerned with justice, the nation will be strong, but when he is only concerned with money, he will ruin his country.
Build buildings out government money
bought ferry and barges
build expensive homes
Ten Million dollars thing to talk
the other thing now is... he so fraid to expell students caz he have votes to secure... these students are RUNNING the school caz they know wah.... them dont have no consequences for actions... clap meh boy...