Premier Smith dodges questions on Hugh E. Darley's allegations!
It was following the launch of a joint venture project between the Government of the Virgin Islands and BVI Airways that the Premier was asked about the Darley disclosures.
“We will be speaking to that issue at a later time, not today,” Premier Smith said.
Darley accuses Premier of censuring Ministers
Darley alleged that during his visit here in December 2015 he had briefly spoken with Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7).
“I briefly spoke to Dr Pickering at the Pier Park. Everyone else ran from me when I approached. I only want to have a settlement discussion. Otherwise I must continue to pursue a more public debate.”
He went on to say that he believes Dr Smith silenced his ministers from speaking with him. “I understand Dr Smith ordered everyone not to speak to me,” he said.
“If they would offer to talk many of my issues could go away but the people's money and lack of transparency will still exist,” Darley stated.
The businessman and project developer had told this news site that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government had forbidden him from speaking with the members of the Opposition on the project.
Darley, who alleges that the Government of the Virgin Islands owes him money for the use of his designs for the cruise pier project, said he was going to disclose to the international investment community that the VI Government, led by Premier Smith, could not be trusted.
See earlier story here: http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/ill-tell-investment-community-bvi-govt-cant-be-trusted-hugh-e-darley
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22 Responses to “Premier Smith dodges questions on Hugh E. Darley's allegations! ”
If this man is owed money for legitimate work, he should be paid. Fair is fair. But if he feels he has a claim he should simply take legal action and stop this public nonsense. The fact that he is threatening to bad mouth the government for bad-mouthing sake tells me there is something strange about his claims.
I suggest that the PEOPLE do exactly that by staging a peaceful demonstration on the lawn of the administration building before the end of January.
The people want to see the original quotes for the Pier Project. Further, we want to see the payments to date together with ALL info regarding who has been paid what and for what goods and services. The people want to see how every last penny was spent on this project and how much is still owing and to whom.
If we do not have the guts to hold such a demonstration, we may as well hand them the keys to our homes and give the government free access to our bank accounts. Until we DO SOMETHING, it is clear to me that NOTHING will change and it will only get worse. We MUST hold our elected officials accountable for their actions. They MUST answer to us!