‘Vote wisely’ - Walwyn urges VI Citizens in 2019 Elections
Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) in his final campaign address at the party’s praise and worship rally, yesterday Sunday, February 24, 2019, told supporters and others present to beware of the importance of their vote.
Uncertainty
According to Hon Walwyn, “This general election is also taking place as the United Kingdom… just recently, is proposing controversial changes in its relationship with the BVI and other overseas territories.”
He said that this obviously means some uncertainty lies ahead, “In times of uncertainty, experience is your greatest asset… the most experienced team contesting the 2019 general elections is the National Democratic Party. This is the team that you can depend on to take us through the challenging times ahead,” he siad.
According to Hon Walwyn, residents can take comfort from the fact that the territory is rapidly bouncing back from the ravages of 2017 and the significant disruption to lives.
2.3% Growth - CDB
The strongest confirmation of the rebound to date, he said, has come from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), “This regional institution, in an assessment of the region’s economic performance in 2018, found that real GDP in the BVI expanded by 2.3 percent. Our GDP or gross domestic product measures a country’s total output of goods and services over a year in this instance.”
“To have posted 2.3% growth, one year after two Category 5 hurricanes, is nothing short of a miracle. Of course, credit for this display of resilience has to be given to the efforts of your National Democratic Party (NDP) government,” he said.
However, even with this alleged growth, it is unclear why the government still had to borrow money to facilitate its operating costs.
No Transparency
According to Mr Walwyn, “Over the past 8 years, it was the financial discipline of the National Democratic Party,” that has bolstered the territory’s growth, even as critics say the opposite about the party.
The NDP, in its eight years of office has been accused of lacking accountability & transparency, they have refused to pay Civil Servants their increments instead promising it once elected in 2019 and have wasted tax payers money on the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) wall, a project that Hon Walwyn is currently being investigated for.
Further, there has been a $40M overrun on the port development project and $7.2M on the BVI Airways project that never left the ground. Former Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor John S. Duncan stated publically the NDP 1 government had no spending priorities.
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