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$108K contract for Wendell M. Gaskin to assist with audited financial statements

- to also provide comprehensive analysis of expenditure & to make recommendations to improve day-to-day operations @ Ministry of Finance
Former Deputy Financial Secretary and retired civil servant, Mr Wendell M. Gaskin will be returning to the Minister of Finance in his capacity as a consultant. Photo: Facebook/File
The contract for Mr Wendell M. Gaskin is to provide support to the Ministry of Finance for consultancy services; to assist government with its constitutional obligation to have current annual audited financial statements; to provide a comprehensive analysis of Government's expenditure, and to make recommendations on how to bring greater efficiency in the day-to-day operations. Photo: GIS
The contract for Mr Wendell M. Gaskin is to provide support to the Ministry of Finance for consultancy services; to assist government with its constitutional obligation to have current annual audited financial statements; to provide a comprehensive analysis of Government's expenditure, and to make recommendations on how to bring greater efficiency in the day-to-day operations. Photo: GIS
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Former Deputy Financial Secretary and retired civil servant, Mr Wendell M. Gaskin will be returning to the Minister of Finance in his capacity as a consultant.

According to the Cabinet post-meeting statement released today, March 25, 2021, Cabinet on March 17, 2021, decided that “exceptional approval be granted to waive the tender process to award a new contract to Wendell M. Gaskin, CFE for consultancy services in the amount one hundred and eight thousand dollars ($108,000) for 12 months.”

Gaskin to assist with annual audited financial statements

The statement added that the contract is to provide support to the Ministry of Finance for consultancy services; to assist government with its constitutional obligation to have current annual audited financial statements; to provide a comprehensive analysis of Government's expenditure, and to make recommendations on how to bring greater efficiency in the day-to-day operations.

His Excellency, the Governor Mr John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room. All Members were present.

Mr Gaskin, a businessman with over 30 years experience in the Virgin Islands Government and a background in accounting, had moved to St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) after his Civil Service retirement, where he worked for former Governor, Kenneth E. Mapp.

He also briefly served as Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).

Mr Gaskin is a Belonger who is originally from St Kitts & Nevis.

16 Responses to “$108K contract for Wendell M. Gaskin to assist with audited financial statements”

  • Curious Mind (25/03/2021, 14:49) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply

    Why Gaskin currently not working in STT? 

  • wow (25/03/2021, 15:57) Like (21) Dislike (2) Reply
    Isn’t this a conflict of interest being a recent former civil servant and Deputy Financial Secretary?
  • Hmm (25/03/2021, 16:33) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
    Didn't he retire and leave for greener pastures?? Why is he back??
  • 311 (25/03/2021, 17:10) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    he should have some good inside information about the former administration
  • Unbelievable (25/03/2021, 18:00) Like (24) Dislike (1) Reply
    The Government has GOT to be CRAZY!!!!!! HE!!!!!!!
  • TORTOLIAN (25/03/2021, 19:50) Like (21) Dislike (0) Reply
    AND CAT RUN AWAY WITH THE CHEESE. COME LORD JESUS PLEASE COME.
  • My girl (25/03/2021, 20:12) Like (2) Dislike (9) Reply
    Gaskin is a good man at least you will get action he much better that that acting FS
  • So it.go (25/03/2021, 20:43) Like (1) Dislike (10) Reply
    At least clawed leave a con-sol-timsee for somebody else. Windel is a bright brainser for figures. Ago the cause he going catch the teeve dem
  • *** (25/03/2021, 20:56) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Do the Research and check his track records. He works a number of years Tortola then likewise St.Thomas. Jack of the Trademark How he lucky so?
  • JVD (26/03/2021, 07:08) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
    My question is
    The tender process waived for a $108k contract for a man from St kitts and we love him and accept him as one of ours son of the soil
    We have one of our own born indigenous Jvd family that invested millions in ferry and barge services to only serve the Jvd community and have a 1day week job to transport the garbage from Jvd to west end and this so called Bvi love government put that transportation job out to bid a job that is under a $100k why you couldn’t have waived the tender process for our own local home grown company
  • rapping joe (26/03/2021, 09:28) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is wha yo call an atrocity.....LOL
  • 1st District (26/03/2021, 19:32) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    @JVD, I would do my good citizenship dues. Leave the government's garbage to them selves! If you have faith, the good lord will provide!


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