Alfred A. Henley Out! as acting MD @ BVI Ports Authority
A senior National Democratic Party (NDP) source, who often speaks to our newsroom on these matters, told us that the Chairwoman of the BVIPA Board of Directors, along with other elements within the Board, asked Mr Henley to revert to his post of Deputy Managing Director (DMD).
Following that request they then revoked his post of Acting MD, returning him to his substantive post of Deputy MD. It is our understanding that Mr Henley rejected that offer to return to the Deputy post and requested to leave the Authority immediately and be paid out.
It is unclear why Mr Henley was being demoted, having acted in the post for over two years.
How he got there
Mr Henley first went to the BVIPA on March 4, 2014 as Deputy Managing Director and became acting Managing Director in late 2015 after the NDP and the former Governor of the Virgin Islands, Mr John S. Duncan OBE, refused to renew the contract of Mr Claude O Skelton-Cline, who had said, and according to court records, he was promised that once they [NDP] won the general elections in 2015, which they did, his renewal would have been done.
Mr Skelton-Cline has since filed a lawsuit against the Cabinet of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), claiming legitimate expectations, among other things. The case is ongoing.
In addition, former Managing Director of the BVIPA Vincent V. O’Neal also has the authority in court over alleged wrongful dismissal.
There have been many names floating around to take the seat at the ports, including that of the Deputy Chairman of the BVIPA Board and a BVI Tourist Board consultant, Mr Trefor A. Grant.
Our newsroom will be the first to bring more accurate details as they unfold.
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39 Responses to “Alfred A. Henley Out! as acting MD @ BVI Ports Authority”
Al is a pretty decent guy bordering sometimes on arrogance. He was definitely better than CSC in understanding the Ports, but still had his deficiencies.
It is quite obvious that the parties in the ports operations - Ports Authority, Customs, shippers esp. Tropical - needed to do something differently.
Looking beyond the individual, (and hopefully Al received his proper severance package in leaving), let's hope that this is a first step in the right direction.
He had need to go. You know how much ppl got terminated under his management? Trust me more need to go and get some fresh heads in there so the port can come back to what it was. Lack of leadership. Just signing because you can sign. Karma.