Cabinet lays out restrictions on its publication of decisions
While the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has been updating the public on its decisions, it has also made it clear that not all decisions will be made public. Photo: VINO
Governor John J. Rankin, CMG. The Governor is the Chair of Cabinet Meetings. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has been updating the public on its decisions, it has also made it clear that not all decisions will be made public.
Cabinet decisions are published by the Cabinet Office following confirmation of the Minutes and only a summary of the decisions are published.
Cabinet discussions are not disclosed.
In its recent Post Meeting Statements, Cabinet Office has informed the public that “Cabinet decisions of a sensitive nature, matters of national security, those where publication breaches regional or international conventions and those relating to personal privacy will not be disclosed.”
It also said Cabinet decisions will be published in the weekly issues of the Virgin Islands Official Gazette at www.eservices.gov.vg/gazette.
Cabinet decisions will be also available on bvi.gov.vg and on Twitter.
The Governor is the Chair of Cabinet Meetings.
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15 Responses to “Cabinet lays out restrictions on its publication of decisions”
Moreover, HoA, the legislative body, should get more in depth and delving deeper into the sausage making of policy making. This means that legislators must be prepared and come ready to discuss and debate the pros and cons issue(s) on the floor. This would assist the public in understanding what went into creating policy(s). Of course, this is different from the discussion(s) in Cabinet, the Executive body, which is chaired by the Governor, and also comprise members of the HoA. Got to be a better and more effective system . HoA, should legislate, set policy, etc. And Cabinet should be a separate group to execute. The current system is warped and too inbred. Constitutional Review Committee what you say?
A reasonable and practical comment. Too many of us just see things from a personal, aggrieved, resentful , political bent. Governing is a serious, responsible, professional business, etc. It is not a poopy show event. It is one thing to have day-to-day governing responsibilities, and yet another thing being in the opposition or the press, etc. We may not have voted for or favour the government in power there should be an understand that government needs room to govern. Yes, we should be vigilant, praising them when do they something good and heap on nuff blows when they do sh** like the $250,000 dance party. The VI has a myriad of needs, ie, roads, education, health, etc. Consequently, this is not effective maximizing of limited budget resources. After the party is over what is the tangible benefit of expenditure of the $250K expenditure? If it were spent on properly fixing potholes there would be some value. Since Festival is just around the corner, it would have been a better bitter pill to swallow if it were invested on Festival, helping to offset the cost. This expenditure is a mite better than the $7.2M plane giveaway, hiest.