CoI shifted focus from corruption to VI’s ability to self-govern- Dr Wheatley tells UN
Dr the Hon Wheatley made the comments during an October 6, 2021, statement at at the Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization) at the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New as the UK Government prepares for the outcome of the CoI on governance in the Territory.
CoI 'disrupted' VI's public service - Dr Wheatley
“Despite the questionable motives behind the calling of the Inquiry, along with the tremendous disruption to the operation of the Public Service, the locally elected Government of two years and seven months, and the Territory’s hardworking Public Servants, have fully cooperated as we have nothing to hide,” the Deputy Premier said.
Dr Wheatley said the CoI has also taken a toll on the territory’s ability to efficiently prepare for the 2021 Hurricane season as well the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The tremendous administrative burden of meeting unreasonable deadlines has taken away precious time and attention from hurricane preparedness and COVID-19 response, including responding to recent outbreaks. We have also noted that the Commission has shifted its focus from supposed corruption to now the ability of the local Government to govern the islands,” he said.
CARICOM slams UK over CoI impositions
Meanwhile, Caricom in a July 2021 statement expressed concerns that the CoI may be preventing the democratically elected government from effectively carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.
According to the statement, “The Caribbean Community has noted the ongoing Commission of Inquiry in the British Virgin Islands announced in January 2021, backed by the UK Government. It notes with concern some indication that the democratic political institutions in the British Virgin Islands have not been allowed to fully perform their constitutional functions.
In an earlier February 2021 statement, Caricom had also slammed the UK over the manner in which the CoI was established with no consultation, or prior communication, between the UK government and the Fahie administration.
“Heads of Government urge that every effort be made to ensure that the constitutional functions to be carried out by the Government can be undertaken without hindrance,” it said.
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I am tired of the propaganda because I and many others despite what you think are capable of seeing right through it.
I am tired of my vote being invalidated by the UK who has literally done nothing substantial to boost the VI economy and used the 2017 hurricane as an excuse to try saddling The Virgin Islands government & future generations with Debt.
I’m a biblical person a historian and the Bible says the borrower is slave to the lender.
Note, none of your arguments had substance. what gives you the right to say I’m uninformed when it seems I’m more informed than you. All you did was sling mud and insinuate that I’m in league with the devil.
Ofcourse as your working from the same UK script. Take a look outside your box.
When British MPs get short listed to be in charge of Africa’s Covid recovery in 2021 anyone can see there’s some serious systematic racism at work and I’m not a racist for calling it out when I see it. perhaps you are for denying it?
only you can answer that.
somewhere around 1975 the british virgin islands was removed from "grant in aid" by the very same united kingdom who showed up in 2021 looking thing to talk
over the many years UK gave the territory HMP; passed through in 2017 & 2020 offered pandemic vaccines
What the UK gives us is an economy which relies for investment on British law. Without that nobody would have invested a penny in another banana republic.
came out of the bird sanctuary and now what???
one thing is love about the British; look at its size an island that dominated the entire universe
because of the British my child & grandchildren were able to grab a good education
just keep the faithful
The present cabinet should have known not to blatantly waged a war of words against the UK's policies for the British Virgin y at such a time as this.
After Hurricane Irma our finances were in shambles, because of its desastrous effects. Since then we continue misspending money randomly without giving heed to accountability. It is mainly because of our own yndoings, the CoI is here and probing into mismanagement of our finances by political leaders and others that support them.
Hon. Dep. Premier Nataldo Wheatley, you are destroying your own political dreams by seeking a part that contriducts good common sense.You is in question even by you. You seem to forget the true saying that "everything that is done in secret will be revealed by the light, so is your, and others incompetence to lead in good governance.