Donald de Castro blasts 'rotten party system'
In a no-holds barred show which was aired on a local radio station, de Castro discussed a number of issues which he found to be troubling within the Territory. Notably, he did it without the aid of a guest on his programme.
It was de Castro’s first programme on the air after a four-month absence from the airwaves.
de Castro told his audience, “We had the opportunity last elections to clean up this whole mess. We had enough independent candidates that could be elected and form a government, but no. Everybody believes in this rotten party system that is not benefitting the people of this Territory.”
One of the issues that troubled de Castro, was that of interference of officials within the Civil Service in the affairs of subordinate officers after decisions had already been made in the execution of their duties.
He described a situation of someone being arrested and charged with immigration offences and being told to leave the Territory but being left alone subsequently after calls were made to higher officials. It was a practice de Castro suggested was all too common among the residents of the Territory. “When I heard this, it really disheartened me so I went and I had a meeting with the Chief Immigration Officer to find out if this is a fact.”
de Castro said the official expressed that he could neither deny or confirm the issue at the time but reminded him of several similar incidents that occurred in the past.
“This is the problem we have, one of our major problems, where responsible civil servants are not permitted to do their jobs without being overridden,” de Castro stated. He felt it was important that the occurrences stop.
Alien land holders licences
The host also addressed the issue of alien land holders licences and the number of foreign owned land within the Territory.
He felt it was outrageous that the system offered as many loopholes as it did that allowed foreigners to own land within the Territory without going through the official and legislated modes. He described an ongoing instance of this as being a current construction in Oil Nut Bay.
11 Responses to “Donald de Castro blasts 'rotten party system'”
If you cannot confirm or deny the issue how can you make reference to similar incidents that occured in the past? The Chief Immigtration is probably guilty of this overriding as well. What a crock of filth.
government and ministers do not support the implimentation of laws by town and country and conservation and fisheries and often override them. So what good are the departments if they have no clout? And both parties are members of secret clubs which protect each other. Don't step on toes... the system is corrupt!!