'Heritage claims civil servants barred from protesting; Deputy Gov says not so
Mr Archer released a statement yesterday, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, where he called out the “inaccurate statements, impressions or expressions, indirectly or explicitly via a media platform which falsely reported the Deputy Governor’s refusal to allow public officers the opportunity to express their constitutional rights to expression and assembly”.
Constitutional right
The Deputy Governor added that the rights to expression and assembly are part of rights and freedoms established in Sections 23 and 24 of the Virgin Islands (VI) Constitution Order of 2007.
Mr Archer also said he facilitated a request by Governor Daniel Pruce to share the correspondence sent to Mr Burnett by the Governor allowing his request for a peaceful protest with Senior Managers.
This was done on May 30, 2025 and was to allow Senior Managers to“engage staff within their Ministries, should they have questions regarding the march”.
The statement further clarifies that Mr Archer’s communications included instructions on how public officers can be released if they had intended to attend the march while ensuring the delivery of services to clients, which is in line with established policies within the Public Service.
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As usual, Archer becomes the convenient scapegoat, but he has demonstrated that he can defend himself remember Mika Barry? The reality is plain—most people in this Territory don’t want this man speaking on their behalf.
Campaigning is easy, its just talk . Actual Governing is difficult its about results. One requires charisma; the other demands competence and consistency. Too many still confuse the two. And here we are acutually encouraging the foolishness.
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