Hon. Fraser to fire questions to Premier & Walwyn for July 25 HOA
The former Minister for Communications and Works and veteran legislator will be posing some 15 questions, most of them to Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith. Questions will also be directed to rookie Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron V. Walwyn.
Questions to Premier Smith
Hon. Fraser, from the Opposition benches, will quiz the Premier on the annual arrears for patient care at the BVI Health Services, Government revenue and expenditure for April, May and June, a request for Treasury Statements for the same months and how much revenue was received from the Financial Services Commission for January 1, 2013 to present.
The Opposition Member will also want to know exactly what the close to $1.7 million recently approved by the BVI Ports Authority Board in regards to the Tortola Port Partners group was for, will be requesting a copy of the contract between the BVI Ports Authority and the Tortola Port Partners and will also want to know what is the current balance of the Government’s reserve funds.
Some of the other topics of Hon. Fraser’s questions include money for the East End/Long Look Sewerage project, whether medical equipment for Peebles Hospital has been tendered and who was the successful tender, among others.
Questions to Minister Walwyn- Do something about Ellis Thomas Downs
Hon. Fraser will be seeking some answers from the Education and Culture Minister on some very topical issues at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay. Many horse owners and fans have accused Hon. Walwyn of ignoring the racetrack since he took office and it was transferred from the Premier’s Office under his portfolio.
Hon. Fraser will be seeking answers to the continued malfunctioning of the starting gate and what will Hon. Walwyn do to address the poor racetrack surface conditions.
Within the last year, many horses have been injured allegedly because of the poor running surface at Ellis Thomas Downs. These horses include Lake Texoma of L & B Stables who suffered an injury while working out and had to be put down in July of 2012 and Bud White, who also suffered an injury at the Downs and had to be put down last month.
Just last week the Virgin Islands champion horse and three legs Triple Crown winner, Really Up Town aka Jet Blue, suffered an injury at the Downs and its condition remains unclear.
14 Responses to “Hon. Fraser to fire questions to Premier & Walwyn for July 25 HOA”
It was transferred under the Premier's office but he still asking Walwyn bull$@#^? No wonder he's the only one asking question lmao
Look how m***n kill horse racing like he killed his political career