Local Germaine Scatliffe Out! Jamaican Ande Francis In! @ VI Technical School
The latest is at the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS). Word from senior National Democratic Party (NDP) sources is that Mr Walwyn has pushed for the hiring of a Jamaican national- a Mr Ande Francis- to be appointed, as the new Principal of VISTS.
Mr Francis took up his appointment this week at the Baughers Bay school, located on Tortola, replacing a local acting in the post.
Mr Walwyn has ousted local educator Ms Germaine Scatliffe who had retired after years in the education system, but was called back years ago to help with the same technical school.
She has years of experience in education development and is a mathematics expert.
In fact, under Ms Scatliffe’s tenure VISTS had the top student in the national exit exam in June 2017. She was also instrumental in the early stages of the school.
Locals kept out under Myron V. Walwyn
It is not immediately known what are Mr Francis’ qualifications; however, information on the internet shows he managed the Jamaica German Automotive School.
To keep the lid on things, it is our newsroom’s understanding that Mr Walwyn has placed Ms Scatliffe in his Ministry, as an Education Officer, to review the Mathematics curriculum.
The controversial Minister has a history of making the education system political, with many of the principals being appointed based on his own political agenda.
He has already ousted a young Virgin Islander who was acting in the post a few years ago, Clifton Forbes, and who was to be groomed for the post at VISTS. Mr Forbes is still at the institution.
Hon Walwyn also ousted another local, Wade W. Tobin, from being the Ag. Principal of the Elmore Stoutt High School a few years ago.
Three CEOs, Unstable Minister?
Minister Walwyn has also forced many of the long standing principals of schools to either retire or be transferred and has promoted others who it is alleged supports him or the NDP.
Mr Walwyn is also on his third Ag. Chief Education Officer, after forcing out Beverlie Brathwaite and Jillian Douglas-Phillip.
Hon Walwyn has said there are no longer laws that could protect locals, which many interpreted the Minister to be saying, it’s ‘open season’ on local residents for jobs and opportunities in their homeland.
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40 Responses to “Local Germaine Scatliffe Out! Jamaican Ande Francis In! @ VI Technical School”
The government needs to seriously look into this and Dr Smith needs to reshuffle his Cabinet before he loose his own set
Andre Francis was hired long before the disasters. And yes, Ms. Scatliffe was not forced out of the job.
There is a new paradigm in operation, and it has the conquering and demolition of the former status qou, where local protections were in place as first priority, no longer exist.
In practice, we are losing our country on the social, political and economic fronts.
What else is next?
I honestly love and respect the brother, but i do not always agree with some of his decisions, especially those that appear anti-local.
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the atrocities, human and economic, perpetuated on local by local men and women over and for decades make any decision the Hon. Minister look like child's play, and I am as local as they come.
If we do not stop discriminating against and crucifying each other, do not expect anyone with less attachment to the culture, past and present, to do any better at looking after our interest.
It would be a highly unnatural thing to ask for and expect, it does not matter and will not have any negligible effect eve n if they were born here, with off springs of expat parents.. Once a cultural disconnection is in the DNA, expect decisions that will not correlate with past to passing cultural norms and expectations.
M..... enjoy your free paper your time is coming to end soon. You have the entire education system in a mess. You need to be fair across the board and not one sided and all about fame and always having the spotlight all on u. But God don't like ugly and he doesn't sleep. You said you for Youngs when taking bread from people. But always remember today for me but tomorrow is for you. It's only a matter of time for this to hit the fan. But every rope has an end. Not rejoicing but GS get what she deserves yesterday was for me but it's ur turn. The hole you digged you fill right into it. Everything happens for reason and for people to humble themselves and change their ways...you're a retired candidate time to make room for a fresh leader. Your a mathematics teacher stay in field of study.