‘They make you get so vex’ Hon. Walwyn on bloggers
During the Second Sitting of the Third Session of the Second House of Assembly on November 19, 2013 Hon. Walwyn had risen to second the motion moved by Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool for the appointing of Mr Ron R. Potter as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BVI Electricity Company.
“Sometimes some of the blogs, Madam Speaker, they make you get so vex,” he told the House and added that positions such as the one appointed to Mr Potter attracts a number of “knocks” for which bloggers were blamed.
He said because persons may think that those appointed to such positions make a lot of money unsavory comments often follow. “You know that as the chairman people might think you making a lot of money, the public hear chairman of this, chairman of that and in their mind they believe that brother Potter here may be going home with a lot of money, another one here getting her money to go home with ….” said the Education and Culture Minister.
He spoke very low of the stipend that Mr Potter will be receiving stating that he thinks that it does not reach $1000 monthly. He said in many cases stipends receive by persons who volunteer to accept such positions can barely offset their cost for fuel for their transportation.
Several persons across the territory continue to express disdain at the Minster’s inability not to attack some sections of the media whenever he rises to speak in the House of Assembly. “If he didn’t bring something about the media when he gets up to speak he didn’t name Myron Walwyn,” said one resident.
The minister was criticized by several persons for making his bias towards the media public, taking away many points from him to be categorized as a good leader.
Hon. Walwyn was not the only one who had something to say about the media. Back bencher Honourable Archibald C. Christian also took a jab when he said, “In this Honourable House Madam Speaker if you come in here and call somebody your friend, sometimes it could be misinterpreted especially when you consider the times that we are living in with the type of press reporting that we have these days.”
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50 Responses to “‘They make you get so vex’ Hon. Walwyn on bloggers”
Who blogs more that the iron l@dy? struppps always chatting cocka-may-may against the poor media! seems like they would be vex for a long two years!!!
ooooo, vip, hog city, . etc are all ONE PERSON that jump from site to site copy and pasting posts, they just change their user names!
Some co-workers and I watch how they post, one day ALL of them post and then another day NO ONE post!
When we caught them red handed and brought it to the attention of other bloggers they then start to split up their post. You then saw where ooooo post today and not vip. The vip post tomorrow and not oooo. Then hog city post the following day and not vip or ooooo. BOL!!!
BUSTED!!
Anyway Myron you got time sah!
the blame the civil servants trick!!! go sit down with your nonsense wid your old, dull, tired, boring fooliness trying to tell us what you do. Even while in the ho*se you blogging from your Ipad, then you take a break and go to your office to blog, then you go mo**rings and blog from dey…poor sick puppy your days are numbered...disgraced self
Was dem bad civil servants and boggers...
The man is brain dead, this is stripiness the NDP and Myron “aint ready”
Scrap the who you vote for and set proper guidelines so scholarships for academics and arts can be vetted and awarded to deserving individuals.
Take the politics out of scholarships and education and build the BVI for a better future instead of votes
The Virgin Islands Constitution declared the following- On the 13th day of June 2007,at the Court at Buckingham Palace,in the presence of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council:
On that date, Her Majesty,in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962(a) and of all other powers enabling Her to do so,is pleased,by and with the advice of Her Privy Council,to order the Virgin Islands Constitution.
In that V.I Constitution,Her Majesty declared in section 23 the following [Protection of Freedom of Expression-Fundamental Rights and Freedoms]
Section 23 states:-
[""(1) No person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of expression-
(2) A person's freedom of expression includes freedom to hold opinion without interference; freedom to receive information and ideas without interference; freedom to disseminate information and ideas without interference(whether to the public generally or to any person or class of persons) and freedom from interference with his or her correspondence or other means of communication""]
Her Majesty-The Queen bestowed on the citizens and residents,of the BVI, the fundamental right and Freedom to blogg, and because VINO is a responsible media house;VINO would always ensure that before it publishes a blogg,the said blogg does not contain words of slander and libel:
And you can sometimes see the edited/deleted version in some bloggs.
Bloggers are simply enjoying their FREEDOM,guaranteed under the V.I Constitution!!
Oath for due execution of duty:
Section 73 of the V.I Constitution,makes provision for a minister of Government,to make and subscribe before the house of assembly, an Oath of allegiance and an Oath for due execution of office,as set out in Schedule 1 of the V.I Constitution: Let us all read-
The Oath of allegiance-
"" I (minister of Government) do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second,Her Heirs and Successors,according to law.So help me god.""
The Oath for due execution of office-
"" I (minister of Government ) do swear that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second and the PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS,in the office of (whatever the ministry) So help me God.""
VINO:Members of the House of Assembly,are authorized by the V.I Constitution,to blogg verbally at each other and at members of the public:We the bloggers are also authorized under the V.I Constitution,to blogg about the Elected Public Officials,who begged us to vote for them.
Let the bloggers blogg and let FREEDOM REIGN!
You bloggers have the minister annoyed and worried.
If you don't like the media, stop using it to YOUR advantage and stop reading it! Who told you that you are the only one allowed to have an opinion? Jeesh! How self centered can a first time politico be?