UPDATE: Port Authority denies Lloyd K. Black assignment
This news site's sources have again confirmed with us in a recent conversation that the information presented in our story was accurate and noted that the report stated clearly that Black was "expected" to take up the assignment.
However, in an emailed response to the article, Public Relations Officer of the BVI Ports Authority April T. Glasgow said that “[Lloyd K. Black] is not working at the BVI Ports Authority. There have been some discussions to have Mr. Black provide administrative support to the Cruise Pier Expansion Project team, but there has been no agreement/ contract signed.”
See previous article published on June 24, 2014:
Lloyd K. Black out from Bank! Now in at Ports Authority!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information just reaching our newsroom is that former National Democratic Party (NDP) Minister for Education and Culture and reported campaign manager for their 2011 elections Lloyd K. Black is expected to take up a new assignment at the BVI Ports Authority.
Mr. Black is expected according to this news site’s National Democratic Party sources to head up a unit to spearhead the raising of funds for the Ports Project landside Development.
Mr. Black’s last assignment was a senior officer at the National Bank of the Virgin Islands; however he abruptly left the bank last year and it remains unclear as to the reasons why. At one point he was also tipped to head the bank.
Mr. Black’s new assignment has not been made public.
This news site attempted to make contact with Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Claude O. Skelton-Cline for confirmation but to no avail. However when contacted today June 24, 2014 Ports Authority's Public Relations Officer April T. Glasgow promised to return a call to this news site with information on the appointment but this did not materialize up to post time.
Ports project has faced scandal with two damaging reports
It was last year that the Virgin Islands Auditor General Ms. Sonia M. Webster conducted her own investigations of the Ports Development Project.
One of the revelations in the Auditor General Report is that the developer recommended and approved by the National Democratic Party Government, the Tortola Pier Park (TPP) Group, had named the BVI Investment Club as its local partner, page 11 (61).
The Auditor General's Report on the Ports Development Project unearthed corruption, conflict of interest, disregard for the laws of the Virgin Islands, unfair practices, undue influence in favour of one developer, disregard for the established tendering process and that no one looking was out for the interest of the people and taxpayers of the Virgin Islands, putting the people at a disadvantage.
In the recent Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) own report on page 31, 3 they agreed with the findings of the Auditor General's Report which were substantiated by the evidence furnished to the Committee during the Committee’s investigation of the project.
After the final PAC report was laid in the House of Assembly on Friday June 13, 2014 it became a public document.
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38 Responses to “UPDATE: Port Authority denies Lloyd K. Black assignment”
well saw more r.. to mind cheese
First it was Scotia Bank, next it was The National Bank, now it is the Port's Bank. We have been calling on the Governor to step in BUT what about our elected representatives who are fuelling the cor.....on. Physician please heal thy self.
Here comes the man r.t.
We just enjoy beating up on our own people; so what if Black gets the job with the port authority; someone has to get the job done, should we call in some white blue eye boy for the post...as a people we don’t know what the F#@k we really want..give the job to non bv islander we fuss, give the job to a bv island we still have f...&in@ ting to talk...WTF !!!!!!
Oh wow there are u NDP cronies who will always back and support their c......t practices. All I can say is wow
That picture looks like the m.g s..t of a c...ked politician