BVI members attend PAC workshop in Jersey
Members of the House of Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently participated in a three-day workshop in St. Helier, Jersey, from March 11 to March 13, 2025.
The event, organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the United Kingdom (CPA UK) and hosted by the Jersey PAC, aimed to strengthen parliamentary financial oversight.
The BVI delegation included Chairman Ronnie Skelton, along with members Stacy Mather, Marlon Penn, and Myron Walwyn. They were accompanied by Bethsaida Smith-Hanley, the PAC’s Clerk and Secretary.
During the workshop, participants engaged in hands-on activities designed to enhance their understanding of PAC operations. These included observing preparatory meetings for public hearings, attending live hearings, and taking part in debriefing sessions. Key topics covered included the Jersey PAC’s Code of Practice, its legislative framework, the role of the Jersey Audit Office, and staffing structures that support financial scrutiny.
This initiative aligns with CPA UK’s ongoing mission to strengthen parliamentary scrutiny across the Commonwealth’s Overseas Territories. Through peer-to-peer learning and knowledge-sharing programs, CPA UK seeks to build capacity and improve the effectiveness of financial oversight institutions.
The BVI PAC values this opportunity and anticipates that the insights gained will enhance its ability to scrutinize public funds more effectively.
As a critical pillar of governance in the BVI, the Public Accounts Committee ensures transparency and accountability by examining government expenditure. In collaboration with the Office of the Auditor General, the PAC works to safeguard taxpayers’ interests by assessing whether public funds are used efficiently and in accordance with legislative intent.
CPA UK continues to play a vital role in promoting inclusive, transparent, and accountable parliamentary practices across its member regions, reinforcing good governance throughout the Commonwealth.
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They were spotted flying business class for the 25 mins flight from London to Jersey!!!
Travel not a problem now?
Travel that adds shouldn’t.
Jolly
Just a pre spring vacation to New Jersey. Did you guys got a chance to ride the PATH TRAIN TO NYC ACROSS THE RIVER FROM JERSEY?
Poor you they no where near New Jersey……smh.
The joke is on you. I remember my Granma telling me that we mock what we don’t know.
Oh joy.
Where was the mischief maker mitch?
It was MANDATORY you pig dung morons! Wonder if Ronnie learned anything new as PAC here is on life support….
first lesson is vocabulary. Learn what.
Learn what? Some need to start with vocabulary. A long way to get to reading and comprehension.
Another wasted committee.
You never hear about anything good coming from this group. Just appointments of persons and that is it.
Is every time they travel be it the Premier or whom ever, where ever go, someone is on the plane watching. Thing is they don’t know whom the person(s) are. On every flight there are Air Marshal (s) whom no one knows that they are Air Marshals.
VI, because of it wealth and wealth generating possibilities, has now been under attack, is being secretly planned for take over by the colonial power.
The public will not see the winds of change that are happening in front of their eyes, such as the exit of one Ag. COP with the immediate implant of five others. That is the reality.
That kind of maneuver is the great prime example of the dialogs and intentions that are going on in high places in the so called motherland.
The greed and desire of them to take and claim what they did not work for is a part of their colonial DNA mentality to preset.
VI need to wake up and move to preserve their now home land from the inevitable take away/ steal from the local population of two centuries of hard work.
Now they are planning and scheming. ways to come in and take it over. That’s the reality.