Governor declines to say if CRC pick wants UK rule
Governor John Rankin has declined to disclose whether one of his picks for the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) was in favour of the United Kingdom partially and temporarily suspending the BVI‘s constitution and instituting direct rule in the interim.
When the Governor was confronted at a recent press conference about whether committee member Tanya Cassie-Parker had expressed to UK officials that there should be a takeover of the BVI, he offered a different take instead.
The Governor noted that when UK Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling visited, she met with a number of people that now serve on the CRC.
“I am not going to go into what was said in private meetings and discuss them publicly, and I trust that you and others would respect that,” Governor Rankin told local activist Cindy Rosan.
Two of the Governor’s three picks for the CRC received tremendous pushback from critics, including former First Lady Lorna Smith, who charged that the persons selected by the Governor should be more involved with and more knowledgeable about the wider Virgin Islands community.
While all of the Governor’s picks for the CRC are Belongers, critics and Cabinet members opposed to the two selections felt that those persons did not represent the best interests of Virgin Islanders.
In the meantime, Governor Rankin said the committee is comprised of good people, and said like everyone else, he was looking for people who first and foremost had the relevant expertise to serve and would be able to contribute constructively to the work of the body.
He also stated that he was looking for people who would help to contribute to a diverse committee which would be representative of the people of the Virgin Islands as a whole.
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The majority of us living in the BVI want the UK to suspend the constitution and take over cleaning up the BVI. Sick of the games man.
Have you spoken to over 30,000 people? Have you seen 30,000 comments from different people regarding their opinion of the possibility of the UK taken over? I highly doubt that so why make such a stupid comment. The BVI community board has the largest membership of any local social media site with almost 25,000 followers and half dont comment and another high percentage is people that dont live here so where did you got this data that suggest that the majority wants UK to take over. Keep it simple you want UK to take over. That’s the only person you can speak for.
@Wat: Stop talking nonsense. The majority of Virgin Islanders don’t want direct rule
The governor believes we are stupid. Tanya had to have said something that the UK wanted to hear for them to be fighting so hard for her to be on this committee. These people are plain out evil.
Seeing that old family dominated hoa, premier, custom, Ports- many of them just spotlighted to be inept, crooked, biased, and straight criminal. Sorry. Maybe just now we put 2 ppl there who ain’t old blood. Do you get it? 90% of the elite is conflicted and proven to act in self serving manners. Does this society believe in democracy? Probably more plutocracy and kleptocracy. Anyways that is bad long term. Please read bible and think. Not just quote.
Of course she is not for locals
Most locals aren’t for locals either, except themselves and their own friends and family.
What does reviewing the constitution have to do with wanting UK rule.