Gov’t confusing good governance with potholes — Walwyn
Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn has accused the government of misinterpreting the public’s demand for good governance by equating it with other issues, such as pothole repairs and other quality-of-life improvements.
Walwyn’s comments were made at a recent press conference following the Opposition’s attempt at a no-confidence motion, which was successfully removed from the House of Assembly agenda by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley.
During the press conference, Walwyn expressed frustration with the government’s approach to governance, suggesting that the administration was avoiding addressing critical issues. He argued that the calls for good governance go far beyond infrastructure issues.
“They’re confusing and conflating good governance issues, which the COI report addresses, with quality of life issues. They’re totally different issues,” Walwyn said.
He continued: “Your legislative responsibilities that you accepted… has nothing to do with people having issues with potholes, has nothing to do with people having water to bathe, has nothing to do with agricultural issues, has nothing to do with the plethora of things that we have put here (in the no-confidence motion).”
Walwyn further accused the government of failing miserably on good governance issues and quality-of-life improvements for the people.
“That is why we are saying it is time now. You can’t do the job, give up the seat and let’s go back to the polls and let the people decide which government they want to represent their interests. It’s as simple as that,” he added.
Walwyn criticised the Premier for unlawfully shifting responsibility for festival matters from the Festival Affairs Committee to the Tourist Board, bypassing the established legal process. He argued that despite repeated calls to bring the necessary legislation to the House of Assembly, the Premier has shown a disregard for proper procedure.
The lawmaker’s comments come amid growing public dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of the BVI’s infrastructure and financial woes. He suggested that the government’s current focus seems skewed toward superficial fixes rather than implementing good governance measures.
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Dear Walwyn. I went passed the schiol the other day. Do you think we could get that wall finished. Once it is finished we can pay the conttactors.
You’re lucky Walwyn had the wall built or there probably wouldn’t have been a high school. You see how strong and sturdy that wall is. It withstood hurricanes and floods while other walls around were busy falling down. So yes, finish it and protect the high school properly.
When out of office,politicians have all the answers and solutions to problems but in office they are flops. This dude is a blowhard. Here is a news for Walwyn.,Good governance indeed would produce fewer potholes and better quality of life, standards of living issues, etc. In case he forget, governing is about delivering services.
Y’all alrdy bad governing the country at least fix these things that are used daily by the people and workers water,roads, infrastructure, price control etc.
Yes walyn have a point but yall just been focusing on passing legislation that benefits you and your family with their close friends while neglecting the residents quality of life. So might as well try fixing our issues cuz y’all not doing nothing innovating when it comes to governance
I see y’all paved some roads fish bay and hlscc side which a nice relief but please don’t just pave it over invest in building a long lasting road instead of pave it and waiting until it breaks down again for us to beg for relief. It’s like we in a hamster wheel and too dumb to get off smh
they were strategically designed to slow down the traffic without the use of SPEEDBUMPS and it’s the new tourist attraction
PLEASE REPAIR THE HOLE BETWEEN HANNAHS AND HAVERS! ITS GOING TO CASUE AN ACCIDENT!!!!
Govt asking donation while spending mindlessly on entertainment! smh
Is – the lady is sending a message , and it’s ( our new Coach isn’t supplying the
money to the
minister to get
the work done
, AND IT AIN’T
NO WAY THEY CAN
BLAME IT ON THE
COI / the UK
the GOVERNOR or the COMMISSIONER • so they go to plan ( B ) and that is * DONATIONS * and the upper class people who making the
donations is exploiting the lower class people – so the money isn’t coming from their pockets/ it’s just pass through their hands from the lower class people that they ripped off from them / and they will still get the credit for the same donation / another form of
sophisticated manipulation / it’s like going to (social security) about your taxes and being told ” am very but your employer hasn’t been paying tour taxes which he has been taking out of your salary/ and it’s been going on for years ( isn’t that wonderful
Now they are going to pave Sea Cows Bay Road with no proper prep work so we can pave it again next year. Waste money shamelessly!
amount of suspensions other parts that have been smahed up since the 1970’s to present are astonishing.
The living example of corruptio, and mis priorities.
This country is running on thin ice. People take things personally, everybody thring to prove thay know more than the other, knowing a bit of knowledge about the runnings of any department make everybody an expert
Nobody want to take telling from each other