Just under one million dollars spent on COI reforms so far
The government has so far spent just under one million dollars implementing proposed reforms made in Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) report.
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley disclosed the figure at a press conference last week. He said funding for the reforms came from a recent Schedule of Additional Provisions (SAP) that was passed in the House of Assembly (HOA).
“I have a budget on the implementation of the COI report recommendations … What I came up with is somewhere around $700,000 so far spent,” Dr Wheatley said on Friday.
He also said that, at the end of August, 94 per cent of the COI recommendations were either completed or in progress.
Back in June, Premier Wheatley lamented that funding the COI’s reforms were challenging for the BVI government as they were not in the territory’s last budget. He said the government started issuing funds to various public officials who have begun reforming areas under their portfolios.
Despite the cost of implementing the proposed reforms, the elected government is swiftly making the changes recommended in the COI report because they risk losing control of the territory if the United Kingdom feels that the changes are not being made in a timely manner and according to recommendations.
Governor John Rankin has said the United Kingdom will give ‘positive’ consideration to offering support to the territory; particularly in the area of technical expertise, advice, and general support.
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This is a lie he has not factored in the UK officers the coi going bankrupt the bvi
You all want private citizens to adopt classrooms but every time we turn around it’s a million spent here and thousands there! I hope people STOP and realize that school is never on Government priority list and save their quarts!!!
1% completed and 93% in progress for the CoI recommendations.
Instead of spending 8 million on Withers and Silk, that should have gone into the COI reforms. Both VIP and NDP need to be held responsible and ppl need to be in jail or personally paying back money to the coufers. New ppl need to be elected and if the mess up they need to be arrested too
What I came up with is somewhere around $700,000 so far spent,” Dr Wheatley said.
This guy is never able to give an EXACT amount or say anything definitive
What I came up with is somewhere around $700,000 so far spent,” Borrow “around” 50 million
This guy is never able to give an EXACT amount or say anything definitive. Duh
How much was spent on lawyers to defend the corrupt politicians during the COI. They should all be paying that bill and then there would be plenty of money to implement the recommendations. Take the “Head Coach” property and bank accounts followed by the blonde baboon and the Sea Cow Bay thief.
Agreed. The ship is sinking under the command of Capital Sl** Wande and the crew of Unified A**Clowns
Silk Legal did not get $8 million. It got less than $100,000. A few thousand is still owing to it.
How much millions that UK lawyer make off of we to still don’t make a piece of difference.
YOU HYPOCRITES ARE BEGINING TO OPEN YOUR EYES ? ( WHATS IN DARKNESS WILL COME TO LIGHT ) SO PREPARE FOR THE REALITY / THE FACTS OR THE TRUTH / TAKE YOUR PICK
Thats quite a lot for Sleepy and the Nut Job