No one on bail should be running for office — Malone
Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone has contended that no one should be running for elected office with the spectre of prison time hovering over their head.
“We have a case where… Anyone that is out on bail should not be running. I will say no more. Somebody has to say it,” Malone said while speaking at a campaign event in the Seventh Electoral District last evening. “Somebody has to understand that this is not… what do you call it, a poppy show.”
The comments appeared to be a thinly veiled dig at National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate, Myron Walwyn, who is the lone candidate currently on bail while facing criminal charges. Malone indicated that he would have comfortably added greater detail on how he truly felt about the matter, if there had been no members of the media or television cameras present while he was speaking.
Notably, the first-term lawmaker avoided offering any position on candidates that have already served time in the territory’s prison. Although several members of Malone’s VIP have acknowledged that Eighth District candidate, Allen Wheatley, has served time in prison, the party has largely treated that incident as a blip in the candidate’s journey.
However, according to the eligibIlity rules governing candidates for office in the territory’s legislature, a person cannot be elected to the House of Assembly if they have been in jail for a year or more, or have been released from jail after serving such a sentence within the past five years.
Just last year, the VIP lost one of its stalwarts and foremost leaders to the US justice system when immediate past Premier Andrew Fahie was arrested in Florida on charges of money laundering and drug smuggling. Authorities subsequently added an indictment for racketeering to Fahie’s cluster of criminal charges which he shares jointly with co-accused, Oleanvine Maynard, the former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director, and her son, Kadeem Maynard.
ESHS wall project
Walwyn, a former Education Minister with the NDP, along with former Assistant Secretary in the Education Ministry, Lorna Stevens, were both hauled before the courts months ago and charged with Breach of Trust by a Public Officer for their roles in the controversial Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) perimeter wall project which was executed when Walwyn served as the portfolio minister in a previous NDP administration.
The 2014 project was plagued with cost overruns after it was broken down into dozens of petty contracts and work orders by the NDP cabinet. The resulting fiasco saw the total cost balloon from an initial budgeted figure of $828,000 to well over a million dollars. There were also reports that some contractors received full payment despite not having completed their allotted section of the wall project .
Even before his arrest, Walwyn, a former two-term legislator with the NDP, had strongly denied any wrongdoing and has since vowed to vigorously defend the charges when his matter comes up for trial.
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No one convicted of stealing the govt money either, but Allen is comfortably seated on your ticket…
Hes on because Fahie told them to put him on.
He took the fall for Fahie and Willock all those years ago.
And no doubt knows where a few more bodies are buried.
You got your news wrong,,it’s not fahie it was before there time..
Yes i got two of the cr–ks mixed up. Apologies, but there are so many of them its hard to keep up.
What Allen Wheatley did is summed up here…
https://www.eccourts.org/ludwis-allen-wheatley-v-the-commissioner-of-police-of-the-british-virgin-islands/
Basically he did what they all do. He took a bribe to give out a government contract.
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This is one of the many reasons WHY TEAM VIP should NOT be RELECTED!!
CARVIN YOU SHOULD BE THE LAST TO TALK REMEMBER THAT NOT BECAUSE YOU NOT GETTING PREGNANT THAT MEANS YOU NOT HAVING SEX
I love that comment. These comments make my day!
I hear you, so you saying it is ok to run after serving prison time for stealing govt money.
Nobody who went to jail should be running for office either
Anyone is entitled to stand, criminal record or not.
The important thing is that the VIP endorses a convicted felon and believes he is suitable for office where he would control government money.
This says more about the VIP than anything else does.
Its the party of crooks.
Carvin you must stop it! You sat with headcoach who stole from the people of these beautiful virgin islands. Now, we are here suffering in front of your faces. You and Headcoach had us lock down during covid like a bunch of cattle. The USVI stole our economy and look at us now. STT will be hosting over 19,000 people today off the ubersoca cruise. When headcoach was to be negotiating on behalf of the people he’s up there making a mockery of us the people. Look at all the money you guys squandered. You will be next on BAIL. Just a matter of time.
Sick of ayo.
Check our Lesmore why Malone allegedly had to pull him out of jail.
The bare faced effrontery of both of these candidates is breathtaking.
I was convicted / accused of theft so let me at the treasury.
running too.
Allegedly convicted for social security fraud in the USVI.
calvin you and your vip people should be the first to go except hon rhymer .the audacity of you . stop making yourself a fool you will be the first to loose on the vip go sit yu behind dung mon
Kye hands ain’t clean either….and his decisions are questionable. Failed at Minister of Works and the district is a dump. Foh wid dat BS. He also was in charge of ports and knew what the MIA office front was setup for – laundry purposes! All VIP must go!
Why does Rymer always get a pass? he was there when all these things were happening, did he speak out? did he let the people know what was going on? has he spoke out about the greedy bill? he is on the same ticket where the convicted is and he hasn’t said anything
We need to investigate the Market Squar, 1.7 million dollars for that and who got the stalls need answers
Who give away 45 million shouldn’t run either
Carvin is right Myron should be ashamed plus the $7.2 m and $40 m over run on the ports should also be in jail
You allegedly gave your brother the contract on the old pebbles hospital.what about the morgue you and your brother allegedly erected down pockwood ponde for over 500 hundred thousand dollars. Bring back our money you th**f for the sewerage you old th**f and sc**p you.
Your comment is misdirected ask dish**orable Marlon about the morgue freezer that he allegedly gave a private business, the same business who was allowed to do work for pay inside the Peebles Hospital morgue! Putting those facts aside do you really think that Malone erected a morgue for 500 thou? A Morgue that profits no one in any way?
@ Tel Marlon Hello. You direct that s**t to scampish Karvin. All him and his tribe do is to suck the tee tee milk of the government. People don’t make up these s**t. His track record is sink man.. Head Coach had rightful said if we don’t police ourselves someone will police us. Now here is the UK on our doorstep.
No one with a prison record should be running for office.
We should ask the Premier who went for him. Do anything to get what you want. They are a set of weaklings and any majority voting them back in to office will be the ones responsible for our demise. VIP sees nothing wrong with what they do and are sympathetic only when they notice the majority of the people kicking up. Remove them from office. Remove them and mix your votes to get a coalition government. They must work together. Keep a Unity Government in place and we will get a better Virgin Islands. The now government needs to be replaced.
Who deny the fact that the vaccines and ventilators killed our people shouldn’t run either.
This is one of the many reasons WHY TEAM VIP should NOT be RELECTED!!
the foolishness
STT will be hosting 4,000 people off the ubersoca cruise not 19,000
4,000 ubersoca cruise. Over 19,000 with the other 3 cruise ships that will be docked today.
What about District 3 representative. Allegedly took the people’s money and funelled it into family businesses. Then built an unnecessary wall. It’s not only the corruption but also the ineptitude – who remembers the traffic lights at the roundabout? Installed and then removed at taxpayers cost…WTF…
Mayson you aint tired?
When yo talking talk all….What about the good things he did with the other lights? The cellphones? The water? Extending the runway?
What about the car racing study. I don’t recall ever hearing about the results of that. Could someone remind me of the results please.
She got her rewared, $100K plus a good job for her 3 pages.
Listen.. no-one with charges over their heads should run for elections! Suppose he is found guilty and sentenced to jail time? Strupes. It was wiser to resolve this matter and run for office in the next four years.
We will then have a bi-election. NEXT TOPIC PLEASE!
Y’all ain’t tired throw mud at each other. At this point I am beyond tired of hearing all the stupid and nasty political hogwash and bickering.
the only difference is he got caught. many other in there shaking cause most of them already did the crime. only waiting for the time now
People are confusing two things. The one guy that already served time, if I’m not mistaken he served 9 months in jail and that was 20 years ago. The issue of being on bail is that if you were to win your seat and then found guilty by the courts then where is the representation? We all know who he is referring to and that particular candidate would make a very good representative but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s an issue. You cannot defend a person contesting while on bail with a person that served their time 20 years ago and have no current charges pending.
Yes we can. The individual is innocent until proven guilty.
Carvin am so disappointed in you rightnow how many times have you raped the government treasury.stop playing out of the head coach play book you sat there and said nothing about the greedy bill becsuse you know wether or not you win which your not your going to walk smiling while civi servants cant get there incrimemts why not not talk about about paying civil servants arrears for 2020, 2021aand 2022
Nobody is confusing anything. To point out that a thief from government from however long ago who when he held the office that was responsible for preventing theft from government, was convicted of theft from government has no call anywhere near any elected office in the country from which he stole is not justifying a candidate on bail running. It is simply marvelling at the fact that we are at such a low place that a major political party exercises so poor a level of judgment and utter disrespect for people to think not only that it’s ok to place that person on their ticket but to ironically be pointing fingers anywhere else. All of them on the green ticket – EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM – should be embarrassed to be standing on stage holding hands with this character presenting themselves for representation of the people of this country and particularly so, in the time of COI and Premier Fahie and his mess.
Why is this even a topic? What is taking this case so long to go to court? when a man is charged you are entitled to a speedy trial. The Justice system in the BVI is injustice.
We need to fix this system ASAP.
One was found guilty and sentenced while the other is innocent until proven guilty. Apply for a police certificate for both and see which one will be clean. Get it right!!!!!!!
let he who is without sin cast the first stone
Not sure why Allen Wheatlkey is back, but he not going anywhere. Myron should sit has @$$ down. Honestly, how do these ex-NDP people think they can run again.
NO POLITRICKS CAMPAIGN ON POLICY
[Stop poli-ticking on policing]
By Tafari Zharr
Win on your past merits and your strong platform, and not against any person, for the people.
We are not in a place to throw stones – we keep giving the Privy Council ammunition to not suspend threatening direct rule. What’s the strategy when all y’all need is simple togetherness and the Plans and You should be the HNIC to bring these political minds together.
Your father had such humility and gratitude, under fire. Bring that fire from your belly – that of your ancestors – to this fight but do not attack the rights, of citizens, that extend yo yourself.
You are wrong wasting campaign time on the criminalization of a brother- the judicial system is separate from house. Look, Churchill once said let’s “Keep Europe White” but I challenge you “ Get VI Right – it sounds and looks so wrong so imagine how it feels!
Write about policies that affect how we rise above any lowered expectations of governance and what you have done to make a difference for measuring local accountability. Talk about your successes and what we can do to improve and strengthen our constitution. I want to hear about housing from you and programs for grooming young leadership.
You have so many great points of views to offer given your legacy and history yet you
Bring this talk about corruption, infractions, subtractions; and which are all distractions but for whose benefits?
Pick the fight for All the people as relates to value or unfair systems including bail that needs reforms.
Emancipation happened because of uprising against gross injustices- yet abolition of slavery did not end unfairness or inequalities; humans behave that way when seeking to hold on or acquire power.
Winning isn’t everything; but how you win is!
We can’t become the very thing we resented- and we should not embrace the impairments of the past that exclude – the “exclusive club” expels and expreses “exceptions” and exacts for their own empowerment.
If Suppressing campaign participation using Bail or Suspicion should be the only exception to the rule then certainty you must add “guilt by association” among other exceptions!
Neither are sufficiently reasonable arguments to exclude the rights of any citizen to participate in a democratically free election in a territory that is potentially eyeing self determination.
To suggest that bail ought to be a disqualification implies an impairment in understanding justice and equality which is disheartening coming from a traveled educated kind person. It’s a mistake to suggest that – politicians usually find themselves arrested for various reasons.
Including yourself, NONE of the political hopefuls in this election would be eligible to participate in local politics – making direct rule- absolutely.
Tip: Fight on democratic policies not on policing! Uk has security covered!
“There but by the grace of God go I” has Christian community gone amuck, really?
c) 2023. Tafari Zharr. All rights reserved
Right on target. Why is it all but Black people can see our maladies. and even worst, appearincapable of curing them. Thanks for sharing!!
Yet the loser VIP is saying that Foy is innocent until proven guilty??? I notice that the persons who cannot match Myron’s accomplishments, they are the ones who always have his name in their mouth. What exactly has Malone accomplished? They are so afraid of Myron that they conjured up malicious charges against him from the first hint that he was possibly going to run again. Plain as day. Everyone knows this. The VIP party have given themselves a name: dutty and desperate. They played their hand to try and tarnish this great man’s name. They would do anything. But the creator above is all seeing and he does not like ugly. See where your leader ended up VIP? That is where you all could be heading next. Stop your dutty and desperate ways.
Some us us wear large blinders. Bailed but not convicted.
Who sat in the Speaker’s chair under the VIP administration.
Could you show me where in the constitution or the election Act says that?
No one as dumb as you should have been elected.
No one who spent most of their lives sucking on the nipple of the BVI treasury should be allowed to run.
You have Allen who went jail for misappropriating government funds. You have Alvera who was allegedly held by the federal government in St. Thomas for accepting cheques under false pretenses. Someone on bail is innocent until proven guilty. You have two felons on your ticket. What’s your point again?
Nobody without sense should be running but look we have the whole VIP in government.
He has a good and Valid point..I will also add that no one under criminal investigation for corruption misuse and abuse of Govt funds and their authority also.. I want to see who the gov will refuse to swear in as minister..Its coming..
No one who was removed from ministerial office after the COI and voted in a no confidence motion against their party (VIP) should run for office.
So why should we have confidence in VIP now. Most persons inside the belly of VIP have their convicted certificate. What a thing to tell the KING!!!!!!!!
Remember a man is innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt for your information Cavin.
your message is imSm@”pressive my respect / @ no match ) only one person who is the mastermind behind what you spoke of and @ blinders mentioned the joker , who was allowed to use the (HOA ) as his play pen / who also squander our taxpayers money ? ,we all know who he is , and he is now spreading all kinds racial lyrics on all websites not his alone and blogging under different names , so walking must have touched gmhis precious WIG , which only exposes his VINDICTIVENESS and arrogance
CANTWIN MALONE, THAT SAME MAN THAT YOU IS REFERRING TO WILL BE IN AND YOU WILL BE OUT
THE FORMER LEADER IN JAIL…WIGGY WAS ARRESTED TWICE…ONE SPENT TIME IN JAIL…ONE ATLARGE MEMBER CANT TRAVEL TO THE USA WITHOUT HASSLE…THE FEDS HAD ONE FOR FRAUD
The man is right! What message are we sending to the outside world, our own people, especially the young ones who is our future. That persons who are charged with criminal offences can run for public office? That they can represent the public as a ministerial representative in our government?
Come on people wake up. This man is making all of us look like fools for his own benefit.
Imagine I really want to vote but it is a shame I have to choose among corrupt, more corrupt,most corrupt!!
No one that has been in office in the last 30 years should be allowed to run for ANY office to form a government of the BVI. All legislators in those years failed the BVI BIG time and put us in this situation. They all were aware of things and didn’t care as long as they got their share. Same with anyone that served time or is expected to serve time or before the court or any inkling of guilt, Should not be allowed to run. You had your chance and screwed it up, go sit down for true! All guilty by association.
Take all the first timers and put them in office. They could sure do a much better job than those before them.
The thing that blows my mind is that those before believe thay deserve another chance!! Good Lord send help quick. Just sick of it all now…. Why are BVI people letting a chosen few continue to ruin their lives and their country. Get rid od them all. The good people I know, know better than this insane nonsense.
For someone who is an attorney, the way he has disregarded the auditor general and even the judiciary for his own cynical purposes is dubious.
Now he makes videos of our community being in shambles, all while conducting pork barrel spending when he was minister. One of the persons whose policy in education made life harder and more expensive on working families.
He is high end, and high maintenance for taxpayers. Z6ne don’t bother with no switch, it’s a fake shift! Go with the lady you know!
You go ask the current rep for zone 6 what she did with the 1.2 million government grant that was given to her during covid.
When u get the answers tell us
Go ask you district rep of zone 6 make sure that a high maintainance woman get a whole house of we the taxpayers and other persons who less fortunate in the district struggling to pay their bills.
So Alvera is innocent.if you live Ina glass house no pitch stones. She was allegedly arrested and charge in St Thomas for accepting and changing federal cheques under false presence. Oh how our memories short EH. God bless Dr.SMITH!
And no convicted thief who was jailed should be allowed to run for government.
Yet he supports the head coach carrying on being paid and get a pension. Vote them out
Should criminals vote?