Only D6 registered voters can get my free notary services
Sixth District representative Myron Walwyn has signalled that only registered voters of the constituency will be able to access his notary public services that will be offered once his constituency office opens on June 5.
“We’ll be providing free notarial and Commission of Oaths services – and that is only for residents of District 6. So if you have documents that need notarization – rather than going to pay $20 per page – you can come by our office and we’ll provide that service for you,” Walwayn explained in an interview with JTV.
Walwyn, who is also a lawyer, said he’s only offering that free service to his constituents because he doesn’t want to take business away from other professionals who offer notary services for a fee.
“What we don’t want is to interfere with the business community because this (notary services) is a business for other people. So we don’t want people coming from all over the place to the District 6 Office. This is a service that as a representative, as a notary public and a commissioner of oaths – I want to give to the residents of D6,” Walwayn explained.
He said his constituency office will use the voter’s list to determine whether individuals are actually from D6.
“The only way to know if you’re from D6 is to follow the voter’s list.”
Walwayn’s constituency office is set to offer wide-ranging services including employment services, provisions for seniors and a Spanish-speaker attendant to help with requests from hispanic residents in District 6.
Walwayn, a member of the Opposition, also said he plans to be at the office regularly so residents can make appointments to speak with him when they need to. In November of 2022, the House of Assembly approved a policy that provides funding for staffed constituency offices in each district. It is supposed to provide a space for elected leaders to meet with their constituents and better serve their needs.
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Very selfish man he should not even be in we house of assembly
Pure bs again so he only helping who help him
Isn’t this straight up Vote buying, electoral interference, voter influencing, corruption, manipulation of the voters list and every other manner of assault against the electoral process in the Virgin Islands?
What is the difference between this offer and the “wall”?
Supervisor/Office of Election please stand up and exercise your authority before the Governor sees fit to step in and pervert the course of justice by exercising his authority.
Thankyou Hon. Walwyn. Your services are greatly appreciated. May God bless you abundantly.
Is this consistent with the election laws and regulations?
Come you really expect him to extend free service to everybody. The BVI have 30 thousand people.
If this is not illegal then I don’t what truly is going on with our laws of the land! How can this be seen as not influencing or ‘buying’ allegiance to this representative? This is no different than the ‘free’ clinic services the D5 rep. is pushing down his party supporters. Seems that these guys doing their own individual things without wider public outreach and compliance with what’s already established!
Help this make sense to me please!
The man said a lot more than this in the interview. And he didn’t say it this way. Stop giving us news for sensationalism and blogs only. Give us proper information for decision making.
AYE I HAVE NOO IDEA Y THE BVI PPL THNK THEY ENTITLED TO EVERYTHING, IF YOU AINT VOTE TO PUT HIM IN – Y THE BACKSIDE TO YOU FEEL HE MUST DO SOMETHING FREE FOR YOU WHEN HE IS REPRESENTING THE 6 DISTRICT! YALL BADMIND,AND IGNORAT TO THE WORSE – HE HAS ALL RIGHTS TO DO WHAT HE FEELS FOR HIS OWN AND IF HE WANTS TO DO IT FOR FREE THERE IS NOTHING STOPING HIM. AND HE AINT HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, PLEASEEEE YALL NEED TO STOP IT! GO FIND YOUR ELECTORIAL DISTRICT REP AND SIDDUNG
Wellsah this is so dam unethical
Half a u hate the man. A u wish he never get back in the house because he’s considered to be an island man. One time a u even go as far as to say a u no want no island man First Lady just because a he. A u no get one now ? Stop that. nothing is wrong with the man looking out for his constituents. Pure badmindness in a u
Half a u hate the man. A u wish he never get back in the house because he’s considered to be an island man. One time a u even go as far as to say a u no want no island man First Lady just because a he. A u no get one now ? Stop that. nothing is wrong with the man looking out for his constituents. Pure badmindness in a u
So the man must give free services to the whole country? You good in your head? Each district has a rep. Let them take care of their people too.
You all going to criticize everyone who try to help our people until nobody helps anybody pretty much like what is happening now. You all continue with this foolishness and see if we don’t lose our country.
Is having a food pantry for people in need vote buying as well? Some of you who do nothing to help anyone just sit down and criticize out of jealously. What the hell is wrong with you people? This place really deserve bad leaders because we are bad people
If the article is accurate, and I believe that it probably is, this is unethical to the highest degree. Why can’t these politicians figure out what conflict of interest means. Somebody please put a stop to this madness. Myron you should know better you just being willful now.
Is giving left over chicken pelau to voters in a district vote buying?
Why this man not in jail and sitting in we house of laws the bvi is not a real place
Since when offering a free service is considered selfish? We are soo bitter that we can’t tell good from bad anymore. Smh
Good Initiative, just so long “he” does not become a minority investor or owner.
Carry on
So Kye is right and Myron is wrong for free services, is that the message that I am getting?
The issue here is that his private interest(Legal firm) conflates with his public interest (District Rep.) Whilst all of his constituents may not understand the principle of conflict of interest he should. Not all of the services are conflated but certainly those that he provides as a lawyer or business owner in these areas. Who is responsible for looking into these things? At the least it is bad judgement on his part and he should reassess this approach.
It’s a conflict because of his private interests.
HON KYE IS GIVING CLINT TO HIS PEOPLE WHO IS ABLE CLINT CAN’T CLINT WHICH IS FREE BY THE WAY
This is so unethical and if other politicians are also offering “free” services, then it should all be stopped. Third-world BVI – Grow up!
I just sick of ayo. Everything is a problem. When people do we complain. When those who we like don’t do we praise them. Sickening
All who in the district and did not register ah good. Go register to vote even if you don’t or won’t vote for him. he’s quite correct in offering his services.
All who in the district and did not register ah good. Go register to vote even if you don’t or won’t vote for him. he’s quite correct in offering his services.
@This is not right.
When the district reps were giving out taxpayers dollars as part of their district funds it was not ‘vote buying’ or at least no one was crying out about that. Now one rep decides to use his own personal skills as a lawyer to help his constituents with some basic legal help, it is called vote buying. I wish every rep would offer something to the people that is not coming out of the treasury. Do these honorable men and women really have the people’s best interest at heart, or they only know how to buy votes? People, if you can save a few dollars in this inflation time by getting something important for free, don’t let haters stop you. I wish I was a district 6 voter.
Go Myron go! We in district 6 are glad to have you.
Isn’t that why we have FSN? If every elected representative decides to have their ‘own’ services for the district, aren’t there already established programs through SSD & then non-profits? Gtfoh and miss me with y’all bs. Some think they smarter than the rest but ain’t so ‘tall….more of the same hand-me-ours to sway the masses by coaxing them with freebies – remember folks ain’t no more FREE LUNCHES!!!!
i just pray to god we in d6 do not face a bi election as this man is before the courts on criminal charges and could go to JAIL
The reason why you made this post is because you are wishing for him to go to prison and you want to embarrass him. If we haven’t learn that when we digging grave for other people we must dig one for ourselves then we will not learn. Andrew Fahie was digging grave and see where he is. You are now digging a grave you better be careful. People in this little place are mean spirited and wish bad for each other. I don’t know how this place could move forward with such much terrible people in it.
Not everyone but everyone in d6 regardless of voting or not
Where is there any selfishness? Read exactly what he said and explained. He does not want to take away business from other professional Notary Publics that provide the service for a fee. Hence he is providing Pro bono services ONLY to the registered voters in his constituency. He didn’t stipulate only if you were a supporter not. He stated the registered voters as per the Voters List.
There are a lot of people in the district who needs and will benefit from all the services that he would be selflessly offering.
I don’t know if I would need any assistance at anytime but I sure would be offering my services in that office as soon as time permits.
Representatives in other districts maybe can look at what is being offered in D6 and formulate some initiatives that would be beneficial for their constituents, rather than when next election time comes, you deceive them with a white envelope with a little change or some other political gift. Stop dodging and hiding until the next election time comes around. Be constantly available.
Haters will be haters Rep. They can’t help themselves. ?Hon Rep. God’s got you.
Yea, they didn’t want no island woman First Lady but they get one in de Macarena. Maybe she not Vincy again. What is the difference between the spouses. Both wives are Vincy and both spouses where were they born. MVW born here. Where NW born? Tell us. You Dep Premier, where she born?
You people?? Sad.
How could it be conflict of interest? It’s a free service to his constituents. Look at the wide range of services he would be offering.? You all are concentrating on one area only. Be more open minded.
Did Hon. Kye said registered voters only? That’s the big difference.
Throw in the Free concert at Brandywine Bay using tax payers money. They are Hypocrites
What exactly do you want the Supervisor of Elections to do? Walwyn is no longer a candidate. Since May 18 he has a sworn member. With members being sworn the Supervisor has no authority. Walwyn offering free notarial services to his constituents is a matter for the residents. It is also a matter of perception if it’s vote buying that he is offering his skills for free. Don’t be upset that he thought about it. But if you want to look at perceived vote buying, God bless they took those grants out of the representatives hands because they used to tie assistance with them registering you to vote.
All you have to do is not be razzles and dazzled.
The uneducated in the 6th voted for a man who is currently facing the Justice system. Unbelievable!
If he was saying he is offering food vouchers for residents of D6 would that be considered a conflict and vote buying also? Are you people retarded or something??? Maybe you all didn’t get the Memo but he is not a Territorial Rep anymore. He is the representative for D6.
And yes, you news sites need to stop misleading people who dont read. You all full of s**t.
Notaries do not charge $20 per page to notarize documents and if that’s what he’s been doing he is robbing people blind!
It is $20 – $25 per signature. So if the document is 100 pages but the notary only has to sign one page then you only pay $20 or $25 for that document.
@ No way
Which legal document you know only needs one signature? There are usually multiple pages to be signed and copies of the same page that must be original.
H**l view oops …Belle View is part of the six (6) District…I will juste rest this here
The greatest vote buying in the history of these Virgin Islands went out under the guise of fisher and farmer stimulus, grants and now this $250k free concert.
Sir/Madam don’t miss the point.Over the years our Country has been doing great things for persons around the diaspora. In time like these we did need a Premier that has roots here and we got one.Many expats has no respect for the BVI. The BVI has given them what there country cannot do for hhem.
There are jobs in the Civil Service that was given to persons from overseas that could have been filled by some BVI Islanders.BVI Islanders should have protest against such prácticas. Its very unfair to the people of the Virgin Islands.
Hon Myron Walwyn did made some statements years ago that some BVI Islanders objected to, which they had a right.
BVI Islanders are mild people, We don’t stone our Premier in the head, We just make the adjustments on Election Day.
Hon Aloe Vera Caines and her committee was trying to get those same “uneducated voters” to vote for her. Now they bitter because people send her home.
The Premier has roots here Mother and father was born in this Territory. Where were you born?
Most Vincys have bad mind, some vincys that comes to the Territory don’t even want to mix with their people.I can see why.. Its a shame.
You think the BVI people stupid? These marriages were of convience Bam! Bam!
Not sure what the issue is, all legislators are Commissoners of oath, and and cannot charge for their service by virture of their office. According to law, only lawyers and some senior oublic servants can be notary public. And those public servants charging big fees while still on govt oayroll. There is no conflict in Myron case, people just vex he only offering notary service for his constituents, that is a business decision, you want a passport form sign, find any politician, and they cannot charge. This been going on for donkey years.
@count again
You would probably score very low on an IQ test. Did you not grasp the point that “No way!” was making?
IS SAYING )> I WILL NOT BE PLAYED LIKE I WAS PLAYED WITH THE WALL FIASCO AGAIN , SO ONLY THOSE FROM THE 6TH WITH THE PROOF , ITS SIMPLE AS THAT
Not a thing is wrong with this initiative because everyone will flick their for free service if he allowed it. Others do the same thing but they do it silently.
handouts for votes..you will get a second term
SOME of you people are in the gutters with your nasty mindset
. A service offered to the ipeple of his district is not a crime . That is why some of you will stress because of hate.
D7 and D8 offer services to both D8 and D7 nobody talk about it
Some have pantry and offer the similarly service to the members especially the poor people who cant afford .
What is the problem here ?
Wicked set of haters . But we say we are a Christian society .
If indigenous and BVI Belongers are not the prime beneficiaries of anything offered even though they can afford. It becomes a problem and they make policy to circumvent. Wicked people .
He is right…why help who were against him and didn’t voted. We can’t be bull face and straight up liars, that didn’t voted and now looking help.
The wicked need to rest, because those who voted would still come to him for help when you look at it. He going to get this clean up and back to community, not pocket the money and run off smart with of these humans.
You people, when are you going to stop your illiteracy, calling Caribbean nationals island people, don’t some of you Dunce BVi nationals live different parts of God’s Globe?
Why BVi nationals so Dunce, calling others island people,