Premier to seek removal of UK Order in Council next month
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is expected to lead a contingent to the United Kingdom (UK) in the coming weeks to seek the removal of an Order in Council placed in reserve over the BVI.
The Order in Council was placed in reserve in the event that the BVI does not satisfactorily implement Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended governance reforms agreed to in a framework document between the United Kingdom and the BVI.
Special envoy of the premier, Benito Wheatley, told the 77th session of the UN General Assembly last week that the order has presented challenges for the relationship between the UK and the BVI.
In a statement made by the special envoy, it was noted that the Premier and his delegation will further engage the UK government on the progress of the ongoing reforms in the BVI when they travel to London early next month to attend ministerial talks between UK ministers and British Overseas Territories political leaders.
“Among other things, the BVI delegation will encourage the UK government to reconsider their current position on maintaining an Order in Council in reserve that allows the governor to impose direct rule over the islands at his discretion,” Wheatley stated.
He argued that this form of pressure can weaken democratic governance and is an obstacle to building a new, genuine modern partnership between the UK and BVI that is based on trust and supports the aspirations of the people of the territory. “A new modern partnership can be established if both sides act in good faith,” the special envoy added.
Wheatley explained that some of the concerns raised in Governor John Rankin’s first quarterly review about the BVI’s progress on COI reforms were based on a genuine misunderstanding which he said has since been discussed between the governor and Premier.
“Unfortunately, there was not an opportunity to thoroughly review and discuss the report before its publication, which would have clarified and cleared up some of the misunderstandings,” the special envoy said.
In the meantime, Premier Wheatley recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the Order in Council, arguing that the UK should discontinue the practise of suspending the constitutions of other countries.
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well if they don’t get all their ducks in a row they might be going to be told the order is now in effect.
I am more confused than ever as to who is actually running this country now. 😉
How did these people get to be running this country . I don’t know what the UK was thinking.
First you agree with the arrangement, then you get into a public spat, then you fall down on your end of the bargain to complete certain items and finally conclude that the reserved OiC should be removed. Why not use your energy to clean up the corruption, pass laws that allow for greater transparency and accountability by the political and civil servants. This is not “another country.” This is the domain of the UK monarchy and they have the right. Your leadership is whimsical and pathetic.
Take over may be imminent judging by extra staff coming in.
Why are you wasting OUR money taking another useless trip when all you have to do is just get done quickly what you told the Governor you would do???
Stop your stupidity and get to work implementing the COI recommendations. Your crying foul when it is you creating the problem hasn’t fooled anyone and is just giving us more reason to get rid of you; if we actually have an election!
Running to the UN to tattle tail the nasty colonists have put the lid back on our cookie jar. You made a deal for power got it, now stop backsliding and do what you were asked.
Its amazing that this bunch of incompetent self serving cr**ks are still in power. We need constitutional reform and new elections as soon as possible.
“In the meantime, Premier Wheatley recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the Order in Council, arguing that the UK should discontinue the practise of suspending the constitutions of other countries.”
Stick to the reason you are there, don’t load up with everything you can think of.
The task is to have a government with transparency so you politicians don’t steal all the money.
What part of that is a misunderstanding!?
The registration of interests is the most basic bit…what business are you involved in (so when there is a vote on something you might benefit from, you are supposed to obstain!
Stop playing dumb. Get on with the task…or step aside and allow an honest BVI national do the work.
All this nonsense about UK rule. They only take over if you don’t do the job. DO THE JOB…and shut you pie hole
and up to yet he can’t get a delegation together to go look about Fahie’s well being
Of course the Order in Council should be revoked; we went a whole 24 hours yesterday without a senior civil servant being arrested!
Its some Colombians.
Wha ever ministry fall under roads and infrastructure let the UK take over dem ministry caz ddamm we suffering down here mentally draining to drive in the roads‼️‼️‼️
Just an excuse for another first class trip to Europe. What if he goes all the way over there and the UK holds firm, then what? Does he refund the taxpayer’s money to the Treasury for doing nonsense?
last 20 yrs of recorded gov. action proves less than 3rd world, 5th world operations. dirty, dishonest, and . . . incompetent. UK has a reputataion to maintain and BVI gov. waltzed in talking the perfect sh– to eat shoe, and possibly autonomy. sorry. everyone benefits here, except the BVI rich who have been extractive , feudal-rich, injecting none of their loot back into the system. here’s what you get. gonna be little haiti if UK doesnt reset. locals need to breed adult, educated folk. y’all irresponsible 50% with stupid, disrespectful, and unemployable punkids.
No body is running he contry
They cant even fix the DUMP,YES THE DUMP
CAN YOU STOP BULSHITING US WITH ALL YOUR TALK AND DO SOMETHING.
JUST STOP TALKING AND ACT
Nice photo of the ‘real’ Premier.
Special {Brother} of the premier, Benito Wheatley, told the 77th session
UK please come and clean up house!
What a farce! Make a deal behind closed doors then renege in public then go bawling long crocodile tears to the UN SMH
WHEN YOU USE THE TOILET , YOU SHOULD FLUSH IT , WHY SHOULD THE UK CLEAN UP YOUR SH*T ( MR STOUTT ) SHOWED US WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT ALL THIS SET OF RACISM AND INDEPENDENCE THAT IS BEING USED AS AN EXCUSE TO COVER YOU ALL CORRUPTION AMD HE KNEW RACISM
WAS HERE BEFORE WE WERE EVEN BORN , AND HERE THESE JOKERS ACTING LIKE THEY DISCOVERED IT , THOSE WITH CLEAN HANDS STEP UP IF YOU HAVE THE COUNTRY’S BEST INTEREST IN YOUR ♥ THERE IS NO THE INTEGRITY / ITS ALL ABOUT POWER POWER POWER LIKE AN ECHO
This man is inexperienced, got this post accidentally, digging the grave now, he should leave the position n save the Territory
The BVI electorate has never given these Wheatley brothers (premier and “special envoy” sibling relationship, nepotism much?)any mandate to be making these sorts of representations at the UN.Perfidy, she wrote!
The only thing that we need to do is, join the USVI. Never mind the UK, the Russians will be taking care of them soon. Never mind our local politicians. Let us join the USVI and get better jobs and better wages.
Let’s join the USVI and done! Sick of Sowande, the UK and the Governor. The USVI has better wages and gives its people aid in times of trouble.
So damn correct .what is he going for when his assignment is incomplete.let him sit and wait till general election when them so will be out
Yes USVI gives better wedges and treat expats better when it comes to naturalizing too.
To much comess them like and want to manage when they cant
Yes and the US don’t hesitate to fire and send persons to jail for doing shyte with tax payers money and abusing their power. The US had a discussion with you saying they want us? Bring them in. The Feds probably need to set up a better shop here anyway. You all think the UK bad, the US just as bad. I bet you the place gets cleaned up faster and done if you all will be bawling foul.
no one is. It is in free fall..waiting for the UK to catch the pieces while these guys run around trying to save their salaries under the guise of “self determination”
Has there been accountability? Have there been fines and prosecutions? Are the foxes still running the hen house? What happened to Willock, Fraser, Claude Skelton Kline, and all the others complicit in misuse of public funds. This is no time to try and normalize a broken system.
So your elected Premier is in prison in Miami, you have this Special Education new Premier yelling fowl, and a bunch of gang-bang bike boys with go fast boats running coke all over…no thanks
Your mess. Clean it up yourself, or live with it, and stop batching about it!
The USVI is not a country and does not set its own immigration policies; thus it does not have “expats.”
Get back to work and enact the COI recommendations you agreed to enact, and the Order in Council will be removed. It’s not rocket science, Mr. Premier.