There is a smear campaign to discredit me
Police Commissioner Mark Collins said he believes there is an ongoing smear campaign to discredit him, despite his efforts to improve the safety of the BVI.
The Commissioner was speaking on Tola Radio on November 9, where host Cindy Rosan asked him whether he has an ongoing war with the local media.
Commissioner Collins noted that he doesn’t believe there is an ongoing war with the media, but said: “I think there’s clearly an ongoing campaign to discredit me as Police Commissioner and there’s been some other items in the news recently that have been completely not factual,” the Commissioner stated.
“Why do you think this campaign is on the go,” Rosan asked.
“You’d have to ask them that, not me,” Collins replied. “I came here as Police Commissioner three years ago to do a good job. You’ve mentioned corruption in the force, I’ve tried to root out some of the corruption and I maintain that I want to hold to higher standards.”
As evidence of the high standards he’s been maintaining, the Commissioner highlighted that he has rid the police force of some corrupt officers.
“We’ve taken a firm hand in terms of those who don’t meet the required standards to be police officers and where necessary we’ve interdicted officers and put them before the court,” Commissioner Collins said, adding that the officers were charged for various offences.
It’s still uncertain who the Commissioner thinks has launched a smear campaign against him. However, Virgin Islanders generally hold a grudge against the top cops in the BVI as the position is usually given to law enforcers from the UK. Instead, residents are more in favour of the position being granted to a local cop who has integrity and the experience to manage crime in the community. Still there are some who believe crime would be fuelled under the leadership of a local police commissioner.
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Yes and you are doing the same to others on your hit list
I don’t understand why persons allow themselves to be interviewed by G-Cans. She can’t ask a sensible question, does not understand the answer, and is desperately craving attention.
what about when you smear your own fellow officers? you racist devil
WHAT ABOUT YOU LOCAL BLACK RACIST DEMONS WHO’S AGENDA IS TO SMEER AND DESTROY EACH OTHER WHICH IS ONE OF THE DAILY NORMS.
Mr. Police commissioner you brought this upon yourself with your corrupt actions. No one is smearing you. Your actions are now haunting your career. I’m sure you heard of the phrase “you reap what you sow,” well you are witnessing it.
I wish you well in your future endeavors but you no longer deserve to be Top Cop of these Virgin Islands after being exposed with dirty cop desires. Very unprofessional and unfortunate.
There are many things about this man that needs urgent independent review, and investigation and it is because of genuine growing concerns and not a smear campaign like he is now trying to pitch it to the public:
1) His overall lack of performance.
2) His questionable closeness to the Governor who shields for him no matter what. There may be more here than meets the eye.
3) His questionable handling of Frandy’s case given the free pass given to all involved seeing they are white and are suspects.
4) Serious claims of him being racists.
5) Serious concerns over his challenges with the truth (Ask any officer even the UK ones).
6) The ongoing questionable actions over this leaked email to destroy evidence for his kind. Where there is one there mostly likely will be more and much deeper in nature in questionable conduct also. Other Caribbean & local police & public officers were sent home or put on leave by this Governor for less concerns than this email and investigated so why is he always given a free pass once he says he is innocent.
7) The greatest the force has ever been divided coupled with low morale.
8) His quick dismissing of wrongdoing in the recent death of the UK officer who was found dead in his car in the sea. An urgent independent review of his cause of death needs to be done because school children say there is more here than meets the eye. Could it be he was on to a major thing inside and was going to expose that which may include information on such also about #2 above?
9)His lack of being able to be proactive to fight crime.
10)He seems to be focused on the COI plot at all costs at the expense of the overall safety of the BVI public. Probably this is why the Governor is protecting him no matter what.
11) Closed all out police stations and diplomatically called the BVI public liars and stupid when they said this was the case.
12) Seem to just arrest and investigate blacks just for the sake of doing so in most cases without the proper evidence so he can look good & effective thereby creating the backlog in the prison then wrongfully put the pressure and blame on the DPP. Could this be part of their bigger plot which would include trying to justify why they should bring their own DPP of like minds?
13) Failure to do succession planning for the police force.
14) Allegedly did a cover up investigation into some of his UK officers using the police boat to go island hoping to drink and getting drunk while on duty.
15) Allegedly did a cover investigation into his officers using the police boat to leave and enter the territory illegally as well as transport non police officers while doing so.
16) Allegedly unaccounted for some of the seized money and drugs over the years where the last COP needs to be included in this review also.
17) Allegedly selling governments vehicle and property with personal gain. The last few UK Commissioners need to be included in this review.
18) Concerns over income and personal accomplishments beyond salary. This also needs to include the last few UK Commissioners in this review.
The list is long but will stop there for now. There are too many concerns and allegations at the feet of this man and the last few UK COP which never reached the “so called” Governor’s independent COI. This COP needs to be relieved of his duties or sent home so an independent review & investigation be done in his performance but be done in a manner where the Governor cannot organize one to allow for a cover up. One wonders if this was a Caribbean or local person as Commissioner with all these legitimate public & internal concerns, if they would still be getting the Governor’s support and still be on the job? Just a question for food for thought but I think everyone knows the answer. The young lawyer fellow Davies is on to something bigger than all of us may think.
Why don’t you tell us all exactly what he has done, so far all we have heard is a lot of hot air. What exactly has he actually done, times, dates etc etc ????
There is no smear campaign against you. People have seen through you and your constant untruths is making it very easy. You need to go! You are the worst commissioner this country has ever had.
Let’s reappoint the previous CoP – not perfect but the best we have had in ages.
a smear campaign against the current CoP because he is doing his job and continuing the success of the former CoP. The smear campaign is conducted by all the BVI islanders arrested in the last 3 years, on remand, convicted AND all their affected relatives, cronies and friends. The interruption in their various illegal revenue streams has resulted in this fabricated smear campaign.
this right here! couldn’t have said it better!
So I guess it was sour grapes BVIslanders who told him to tell a bold faced lie about the video he made. It was them that told him to write an email directing his officers to destroy evidence in an active case. And if you notice they are losing all their cases that should tell you something. Oh right! You will say it’s the incompetent BVI DPP that’s the reason.
The problem with prosecutions in the BVI is the DPP. As she regularly reminds us, it is her sole decision (having reviewed the evidence collected by the RVIPF) as to whether to prosecute and she is not answerable to anybody for her decision (except she is of course accountable to the Judge when he/she tells the DPP that the case should be dismissed). Unfortunately, the DPPs legal skills and judgment too often lead to the wrong decision and the Judge has to dismiss the case before it gets to the jury.
No one is smearing him as he is opinning. He is not above the law. He has done too many questionable acts which needs to be reviewed. Whenever he is challenged he come out to public to try to intimidate the public so he can be left alone but this will not work. Giving public rants that you are innocent do not make you innocent. He should not be allowed to get away with this nonsense. Less than what he is being allegedly to have done triggers the Governor to take action and also triggers him to investigate others. The scale of justice must be always balanced as no one is above the law. If he can keep coming to public to declare his innocence when accused of certain actions and get away with it then every other person especially public officers must be allowed to do the same. If he is not dealt with in the proper legal way then he becomes a lose cannon and he becomes dangerous as he will be given a full license to act above the law. This man needs to be reign in now.
The above comments are all garbage hot air and sour grapes. Have worked with this man. Not perfect. But his integrity is unquestionable. His ability is well in advance of many of his peers. Let him get on with the job he’s been tasked with and stop trying to undermine him.
U say leave a note under his door door i make it so much time to talk to u but u don’t want to see any one but your deity cops once u not from here we the people can’t talk to u
Keep dreaming mark, but that is not the reason; the man lies, Hate blacks and is very disrespectful and dishonest
It’s not complicated. The CoI shone a really bright light on why, despite the billions of Government revenue paid in since the 1980s, the BVI is still a third world dustbin, despite a flourishing offshore and yacht charter business.
The smear campaign against the Commissioner is designed to divert attention from the endemic corruption and mismanagement of the last 40 years. The real victims of this are the general public and especially the BVIslanders.
It’s blindingly obvious so only fools will fall for it.
What a racist comment: then why don’t you F— o– back to the UK? We have too many racist haters in our land.
Well of course there is Mr COP.
When you have no defense, when the evidence against you is overwhelming, when you are facing serious jail time your only option is to cast doubt on your accuser. The OJ Simpson defense.
We all know who is behind it.
Unfortunately, “when you have no defense, when the evidence against you is overwhelming, when you are facing serious jail time” there is still the legal ability and judgment of the DPP to factor in.
There was one also to smear the former Gov Jaspert.
You are doing right and the clowns are uneasy in addition to being the epidemy of stupidity.
Look where we are now.
Mired in shame crime poverty filth and semi literacy.
Jaspert had the last laugh.
And you will too Mr Collins.
God is in control,not the heathens.
OH YESSSSS, Jaspert had the last laugh indeed. They turn loose a witch hunt on Jaspert because they could not manipulate him. I actually liked Jaspert. The Territory is in shambles, 2023, human and animal feces still running in the streets, open burning toxic dumpsite, crime, water problems, schools falling apart one by one,poverty,hunger and the list goes on and on. This is part of the punishment from the Universe.
I hope people like you sit tight when they investigate all recent previous Governors and their family’s accounts internationally looking specifically at their balances before they served as Governor in BVI and right after they served as Governor in BVI. When those results get out then let’s see if Jaspert is still having the last laugh. Just sit tight.
He even have good cop like J W lieing to people them don’t want to help you , u are better off dead for them. They are working with the killer and only want to jail man for weed. He is one of the bad cops they don’t want in the uk.the best one was in 2012 but he leave before his time because he knew AW was a dirt man he got hold with shots on the airport and nothing come out of that
The most murder fall under his belt. Durent is west bank he live west in there apartment playing Sharp boy getting more money then his job. 2face still give his boss killer to the fed
Lord help us. It’s funny. Every day we drift further from the lord.
the truth is that any white English man or woman appointed to be commissioner of police some section of the bvi community would always have issues with it because the facts speak for itself. the bvi just like most other Caribbean Islands depends on illegal activities to sustain their livelihood. the drug trade brings in a very large amount of income for many and many more than what some of us want to believe. well let me say approximately 6 six to eight thousand benefits from illegal activities in the bvi and this is just a rough estimate. some get the benefits directly and some indirectly just like other countries. if you have a premier that boast about dealing in drugs and guns well my God commissioner do you think that these people that supported a government that does this type of illegal activities would not want to get rid of you?? look at the surveillance during covid. the premier and his government and to a large extent the people of this territory did not want the British help they wanted a local radar system because of what Mr commissioner??because the people of this territory supports the people that are involve in anything illegal. look at the human trafficking that is taking place here for such a small island. no the people here would do anything to not have you here.look at what a talk show host said about the former commissioner few nights ago.these people are hurting because of people like you and the other officers from the uk. they would come after me to but not the facts .they would never touch it.the people love illegal activities so much that they voted back the same government that the world knows pride themselves on drugs and guns.this alone should tell you the kind of people that live here. there’s a few decent ones but at present they’re hard to find and they wouldn’t speak out because some relatives of there’s is involve.mr commissioner if you didn’t know now you know.
BVI has been turned into a living HELL and people still can’t recognize where its coming from.
It’s not a smear campaign. It’s just xenophobia. Once you are an outsider you are a target. Worst if you are in a position of authority. That is just how the BVI works. Action man here since he was a boy. Serve this country in various capacities even as a minister of government for years and they still call him an outsider. So don’t despair. Just ensure you have more stop and search more regularly.
Mr Collins.You came into this in the middle of the woke pandemic sweeping the world.Your white and in a visible position which the majority populace just can’t tolerate seeing.You have to understand that your considered a colonial enforcer..sucks but that’s how its been forever and even more so now.
In Tortola, they DONOT LIKE OUTSIDERS BE IT WHITE, OTHER BLACKS, CHINESE ETC.
How can the truth “suck.”
Since when facts suck?
Bring the facts to support your ugly racially inspired, local hating propositions.
Pure nonsense you spewing through your UK financedand owned media site.
Bring the facts please.
Tortola is no more a drug smuggling destination, nor aare a major percentage depend on its proceeds for survval as it is in the UK, Europe on the whole and the USA.
Stop the pigeon holing and biased unfounded speach/writing.
As, your suppositions are holey as a sinking ship.
Bring some facts when you are scandalizing a whole country and people, please.
it’s not only drug smuggling that is illegal. human trafficking gun running is illegal to.i could count hundreds of houses buit from illegal proceeds. look all around you and even the blind can see them. you seems to be out of touch with reality. do you think the over 100 unsolved hicide in this 2×4 island is my mistake within the last 30 yrs???? do you think the west central bank and the east central bank developed their earnings by honest living??I am looking through the same lens as the commissioner and the few good police officers. and I am also going to say this .the bvi would not get back where it suppose to be for the next 25 yrs.its only going to get worst. and this is a fact. this is not Farmville country we living in this is the real world. wake up my people and see that everything is going wrong and bad in the bvi.in some countries they called it retribution. tell me what you call it here??
A BVISlander born and raised, I love my country and I pray that soon we will be back to a semblance of what we were before Irma/Maria hit in 2017.
Before 2017, Government was represented by more mature, business-minded individuals whose focus were more so building this country and its people. We were dealt very serious blows with the Hurricanes of 2017 and from my memory and saved pictures, I was unsure if we ever would get back up again. This is responsible for some of the infrastructural decay that we are suffering through. Lots of persons left thinking the same, that the BVI was no more.
Because careful attention was always paid to finances and proper planning, the resources was found along with a small $65 million loan sourced by the NDP earlier and we started work to rise out of the ashes. We were able to build back some of our broken pieces and reopen for business.
Unfortunately, a very young, inexperienced Government, well over their heads was then voted into power. Then the COVID pandemic hit, making it the perfect storm for the BVI.
What was needed was a steady hand on the wheel this last election to right the ship of State and make some tough decisions that only maturity and persons who think futuristically can make. The young people now serving are all good people and we love them, but they are proving to lack the requisite focus and decision making ability to get us back to where we were pre hurricanes/floods and pandemic.
Immediate decisions and proactive forward movement needed on the Pockwood Pond dumpsite, our Water distribution system, Road works, Immigration, the Government Complex, (First, building needs to be immediately reopened and another building built.) Rental fees and the cost of running the Civil Service takes up most of the $400 million and now constant travelling here of late.
The younger generation wants their time to lead. They will get it, but right now maybe they need to get out of the way as serious mature help from persons who have truly seen from whence we came is needed to get us out of the duldrums and the dark place in which we sit in this beautiful country.
Is going to drop punishment on the BVI. The mutant mosquitoes that was released is going to start eating you all alive soon, to much evil things going on in the place. You all quick to put the Police Commissioner on blast and cover up your family drug dealing and gun running on the Island. You all want the real deal about KB supposed boat accident? That same dude that was on Tola Radio screaming at the police Commissioner had hands in IT!!. Now he want to shift the blame on the investigation. That dude had hands in KB demise, they need to focus on him. If a man can abuse and beat a special needs person …………
That dude is reflecting some type of guilt. Perhaps that is why the investigation is still going on. Dude knows he had something to do with that girl demise. A man that lay his hands on or mistreat a disabled or special need person is capable of anything. The police needs to investigate his behind.
Tortola BVI is the drug running, gun running and prostitution hub of the Caribbean.
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I wish I could give your Comment a Million Likes.
I totally agree with every sentence. One problem in most sectors of This Territory and maybe elsewhere,
Some people in positions of Authority refuse to
implement succession Planning as a Policy in their Organizations. (1) Because of Job Security. Some people would rather hold a Company hostage before they Train a Successor. Thats why they are not deemed to be successful. Some people would rather love to know that if they are away from that Company, nothing happens until they return. People who think and act like that are insecure Fools.
If you Die tomorrow, someone will take your position. Nobody is indispensabe. Past Legislators neglected to declare and Coach someone to take over from them and still happening thats why we are where we are today and unfortunately with the mindset of un-educated Voters, we will be in the same predicament for years to come. Sadly some people of this Territory can cope better with barely surviving than thriving. “Facts” said it right. The majority of Families in this Territory are directly or indirectly gaining from illegal activities like Drugs, Guns and other Crimes. Check out the Funerals when one of their Loved Ones dies and you can see they cry more because of probably not being able to partake of any more of the proceeds than actually missing the person. Check out the Fluff!!!! Sad to think and say, But The BVI will get worse before it gets better.
Leave Town
A BVISlander born and raised, I love my country and I pray that we canmodify our immigration, work and belongership policy to reduce and omit the ingrates, ungratefuls, those who are hopelessly envious and jealous and have a chronic hatred for the country, its progress, values, accomplishments and people.
Itruly wish we would soon elect an isolutionist government that will curb some of the mistreatment and abuse that occurs daily in this territory.
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Wondering if you included those houses built by UK officials who are now reired law officers and others as well. Bet you are not watchig those, as you yourself might be one.
People are thinkkingand seeing much more that people think they are.
Mark Collins is an * ra**st and has a list to go after people who spoke out against injustice, he must go!!!!
Rubbish
People living on the Island is dishonest. Especially the BLACKS, They love to be wrong, strong and ignorant at the same time a BIG NORM. They love to blame others rather than admit their bad ways. They know who the killers are that is walking around free and they choose to turn a blind eye and keep their mouths shut then turn around and say the police is not doing their job. Perfect example, the innocent little girl that was gun down in DIRTY WEST END. PEOPLE KNOW WHO KILLED THE LITTLE GIRL BUT THEY CHOOSE TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT. Yes, the new name for Westend is THE DIRTY WEST SIDE. THE ISLAND IS CURSED. You don’t see the whites that is living on the Island killing each other or hurting each other.
Then get the f$#k off and go to your DIRTY rathole country. Simple, problem solved!
How can anyone, if he/she is intelligent, in tune with BVI politics, areknowledgable of recent versus past progress, and are fully aware of the Political Party Dynamics of the country, can post a thumbs down to “My honest Opinion” comments.
We really got more than a few muo muu muu’s in this country, masquerading as human.
SHOULD OF GOTTEN THE MESSAGE AFTER HE REVEALED THE VIDEO OF BRUTAL EXECUTION STYLE KILLING ON FISH BAY /AND HOW THE RESPONCE WAS EVEN AFTER THE TRUTH WAS EXPOSED / THAT WIGGED DUDE FROM HIS YELLO SITE HAS BEEN WRITING AND BLOGGING TO WHAT HE WROTE AND USING DIFFERENT NAMES TO BLOGG TO HIS OWN BLOGGINGS / HE ACTS LIKE A BULLY , THIS SITE HAS BEEN CONDEMNED & CRITICIZED YET HE IS POSTING THE MOST BLOGGS ON IT , JUST LIKE HE DOES ON HIS YELLOW SITE . AND SINCE HIS COACH GOT STUNG IN MIAMI , HE IS ON A RAMPAGE WITH HIS RACIALLY MOTIVATED RETHORIC AS A DISTRACTION , AND THINGS LIKE ( FREE THE DREW / FREE THE WEED ) CINDY AND WALWYN ARE ARE DOME OTHER PEOPLE WHO HE ENJOYS FLEXING OFF HIMSELF ON , JUST TO GET ATTENTION AND TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE KNOWS THAT , AND THEY WILL STILL PRETEND OTHERWISE SOME ARE FEARFUL AND SOME SUFFER FROM XENOPHOBIA SO THEY WON’T SEE STRAIGHT , INFACT THEY ENJOY HIS LYRICS
BVI is the ONLY place where these people see black people with REAL WEALTH and REAL POWER/CONTROL, that’s why they cannot comprehend and cannot stand it. That’s it, that’s all, keep the change! Nowhere in Europe do black people own the prime properties, businesses etc. This is why they are trying to turn the BVI into Cayman or Bermuda, where they are in control of everything while the brown people just work and work, won’t happen.
THAT PERSON TOUCHED YOUR SINS AND IT BROUGHT OUT THE ( EVILNESS ) THAT LIES WITHIN AND YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL BECAUSE ALL THAT EVILNESS COULD OF CAUSED AN IMPLOSION / YOU CAN FOOL YOURSELF , BUT THE ( FACTS ( ARE THERE ~ AND THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD LIKE IT OR NOT
Don’t even talk about the interdiction officers with no evidence whatsoever