Vanterpool ‘prepared to confess’ things that weren’t done right
Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool spoke passionately in the House of Assembly (HOA) yesterday about the need for reform in the territory as he debated the motion to remove Andrew Fahie as a Premier of the territory.
Much of his contribution centred around the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report and how important it was for some of the recommended changes to be implemented.
“I am comfortable to say that if things were not done right — even when I was in the administration or even while I was a member of the House of Assembly for these many years — if things were not done right, I am prepared to confess to those things and take heed to what the Commissioner has brought forward,” Vanterpool stated.
Vanterpool said legislators need to look at how changes highlighted in the report can be implemented and to structure the territory to be in the right direction for governance [and] accountability going forward.
“We must build on those foundations, as was pointed out, we can’t continue to break down those foundations,” Vanterpool added.
He argued that legislators should not take the recommendations in the COI’s report lightly.
We are down and the world is watching
During his contribution, Vanterpool implored his fellow legislators to seek the opportunity to be introspective and to choose not what was best for themselves and their own interests but rather for the territory.
“We are down. The world is looking on us. I never knew we would’ve gotten to be on CNN and ABC News and the BBC and everywhere about this kind of thing. We are down… we must admit that we are down,” Vanterpool said.
“Unless we admit to where we are, we can’t move forward,“ the legislator urged.
Vanterpool said he was fully on board with demonstrating that the House of Assembly was prepared to make the necessary shift and structural changes that were needed for reform.
He said legislators were no longer politicians in that moment but were instead statesmen and women called to look out for the needs of the residents.
And while describing the country as being under a dark veil, Vanterpool said history must record him as assisting the newly appointed Premier, Dr Natalio Wheatley, to remove it.
Vanterpool, who was speaking as an Opposition legislator, has now crossed the floor to become a member without ministerial portfolio in the newly-installed, cross-partisan National Unity Government.
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You already got your pound of flesh Sir.
Love of money is the root of all evils, Pay your debts to … and all honors are yours.
For now go sit down and shut up.
Are you also going to confess about your land purchases, your sudden inflow of cash in your supermarkets and your properties abroad?
That huge house in the Bahamas!
Oh no that’s the former CEO for tourist board under NDP. Don’t mix up the cash flow distribution from the plane and pier park.
Go ahead then- confess!
Caught in the spotlight, roaches try to scurry off.
Watch this man tap dance
Headline is misleading. He said “if” things weren’t done right. He isn’t admitting to anything. I didn’t buy a word of his speech. He had his chance. Probably benefitted and if he didn’t, then he turned his head away while other elected members lined their pockets with tax payer money. I didn’t hear him take any responsibility or apologise. Crocodile tears. Too little. Too late. Now leave us alone while we clean up your mess.
Just a few question, as you being an Honorable Man.
1. Who is responsible for paying the Severance …
2. Who is responsible for hiring all the P…
3. How many Locals are employed with your business unit.
I could ask more but the publisher may just delete all so am going to stop here.
However, bad management and dishonest men will always fail, its just a matter of time as we can see.
Firstly he need to start showing up to work on a daily basis and not missing 2 sittings and purposely showing up for the 3rd to avoid penalties
Is he only in there to look out for his family’s interest?
Yes, sorry, we got it wrong, all those millions of the PEOPLES money accidentally found themselves heading “ONE” way when they should have headed into the pier park.
you took the words out my mouth
** staff needs there siverence pay . behind *** sir.
You Sir need a thorough investigation done on your dealing with CSC, Pier Park and those dub**us land purchase et.al. Your KJ has been an active participant in all the shenanigans that went on. We want OUR monies back!! …
Surely, the Governor and the UK officials can see thru all this BS. The same two parties investigated for criminal activities and squandering the PEOPLES money and recommended be investigate further and now the Governor has sworn them in to run the country AGAIN? WTF is anybody really doing to improve the BVI? ANYBODY?
Why didn’t he confess and speak up when he was in office… same reason he will not AGAIN! Get rid of the l**ches.
The ugly * accountant who controls om and pus have him so. But you must pay us.
The COI missed all the security contracts given during COVID when persons arrived in the BVI and had to be quarantined. That in itself was a scheme, cronies went to get various Trade licenses just to get a slice of the pie. This … formed a company and got chunks out of the pie with their security firm. When the COI started, these companies all of a sudden disappeared. They Should have drained the entire swamp of the HOA. Even in a crisis when persons were suffering they profited more and more. They formed this coalition to protect themselves and the persons involved in their corruption. Some Pastors, Bankers, Insurers, Rentals, Security companies, Law firms, and the list goes on. This will be interesting to see if they have the balls to follow the recommendations of the COI and get rid of high-ranking government officials and investigate their friends and family…..A BIG YEAH RIGHt!!! More Corruption. Investigating themselves makes no sense,,,,non at all.
We need some clarity on who would me overseeing the Unity Government and implementation of the COI Recommendations to deal with corruption.
Can’t have the same people who sat idly by and was a part of the corruption attending to recommendations singelhandedly.
That would be like putting a crooked Accountant or Compliance Officer to ensure things are on the up and up going forward to remedy their infractions.
Mark just wake from a long winters nap!!!
How they suddenly go from cooks to statesmen.
Confess about Tortola Pier Park Please. I will also love some Financial advice on how you were able to turn over a Bankrupt Supermarket, purchase pussers, own a sand company, offered to buy a hotel and mega yacht. Covid impacted my saving accounts because I’m a hard working citizen, It seems to me the pandemic also affected mostly honest hard working people. The elite class seem to have the answer to the new variant broke-demic.
Mark get shakedown by the so called contractors from town…. Did some get land up spooners? Deserved it,
Tell us about the Pier Park
Confess your a$$ out of office!
maybe a full confession may get you clemency
That’s a real man.Admit his wrongs and confessed. Now we are waiting to hear from the rest of them. None of them hand his clean, they all either, encourage, voted or stay silent. They need to follow Mark lead .
Just pay back the money.
Re SMH: Enlisting them as cabinet officials makes it easier for a British Sting Operation to whisk them away.
Sir, you are a hypocrite to the core. God don’t wear pajamas…. What is done in darkness must come to light. In the meantime go suddung and pray
Those who know they have dirty hands should step down. It only takes 2 or 3 rotten apples to spoil the whole cart.
Those with clean hands should remove the bad apples or they will fall with them….united.