Walwyn appears in court!
Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn and the Assistant Secretary responsible for Projects during the previous National Democratic Party administration – Lorna Stephens appeared before the Magistrate’s Court this morning on charges of breach of trust by a public officer.
The two accused — whose charges are in relation to the controversial Elmore Stoutt High School Perimeter Wall Project — were granted $30,000 bail signed with one surety.
There were no bail conditions.
Walwyn, in the meantime, was represented by former Director of Prosecutions (DPP), Terrence Williams while Stephens was represented by former Senior Crown Counsel in the BVI, Valston Graham.
During the sitting before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards, the Defence asked DPP Tiffany Scatliffe to state the particulars of the offence. The defence requested that this information include the protocols and section of the Public Finance Management Act and the Finance Management Regulations that were breached.
The defence said this information was not in the complaint laid before the Magistrate’s Court and said it is hoping that this will be disclosed in full detail as quickly as possible.
The Defence also told the court that the complaint lodged by the Prosecution did not specify the sections the DPP intended to rely upon.
The matter was adjourned till next month.
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She can’t even get a first mention in court correct never mind prosecute a matter. She can only really be effective against a litigant in person in the Magistrates Court, and even then she is not very impressive. God save us from this … Please get in a competent prosecutor to review the file and advise whether there is a case to answer (rather than waiting for the Judge to throw the matter out on a submission of no case to answer).
I keep telling all about this well-organized slave master plot. It is not about who can win the charges when arrested. It is about instilling fear in people’s mind in our community and to create an atmosphere of no confidence in our own people to lead us thereby relying on the slave masters as our savior. Wake up people.
How could you charge an individual but have not stated the specific sections of the law that they broke? Is that normal?
A grand shift is upon us/the territory, and by extension, every living Black local VIslander, and yes, Mr.Walwyn is a Black local in many minds.
Inthe eyes Jaspert and the others, it matters not where he is from, where you and are from. Their agenda does not include your humanity, but your demise and destruction.
Wake up fo its to late!!
People, don’t become distracted with the take down atempts of high level Blac personalities in ourpolitics and community.
Stay focused, ther isan agenda originating from hell that has terror, take over, domination and peculation of our financial and political systems.
Myron trying to speed it up so he can run but the Dpp done she will appeal if she loses
Now, two observations:
1. Here you have a prominent former member of the HOA before the court, a court that is being presided over by a female magistrate, and a case that is being prosecuted by a female DPP. Common denominator among all three: they are all black folks.
Apart from the seriousness of the case, I think that’s a good thing in that on appearance we are capable of holding each other to account for alleged wrong doings. That’s wonderful.
2. Now, is it me freaking out, or is it real? It appears like everybody is being arrested nowadays. Arrest for interestingly white collar alleged crimes. Something has changed. Normally it’s the poor kid on the block who gets caught with a joint or dime bags doing a hustle; now it’s the big shots.
Feels like you don’t know who will be arrested next but you know other arrests are coming. Quite frankly, I feel like turning myself in already and let them tell me what crime I have committed. At this rate, I’m sure I did something. I just don’t know what.
I need to do like the former speaker of the house. Go to the police station and ask them what’s the deal. Am I under arrest or not? But, I’m leaving my phone home.
I have been deleting all my private pics on my phone just in case. Never know when the Po Po will come knocking. Don’t want those getting out God forbid.
On a lighter note, we shall see how this and other cases plays out in time. Sit tight. But conviction? Nah…I don’t see it. Hung jury at best IMO.
they’re all friends nothing will come of this. we’re not part of the club
Both he and wilcock in the same boat
And doesn’t this tell you it’s a witch hunt?
what is this country coming
to / when it’s not guns it’s murder when it’s cocaine it’s some form nof corruption too much masterminds , aristocracts , rocket scientist psychics men of cloth / well talking about those holy men of cloth I saw the silent one from CGB on TV looking like Silver Fox , looks like he found his voice , hopefully we will hear more from him , on the guns , murder cocaine , missing
youths and corruption
Mrs DDP don’t know what she doning
I was about to say exactly the same thing.
As all this awfulness that we knew about, suspected and about which we had no clue unfolds. I keep thinking about the politics in Spike Lee’s GREAT film, School Daze. Watch it, the cap fits.
WAKE UP!
I was about to say exactly the same thing.
As all this awfulness that we knew about, suspected and about which we had no clue unfolds. I keep thinking about the politics in Spike Lee’s GREAT film, School Daze. Watch it, the cap fits.
WAKE UP!
I watched as our politicians made this wall into much more than it is just for political advantage. They harped and harped on it to try to sell corruption to voters. Low and behold the UK was listening and end up using it for their own benefit against the BVI. Water was boiling for fish but fish didn’t know. We destroyed our own selves, people and country with our lies and wickedness. The UK could not do us anything to us without our assistance.
The esteemed was not charge but Myron was now on bail smh
Perfectly said. Script is taken straight out the slave master handbook. Sick of them Pale blights.
White UK officers are the ones making these ridiculous arrests and charges. They completely bypass the local officers regardless of their rank and they do what they want to do. It is the replacement of whips and chains with the justice system as a weapon. It will all come to light for those who insist on living in the darkness. It’s to demoralize us and continue to cause us to not have no trust and faith in ourselves so that we could be dependent on them for leadership. The BVI is under siege. It’s almost 100 white Uk officers here roaming around. I wonder who is paying them.
You absolute dickhead. I assume you can vote on this island. That’s very worrying indeed!
and you think all that taxpayers money he SQUANDERED was well worth it right , or is that you again blogging under a different name again , boy that WIG has really gotten 2 U ?
Why willock always trying to compare himself to Myron. It’s nobody but him posting with his name. What does this article have to do with him. Am I only one who thinks this man is obsessed? Myron is head and shoulders above Julian Willock. He crazy or something?
They are running wild through the place thanks to their criminal ancestors holdings.
So Will*ock teaparty start, big wop. What I’m really interested is whether or not he will get slapped with an actual charge. I want him to start singing, start calling names of his little tea party guests, start singing my dear little willock! dance monkey dance!
Bad move by the defense team, I would have allowed the DPP to go along with her case and after she closes….i would have submitted a no case to answer using the said submissions pertaining to the badly drafted charges.
If they were no contravention stated in the complaint particulars no offence to be convicted on….case dismissed
This is pure entertainment at its best. A Netflix is warranted in this place. Your post made me laugh out loud. I will turn myself in also and plead guilty to laughing.
We all can see that this is ALL orchestrated! Set up for the set down.
I will still hold on to my piece just in case they show up for piece and then I will say Jesus have peace on them because birds will fall from the sky when we all die.
Myron is guilty until proven innocent and even so …
Wally for the Win!
Nope, behind bars with the Wall he in!
Look lyricist sah!
I’m not voting for you again Mr. Walwyn. I am disappointed with this breach so no trust.
Too many Down Island Expats and Spanisb People are here in the BVI causing a muck
That even if them hand get stuck in the cookie pan and cant get it out and everyone sees, the DPP will still lose. The DPP really need to burn that midnight oil. Step up and work to get the pjblic confidence..
They are the ones responsible for all whats going on. U all dont forget they were the ones running to the Governor and during their campaign calling for Investigation and COI on the wall, the no show plane, and they were right, it won them an election, they went in Power and did worst..Now the said VIP from the top down are now prisoners of their own calling…
Myron is a friend and I know the decent person that he is. I do not advise that he runs. Concentrate on yourself and leave these badminded people alone. They do not deserve a representative like you. I know how you went out of your way to help many who end up dragging your name down. Reading some of these blogs just make my views about this stronger. People here don’t care about others. They love to see each other fall and in problems. How can help people who don’t even love themselves. Let them continue to get the Andrews and others like that who only want to be in government to help themselves.
Hear this moo moo. No wonder we are in the mess we are in. The place full of moo moo.
Terrence Williams is a former DPP and very experienced lawyer. Valston Graham is also a former DPP and experienced lawyer. Myron himself is a lawyer. You think you know more than those three lawyers combined that they wrong and you’re right? Judging from your comment you are not a lawyer. You see the problems we have in the BVI?
Anyone saying anything about white people or take over is smoke and mirrors. The wall contracts went to the NDP congress at the time. It was a blatant mis use of public funds to curry favour and if you had any integrity you would be upset about the Government’s lack of financial prudence and investment in the country with your money. Or maybe you are one of the people that doesn’t pay taxes.
Shut yuh untruthful, wicked, conniving mouth. The NDP don’t even have a Congress. Why would contracts go to a Congress you imbecile. Stop talking what you don’t know. That is what is wrong with this place. We talk and talk and talk and all the while we talking Shiite.
How could the accused person be the one trying to speed up a trial? What control do they have over when their trial called? Can somebody help me understand this statement please
The DPP could only work with what the police gives them. Unless we want them to manufacture evidence so that we could feel good? They work with the case they have from the police.
The groundwork currently being laid by the Lawyers is indeed setting the tone for the no-case submission. Watch the game, not just the stats!
This seems to be an abuse of process to me. They hounded this man like a dog for nearly 7 years about this wall. Now you come to court, after 7 years, with all the investigators they claim came in, you cannot give what specific protocols and what specific sections of the law or the regulations were breached? This is persecution not prosecution. How could the BVI be doing things like this in a seemingly democratic society and think that this is right? The DPP should have been able by now to list that there was a beach of xyz sections of the law and it should have been placed in the complaint that came before the court.
The UK has oversight for the BVI, how could this be allowed when they hold themselves out as the champions of democracy. How?
SHE NEED GOING HOME!!!!
The DPP doesn’t show up for murder cases which in my opinion she should always be there for those because that is the most heinous crime that a human being could commit. She send her junior officers most often. How is it now she find herself to court for these two cases plus the case with Najan Christopher? If we playing stupid let’s continue. Somebody is pulling the strings of the DPP. When they are finished using her they will discard her. Just watch. She playing stupid.
Yes. It is normal.
You’re welcome.
Moo witch hunt. An arrest for
suspicion of being a criminal.
Just like it’s always been in the First World.
Get over your paranoia.
Shame on the DPP for lodging charges without stating the legal basis on which the charges were brought. What sections of what act were breached?? Shame on the DPP. No case to answer, through the DPP’s own admission, after all this time. Shame! This case should have been thrown out. May the good Lord’s will be done.
keep looking in the oppossite direction , there’s no law against you if you enjoy fooling yourself ,idiots normally do