Walwyn says he warned former legislator about ‘corruption claims’
Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has revealed that he once cautioned a former legislator about making sweeping corruption allegations, warning that such statements could have serious consequences for the BVI.
Walwyn made the disclosure during a recent House of Assembly debate marking the lifting of the Order in Council, where lawmakers reflected on the events that led to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) and the threat of direct United Kingdom rule.
Recounting the encounter, Walwyn said he took the then-legislator aside and urged restraint in how corruption claims were being made against their colleagues in the House of Assembly.
“I remember one time speaking to a member, who became Premier. I took him outside… and I said to him, ‘I know you want to be the Premier of this country, but you have to be careful how you go about it’,” Walwyn told the House. He said he specifically warned that repeatedly branding leaders as corrupt without evidence would damage the territory’s reputation and could ultimately harm its ability to govern itself.
“These allegations that you’re making about corruption, are going to come back to haunt this country. It’s going to put us in a position where we cannot help our own people,” Walwyn said. According to the Opposition Leader, those warnings went unheeded, as political discourse at the time became increasingly dominated by accusations and counter-accusations of corruption.
He pointed to instances where the former legislator continued to brand the NDP administration as “the most corrupt government in history”, but couldn’t defend the claim when he was asked about it during the Commission of Inquiry (COI).
Walwyn argued that this type of political rhetoric contributed to a damaging narrative that extended beyond the territory.
“We get mad when they (the UK) call us corrupt. They’re only repeating what we have been saying about ourselves,” he said.
Walwyn further explained that this environment of heightened allegations and declining public confidence helped explain why some people supported the idea of a UK takeover during the COI period. While noting that those individuals were a minority, he said many residents had genuine concerns about governance and accountability.
“You had a lot of people who were concerned about the governance of the country because some things were done that were not good,” he stated.
According to Walwyn, some members of the public felt that external intervention was necessary to restore accountability, especially in light of controversial decisions and unresolved questions surrounding public funds.
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Walwyn talking pi**, the former legislator he his refering to was never apart or question in the commision of inquiry.
Why this man want to twist up the story and structure it how he wants?
This kimd of behaviour just kills his credibility!
Did you read the article, you imbecile? Please re-read the article then state your opinion because all we got was a bunch of rubbish.
I cannot agree with you more Walwyn. We called these labels on ourselves.
Agreed 100%. The former Premier dug his own grave.
I hope he has learnt his lesson.
There’s corruption everywhere , the dude was only expressing his greediness for the lion’s share which ” backfired ” and hypocrites like your enemy “wiggie ” s is still hollering out he’s a saint and was ” set Up” / 40 million of our ( social security) went up in smoke , but we won’t hear “julie-ann ” banging off his flaps on that or the ” rodeo games ” we even have a trio of fake prophets turned ” politicians, one of whom was conceited enough to holler out on tv ~ saying we are holy and that there is is absolutely no corruption here / another said ” we frig ” and the other one is ” saving seeds ” ( we are still wondering whic (GOD) these pretenders serving (•¿•) ■
Hon. Walwyn is Right But Corruption in This Little Territory instead of being Eliminated has been taken to a Higher Level. Where is our 5 Million Dollars?
Where is all the Fete Money coming From? Where is all the Money to Housed and feed Foreign Nationals Coming From? There are a lot More, But you all Think We Don’t Know, But We Know. This Little 2 by 4 Territory to full to the Brim with Corruption and Most of the Politicians are deeply involved in it.
It is High Time that this Territory get a deep Cleaning. The UK Wheel might be Spinning Slow But it is Spinning..
Totally agree! We still need accountability and oversight.
It is funny that every time the UK says we are corrupt, the Premier jumps up to say how out of place and how wrong they are. Yet, when he sat under AF who was saying the very same thing, Premier Wheatley said absolutely nothing!
I concur- however; ALL of you cats play the same game and only when caught with your proverbial pants down, do you ALL cry colonialism!
I recall that one former member stated that he owned more companies/trade licenses than letter in the alphabet. This same member shows no apologies to the public for his ‘actions ‘ as he has the sweet mouth and gift of gab while pulling the wool over most people’s eyes and entire heads!
Price control? Landlord and Tenancy Agreement Act? Sex Offenders Registry? Healthcare reform? Nope. None of these will get the advancements they require due to lobbyists and conflicts of interests with many of these ‘elitists’.
Wake up people! The snakes oil salesmen and women will be coming into your homes, businesses and media with golden promises and delicious word salads to entice you to vote for them and their party while they get richer and richer while doing less to nothing!
Wake up and smell the stench….the Alphabet men and women are coming!!! Talking season is here!!!
But the wall money is corruption
Government corruption:
1. Mishandling government funds
. Stimulus package
. No accountability how the millions were placed into
An account that was going bankrupt
Giving one person a contact from West End to .. for a Road Project
Paying rent to
Fsmily And friends from Government coffers to house government offices with overpricing rent
The list can go on. What is that? Honesty
U dounds like the canary ~ aka wiggie / we are surprised you didn’t say it was walwyn’s fault that he’s on vacation in Miami / or free the the drew (you need to- GET AQUAINTED WITH THE TRUTH – AND FREE YOUR DIRTY MIND FROM ALL THE CORRUPTION THAT LURKS WITHIN •••