'More red tape in there than anything else'- Hon Smith on Public Sector
"The learning curve taught me a lot, because it is more red tape in there than anything else," Hon Smith told radio host Cromwell Smith aka 'EdJu En Ka' on the first 2020 episode of his Umoja show last Thursday, January 2, 2020 on ZBVI 780 AM.
Hon Smith’s remarks echoed similar sentiments made at the Fourth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.
“This is my first year, and it was a happy first year, and I think the learning period is over and it is time to work. I come here to work, and I am going to work. The people put me here for a reason, and I am not going to fail them,” the Deputy Speaker had told the HoA.
Not a walk in the park
"When you think you can go in and get something done just so bam... it's not that simple. You have procedures, you have different policies you have to put in place and a lot of things we need to do is create a lot of policies," Hon Smith told the host of the radio show.
According to the first term legislator, as the Territory changes, so should old laws to accommodate the new growth that the Territory is experiencing and to make life better for all in the Virgin Islands.
When asked if he has things figured out just yet, Hon Smith remarked, "Is not hard, you have to make sure you know what you want and what you want to see done, and then you have to start to put things in place to get it done."
Premier Fahie gets it done - Hon Smith
According to Hon Smith, under the stewardship of Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) a lot is still being done because, "he {Hon Fahie] is not one afraid to make decisions and take chances."
He said under the Virgin Islands Party Government, the various ministries are now seeing even greater collaboration and working as a team.
He also urged the public to report any instances of poor collaboration directly to him.
"One thing we try to do is work as a team, we try to communicate with each other, so if you see that happening, I would like to know, because I also suppose to be the whip," he said, in relation to being the glue that should keep the HoA team together inside and outside of the government.
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