‘We are on track with our plan’ to meet August 31 deadline- Premier Wheatley
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This was disclosed by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) at a press conference on July 19, 2024.
According to the Premier, of the 13 remaining recommendations to complete, 8 of them involve the approval and passage of legislation.
“We have set out a clear legislative agenda and calendar which has been agreed by Ministries, the Governor’s team, AG’s Chambers, Cabinet and the House of Assembly. We expect to complete those 8 legislations and the other recommendations by 31st August 2024.
“As of today, we are on track with our plan, and I want to thank those I just mentioned, as well all of the public officers for their commitment and hard work for the future of the Virgin Islands,” Premier Wheatley stated.
‘The workload is quite heavy & demanding’- Premier
The Premier further explained that Recommendations are currently split into 131 Actions. Of these, 105 actions (80%) are completed, 24 actions (18%) are in progress. There are 2 actions (2%) not yet initiated yet. “These are awaiting other actions to be completed,” Premier Wheatley stated.
During the month of July so far, the House of Assembly passed the Public Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2024 in accordance with B7. The Inquiries Bill, 2024, which replaces the CoI Act of 1880, had its second reading in the HOA, in accordance with Recommendation B1 and is currently in Committee Stage.
The outstanding Annual Reports from the Complaints Commissioner for 2021 and 2022 were tabled in the HoA in July in accordance with B45.
“As you can see, the Cabinet and House of Assembly have been quite busy with approving policies and legislation required to institutionalise the recommendations of the COI. The workload is quite heavy and demanding, with both Cabinet and House of Assembly meeting as often as necessary, almost daily, to implement the recommendations by the 31 August 2024 deadline. This has allowed us to stay on track,” Premier Wheatley said.
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22 Responses to “‘We are on track with our plan’ to meet August 31 deadline- Premier Wheatley”
What a thing to tell the king, assipoopoo.
The brothers are disorganized and like drama. Just want to keep us feeling fear and need for their insignificant efforts.
We just keep paying for trips for his brother to keep hearing himself talk with no movements.
Waste of time!
Also i recalled the coi mentioned that the dpp should find ways to somehow recover the covid grants that was given to fake fishers and farmers....what has become of that??
Someone needs to say what’s in his contract and his role except when he plays journalist writing articles about the obvious. They getting published for volume and not one article highlights success or where we benefit. Real waste of time and our money.