‘Weaponised accountability’ slowing COVID-19 relief grants @ SSB- Hon Wheatley
Speaking on the Tuesday August 18, 2020, edition of the Honestly Speaking show, Hon Wheatley said with regards to persons not receiving funds, the problem at the SSB formed part of a bigger systemic issue.
Well-meaning system being abused – Hon Wheatley
Based on investigations, Hon Wheatley said that he discovered the root of the problem came as a result of three words, “Accountability, Transparency and Good Governance,” regarding millions in dollars held up at various institutions.
“I looked at the effects of those three words on how the country runs financially and I came up with a thesis and it is called the weaponization of accountability.”
Hon Wheatley said what has happened, is that a well-meaning system is now being used for a purpose of which it was not intended.
More than two months ago the government of the Virgin Islands announced that through a $40ml grant from the Social Security Board (SSB), with some $10ml of those funds allotted for the unemployed and underemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Systematic issues identified
“When you are telling me that unless that I can account for every single penny down to the line, I can’t give you a penny, something is wrong with that,” he said while noting that the issue will be addressed.
“When we are going to have food on a field spoiling and people are going hungry because I must be able to account for where that food is… rather lose that bag of rice and let it spoil than let you get it because the system of accountability must be perfect, it is a false thing, it is wrong,” he said.
The grant is meant to bring some temporary relief to hundreds who lost their jobs or were temporarily laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic impacts.
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29 Responses to “‘Weaponised accountability’ slowing COVID-19 relief grants @ SSB- Hon Wheatley”
The man speaking good the w**** M*** is evil and wicked
Because there is power in the words we speak
Interesting words, “Accountability, Transparency and Good Governance..the SSB cannot just give out monies though urgently needed without those very 3 words.. look at what our last government did to us with our tax payers monies;.. squandered it without good accountability, transparency or good governance; so can you really blame the Board?:.like I said I hear you but Proper measures have to be put in place to ensure that these monies “are” accounted for..the Board cannot Willy-Nilly give out this large sum of monies Like that and you know this; so I don’t agree with you that’s it’s “weaponization of accountability.”..If we had had “GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, and GOOD GOVERNANCE with our last administration perhaps 7.2 million dollars of the tex payers monies wouldn’t have been lost in planes we can’t see yet, over-run pier park and the high school wall project and only God knows what else behind the scenes that haven’t yet come to light..so yes they “have to” have it..
Wall money ,plane money, and now covid 19 money. No politician never get lock up in the vi.
this is to help people put food on the table for April and May.........geeze...wr.d all be dead if we had to rely on this. thank heavens for friends..!!!. its sickening to think that you pay into a system for 30 years and it takes 3 months to process for a payment of 1000 for april and 1000 for may.
SSB staff are working flat out and we still waiting. whats the problem....???? hon wheatly...3 weeks ago you made a promise after your last investigation into the delays that everyone would be cleared up within 2 weeks......e'hem....we.re still here...still waiting ...still cant pay bills ..still cant buy school books...still cant put food on the table.....you shutting us down like its so easy to deal with.....but you good with you paycheque every month...all of you ministers are...you dont understand the reality of the situation.
someone in this blog basically said that if you cant go without a pay cheque for 2 months then something is wrong...yup...you got that right, you got any idea what minimum wage isnin this country...what rent costs...how to survive day to day..week to week.......
it aint easy......but with a government that cant keep its promises and gwt money to the people...that's a huge problem and we tired of the endless excuses
We continue to take advise from WHO and the CDC are murderers. People do your research and let the Almighty guide us in this PLANDEMIC.