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4 years later Patrick Harrigan is still Acting!-SFC report
This information was revealed at the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) hearings when Mr. Harrigan appeared before the House of Assembly (HOA) select committee to defend his Department’s Budget for 2013.
The Member for the third district, Honourable Julian Fraser RA, enquired why Mr. Harrigan was still acting in the post. In addition, Minister for Health and Social Development Ronnie W. Skelton also asked as to how long he was acting.
The Acting Director of Youth Affairs and Sports informed the SFC that he had been acting in the post “since 2008.”
The Chairman of the SFC and Speaker of the HOA, Honourable Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe, asked the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture Mrs. Marcia Potter to explain why Mr. Harrigan has acted for so long. Mrs. Potter told the select committee that a recommendation for his confirmation was before the Public Service Commission (PSC) and she was awaiting a response.
Honourable Fraser then asked how long since it was before the PSC to which Mrs. Potter stated that the recommendation for Mr. Harrigan to be confirmed was sent to the PSC approximately one year ago.
A senior civil servant with 20 years of service, when asked about this, told Virgin Islands News Online that “this is unusual for a confirmation to be sent to the PSC over a year ago and the PS and Minister not following up on it aggressively…they trying to fool someone…the bottom line is, with the civil service a highly political body the fact that he is not confirmed means the Minister for Education does not want him confirmed..bottom line…"
Territorial-At-Large Member Honourable Archibald C. Christian wished the Ag. Director of Youth Affairs and Sports well and expressed that he hoped that his appointment was confirmed before the end of 2012.
However, a source within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Government told this news site that the PSC is on vacation and Mr. Harrigan confirmation was not returned to the agenda before members proceeded on vacation.
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30 Responses to “4 years later Patrick Harrigan is still Acting!-SFC report”
The bottom line is H@.........is not a person to take sports in the BVI nowhere, check all sports that are organised in the BVI have you ever seen any that says"in collaboration with the DYAS" if these organisations did not do it themselves they would have ended up like the others he kill. And when you invite he to anything he always late, and come looking like he just wake up and carrying the piece ah dress up broom stick he got with he.
Whatz wid de big guts and de desheveled clothes?
MY GOD! Where is the Under Armour and the Nike Sportswear kind of look?
Tiz time for a "new view" for the area of sports since Harrigan does not represent that kind of "look"!