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Connie George tipped to be new Chief Education Officer
The post was advertised and there was said to be about five applicants, including the current Acing Chief Education Officer Mrs Jillian Douglas-Phillip, who has been acting in the post from June 2012.
Officials at the Ministry of Education are tight-lipped on the possible appointment of the new acting Chief Education Officer (CEO).
It is also believed that Mrs Douglas-Phillip was snubbed by Minister Walwyn, as no Chief Education Officer would have been appointed without the approval of the subject Minister.
Our newsroom is investigating the fallout between Mr Walwyn and Douglas-Phillip as less than a year after Hon Walwyn took office [2011-current] he got rid of the then acting CEO Ms Beverlie Brathwaite and replaced her with the same Jillian Douglas-Phillip.
Education in the VI
Education in the Virgin Islands has begun to suffer from lack of funds and political leadership. In the past three years many parents, teachers, civil society and students have said the education system has gone to the dogs, as it has become too political, and that children can do as they please, while teachers’ morale are low.
Many complain that at some public schools in the territory there are lack of basic items such as water and toilet paper. Fights continue to dominate the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), and teachers are forced to take funds from their pockets to purchase basic teaching supplies.
The Minister for Education, Hon Walwyn came under fire for taking $1Million of public funds before the 2015 general elections to build a small wall around the ESHS that has not done anything to address the safety issues at the school.
When this news site broke the story after Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith told the public of the cost in an answer to a question in Parliament, Hon Walwyn first told the public that his Leader and Minister of Finance Dr Smith had misled the public on the figure in a House of Assembly answer to a question.
Later, the Education and Culture Minister changed his tune and admitted that the wall was a million dollars, but if it had been put to public tender it would have cost tax payers two (2) million dollars. Many in the intellectual and political class have scoffed at the attempt to justify what they have labelled as abuse of tax payers’ funds.
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55 Responses to “Connie George tipped to be new Chief Education Officer”
Isn't the Minister acting on the advice of the PSC, after their deliberation?
Isn't the Minister on the latter leg of the process?
Why is he being blamed for choosing one over the other?
When this news site broke the story after Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith told the public of the cost in an answer to a question in Parliament, Hon Walwyn first told the public that his Leader and Minister of Finance Dr Smith had misled the public on the figure in a House of Assembly answer to a question.
Later, the Education and Culture Minister changed his tune and admitted that the wall was a million dollars, but if it had been put to public tender it would have cost tax payers two (2) million dollars. Many in the intellectual and political class have scoffed at the attempt to justify what they have labelled as abuse of tax payers’ funds." the real issue
He does fall OUT with all his friends you wait until he falls out with connie,..just power hungry
MW DESTROYED the house of asssebly ,NOW HE IS ABOUT TO DESTROY EDUCATION
to finish high school, their parents had the sense and means to see the mess coming and get them out. There is no clear vision, no path to follow, no stability, and no money. If you do not fit into an NDP box you are removed. The media has been lied to repeatedly in one eay or the other about matters that I was fully aware of, and I know what was said was not the truth. As a government worker you are micromanaged with your hands tied, and your position and salary are in constant threat. We were told by out superiors to never tell the media anything, the ceo is to address the media. But the ceo is just a puppet. There are some ministers in this government that have no compassion. They are only concerned with how their achievements look on paper so they can have bragging rights and fool you people into voting for them. There are days my son comes home with feces in his drawers becaus his school has no toilet paper for the millionth time. Don't be fooled by the fancy talk and flashy new buildings that have us so in debt we can't even buy toilet paper for our children to clean themselves when they use the bathroom. So much for DEMOCRATIC rights.... And as for Connie being CEO... the plot thickens....
Congrats..
I feel sorry for you if you think Connie George is the answer. I am not happy if this is our next ceo, but like everything NDP has done, we will all have to grin and bare it.
"Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Remember, 'You never back down when God is backing you up!'
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
We have serious problems up at Meyers that need to be address immediately,and the biggest problem is the principal.. She need to go!!!!! She is running the school down hill very fast... Is like government is turning a blind eye to the serious situation.. So I hope Mrs. George address the problem before next school year...
Correction she will be working for US, also known as Myron Walwyn. Keep God out of this mess. No one is challenging her Christianity. Only she knows about her relationship with God. What we challege is her inability to associate with people. Saying that someone does not deserve a position that they have worked for because they are a 'single mother' is disgusting. So much for morals!