Court rules in favour of Cedorene P. Malone-Smith & Levor A.H. Lettsome
Part of the court victory recently, according to someone close to the situation, is that the BVIHSA and its auditor Dian Fahie publicly apologise to Malone-Smith and Lettsome.
‘Never the intention’ to cause harm
This public apology was made during this week, including on Virgin Islands News Online.
In separate apologies, the BVIHSA and Dian Fahie said they “unequivocally apologize” to Malone-Smith and Lettsome “for any harm, offence, embarrassment and inconvenience caused by the imputation/ inferences/ comments/statements contained in the Preliminary Audit Report which was published and or circulated sometime around the 15th November 2021.”
The public apology statement also said it was “never the intention of the BVIHSA and Dian Fahie to cause harm” to Malone-Smith and Lettsome.
Over $100k in compensation ordered
It is also our understanding that Mrs Malone-Smith and Mr Lettsome will receive over $100,000.00 in payments.
The sending home of Smith-Malone and Lettsome on non-disciplinary leave in December 2021 came at a time when the Territory was managing its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mrs Malone-Smith returned to the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) in a different capacity in mid-2022; however, the Human Resources Manager Mr Levor A. H. Lettsome did not. Unconfirmed reports were that Mr Lettsome was also offered a different post but refused and his employment was subsequently terminated.
Meanwhile, the Marketing and Communications Manager at BVIHSA, Mr Damion C. Grange, when reached for comment, said: “Following consultation with management, I have been advised that the terms of the agreement related to this matter restrict any public discussion. As such, we are unable to provide further comment. Thank you for your understanding.”
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28 Responses to “Court rules in favour of Cedorene P. Malone-Smith & Levor A.H. Lettsome”
From how it looking, Government always loosing court cases! In this one, they wrong these individuals and happy they were successful in their cases.
ALL THIS WAS A SET UP.
NOTHING IS CONFIDENTAL AT THAT PLACE.
EXECUTIVES JUST WON STAYS WINNING AND CHEATING THE HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY.
GOVERNMENT NEED TO HAVE A STAFF CHECK AND AUDIT DONE LIKE NOW.
Stop blaming he Dpp, even though she's incompetent she had nothing to do with this. Who we should be blaming is the Attorney General that's who defends the government in and civil matters. The DPP does criminal matters.