Deputy Premier slams ‘Fast Track’ rumors on ‘significant others’ of legislators
The 4th House of Assembly (HOA) was today, April 17, 2023, recalled by Governor John J. Rankin, CMG to regularise the status of 688 persons who were granted simultaneous Belongership and Residency Certificated under the Government’s ‘Fast Track’ process when they did not qualify for both.
Opening the motions on the floor were Deputy Premier Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) with motions seconded by Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) as the House seeks a way forward days before the April 24, 2023, elections in the territory.
Hon Rymer said the recall of the House is part of the functioning of the constitution and that in the United Kingdom, the House was recalled after its dissolution in several instances.
He said it is with very good reasons that both the Governor and Premier agreed that it was necessary and appropriate for the House to be recalled as well as on the advice of the Hon Attorney General, Dawn J. Smith.
As part of the process, some 3 members of the House whose spouses or significant others were mentioned in the Residency and Belonger Status Programme, have recused themselves to avoid all claims of conflict of interest, namely Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) and Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL).
Attempts to throw blame noted - Hon Rymer
The Deputy Premier said he has also noted deliberate public attempts in some quarters to assign blame on the issue and that it is a disservice to spread misinformation and rumours including on spouses of members in the House.
“This absolutely not so, let me be perfectly clear, Honourable Neville Smith’s wife was married to him for five years and qualified based on section 16 (6) of the law. Honourable Sharie de Castro’s significant other satisfied the requirement for years required under Section 16(4),” he said,
He further added, “the Premier’s wife by far satisfied the requirement of years required under the same section. When Cabinet approved applications, he recused himself and did not vote. Furthermore, Honourable de Castro and Honourable Smith were not a part of Cabinet at the time,” he added.
Hon Rymer said those who are spreading misinformation are conveniently leaving that information out to sway public opinion and that unfairly presenting someone as corrupt for their personal gain is not the right thing to do.
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NDP would have never did a fast track...they do not care!!
They only did one for 70 white folks !!
This is exactly what happened, so blaming everyone else is not the solution. The fix is to do it right first time.
Thomas and St. John. But quite a few years have passed and their eyes are now wide open and are thinking about turn loose their white UKians on us. Notice that the previous Commissioner of police is still here. Not only that, but he bought an expensive house in the Lambert area and is either on the Airport Board or Seaport or both. I won't be surprised if when it's this governors time to go that he don't get stuck here and won't ho to hell back to the UK.
Hon Willard Wheatley got us off Grant in Aid in 1967. That means that whatever Chump Change that UK was helping us out with up until 1967 was cut off. So where we are and what we built was done by Us for Us.
What Hon Carvin said tonight on his turn to speak on the Immigration bill, about our need to start gearing up on the political Options opened to us. Let us come together people of the Bvi. The governor of the Uk are not our Saviors. Ot took me a little time to come around, but I am on agreement that we can't stay in this Under Dog position for ever. We didn't come this far for to have the Um do as they please like they did with the One man Judge and his staff. Iy wasn't transparent.
Out people died on shipped reck boats in hurricanes and just running aground, coming from the Dominican Republic where our people cut cane trying to make a few dollars to bring back home to feed their families.
1) Make it seem as if the Government did something wrong again and he is the knight in shinning armor to sweep in & save the day & good governance.
2) Threaten to take off 700 names off the voters list so they do not get to vote for who he does not want in power.
3) Open back the House to save the 700 names on the voters list but while doing so he gets more mischief done by getting the auditor general report on the VIP fast track for belongers only and not the NDP one in 2019 before the last elections for only a few rich white friends.
4) He knows the well malicious intended language they put in the auditor's report will do his job for him in getting the public to go against the VIP.
5) Divide the country further with locals verses expats especially those from the Caribbean.
6) Get to now pressure Immigration move to immediately approve his huge number of upper class Uk white friends.
7) Try to use this to try to justify why he should takeover and run the country by himself.
Talk about another well organized plot once again disguised as preserving good governance. Time alone will deal with these plots as he has plenty more to come because that is all he and his gang plans all day
Down island up island down south Rock usa whatever we were all born somewhere
Wait didn’t they not try to say Obam@ had no birth paper and he was born Hawaii try to disqualify him?
Stupes go sit down with that b/s.
Because they only saying it’s not our fault just to sugar coat it, and tek we fi FOOL.V I P AAAAALLLLLLLLL THE WAY.
FORWARD EVER BACKWARDS NEVER
LETS HAIR ABOUT THE $7.2 MILLION THAT NOT A CARIBBEAN BROTHER OR SISTER HAVE SEEN OR HEARD ABOUT.
Rank in. Is the bigger cr**k in the vi
I'm also grateful to live in a democracy, where everyone has a voice and a chance to make a difference. It's a privilege that many people around the world don't have, and we must never take it for granted.
I encourage everyone to support the VIP party and to vote for them in the upcoming elections. Together, we can build a brighter future for ourselves, our families, and our community.
Thank you, and God bless the VIP!
. But instead of fixing the system, and clearing the back log of qualified applicants, this government under the HC decide to pull a fast one and pull a political stunt to get votes. Some of us do dumb that we can’t see this! Why their spouses get it fast fast, when people applications just sitting there for years and years? What they did is wrong!
The Deputy Premier said he has also noted deliberate public attempts in some quarters to assign blame on the issue and that it is a disservice to spread misinformation and rumours including on spouses of members in the House.
“This absolutely not so, let me be perfectly clear, Honourable Neville Smith’s wife was married to him for five years and qualified based on section 16 (6) of the law. Honourable Sharie de Castro’s significant other satisfied the requirement for years required under Section 16(4),” he said,
He further added, “the Premier’s wife by far satisfied the requirement of years required under the same section. When Cabinet approved applications, he recused himself and did not vote. Furthermore, Honourable de Castro and Honourable Smith were not a part of Cabinet at the time,” he added.