Fmr Magistrate Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury awaits return to office
Virgin Islands News Online today spoke with Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury who said that it has been exactly three years since her life and career were hit by a snag and she is still in the process of trying to get back on her feet and expecting the Governor to carry out the order of the Tribunal.
Mrs Rosan-Bunbury said that it was not until this year 2014, that she became aware of the findings and ruling of the tribunal. She said that she was never contacted or otherwise informed of this decision but would wish that the Governor honours the ruling.
“I was interdiction from my office as Magistrate on May 4, 2011. The public has not heard much of the matter and its resolution,” she told this news site. When asked how life is three years later, Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury’s response was that things have not been easy following what she terms her unjust removal from Office. But she said she continues to persevere.
Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury said she is the principal at Rosan Law located in the Mill Mall, Road Town, Tortola. She said she is making efforts to mitigate her loss but said it is not easy based on the shadow that was placed over her reputation and the unsettling circumstances surrounding her removal from Office.
Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury has intimated however that a Tribunal sat on April 18, 2012 to determine the charges levied against her. She said that the charges of insubordination to the Deputy Governor V. Inez Archibald, former Magistrate Valerie Stephens-Gordon and Permanent Secretary, David D. Archer were dismissed. The Attorney General decided to withdraw and not pursue the accusations of insubordination.
“A number of other charges were however substituted and leveled against me which the Tribunal decided on. But the Tribunal concluded that I had done nothing to justify my removal from Office. The Tribunal ended my interdiction and directed my immediate return to the Office of Magistrate. This decision of the Tribunal of which the Governor was informed was made since May 14, 2012,” she said.
Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury said that she has not yet been returned to Office and that the decision of the Tribunal was withheld from her for almost two years.
When asked how she felt about the situation, Mrs. Rosan-Bunbury’s reply was, “This week forms the 3rd Anniversary of the horrible set of circumstances set afoot that caused great harm to my reputation and career but God is just and vengeance belongs to him.”
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29 Responses to “Fmr Magistrate Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury awaits return to office”
While I disagree with how this matter was handled Mrs. B....ry had little respect for her office and thus is partly to blame for setting things in motion.
The lady is an honorable citizen of Her Majesty,the Queen,who served her country in many areas of law.We the citizens and residents must be proud of our BVI people.
A legally,lawfully and constitutionally instituted tribunal found that Mrs Bunbury had committed no offence,therefore,unless the crown wishes to appeal its own decision,then Mrs Bunbury must be reinstated in the public service.
The BVI is a free and democratic country,with a Constitution,and there are provisions in the Constitution to protect the citizens of the BVI,
And His Excellency the Governor is the chief custodian of Her Majesty's V.I Constitution.
So why the delay in returning Her Majesty's Citizen to Her work?