Hon. Fahie to quiz Premier on VI high crime rate!
The questions will be fired off when the First Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Second House of Assembly meets on November 10, 2014 at its Chambers in Road Town, on the main Island of Tortola.
A vital component in the Virgin Islands' crime fighting efforts is the issues of the West End Police Station located on Tortola which was closed by the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration.
Hon Fahie who represents that area of Tortola is asking for answers on this situation. He wants to know about the cost to repair the West End Police Station, and when will the problem be addressed in the light of the growing increasing crime rate in the VI and in his district.
Hon. Fahie also wants to know if the NDP has plans to permanently close the West End Police Station.
Crime in the VI in the last three years is on the raise and the Police Commissioner David Morris continues to mislead the Government and people saying that crime is going down. The statistics obtained by this news site show crime in most areas are up and residents and businesses continue to feel the reality of the high crime rate in the VI.
There also remains over some 10 plus unsolved murders in the tiny British Overseas Territory.
Another speech
Also at Monday’s sitting the United Kingdom appointed Governor John S. Duncan will read the Government‘s Legislative plans for the next year usually referred to as the speech from the Throne.
Little or none of these plans are usually achieved by this government or previous ones.
Also on the agenda are some Department’s Annual Reports including, the Public Works, Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly, and the Department of Waste Management.
The Attorney General Dr. the Hon Christopher P. Malcolm who is in his final weeks on the job as the Government top legal boss will move the first reading on Monday of a Human Rights Commission Act 2014.
HOA still a circus?
Two years ago Former Legislator Eileene L. Parsons OBE who is an NDP supporter told the public that she believes there has been a breakdown of decorum in the House of Assembly (HOA) of the Virgin Islands and has gone as far as to liken it to that of a “circus”.
Performing the role of host of the programme NDP Radio, which was aired on a local station on October 15, 2012, Mrs Parsons said the behaviour of certain Members in the HOA was a “burning issue” for persons in the community and that it was “deplorable”.
She also claimed that members of the community have even indicated to her that they no longer tune in to the House of Assembly sessions because of their disappointment with the way business was being conducted in the HOA.
“To me the House of Assembly has become a circus,” Mrs Parsons bluntly stated.
Opposition Members, talk show hosts and the public have also blasted the Speaker Hon Ingrid A. Moses as being bias, inconsistent and one sided in her rulings.
The Ruling NDP has 9 seats, with Virgin Islands Party 3 and People’s Empowerment Party 1 that make up the 13 Member HoA.
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21 Responses to “Hon. Fahie to quiz Premier on VI high crime rate!”
M..k V....rpool WAS NOT born in the Virgin Islands. But he has legal rights to be in government as a Minister. His character has come into question lately.