Order in Council is an 'insurance' for reform- Governor Rankin
Responding to questions posed to him by members of the media at the a press conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Mr Rankin was very clear that the Order in Council will not be removed unless the reform takes place.
“The agreement, which was reached with the Government of National Unity, was to implement 48 of 49 CoI recommendations," Governor Rankin reminded.
The 49th recommendation was for a partial suspension of the constitution.
Insurance
“The Order in Council was brought in as an insurance. It is if there is a failure in the commitment then swift action would be taken to remedy the situation.”
Governor Rankin said the Order in Council is something that would only be triggered off by a process and this is made explicitly clear in the framework document that the process can only be implemented if there was a delay in the implementation [of reforms] without a legitimate excuse.
He reminded that the period set out for the implementation of the CoI recommendations spans a period of two years.
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He has reminded us that this process has a period set out for its implementation of the reform spans for a period of two years. He also warned that failure to to implement the agreed to recommendations as agreed will triggered "swift action will be taking to remedy the situation."
We are living in a world where good and evil are are happening daily. Whether or not we are willing to admit to this truth, it is true. Whether or not our past and present politicians are willing to admit that they have mismanaged our finances, they have.
The above does clear the UK of the same, but they are our political rulers. Whether partially right or or partially wrong, our political leaders have already agreed to complied with the CoI recommendations. Any attempt to shift our political gear to reverse or even to another gear, if you understand me well, will not work.
Let us be "wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove.*
The right way for is the way of genuine integrity, not political trickery. We the people of the British Virgin Islands is presently in need of better governance, not a dishonest one, and surely not inexperience unlearned political mouth champions, and hopeless novices.
I think we allow hate and misinformation to clog our eyes.
Nowhere in the GOVNR speech did he say that if the Unity Gov fail, he would suspend the constitution.
It is made explicitly clear in the framework document that the process can only be implemented if there was a delay in the implementation [of reforms] without a legitimate excuse.
It is if there is a failure in the commitment then swift action would be taken to remedy the situation.”
SIMPLE . Stop trying to make things worst than it already is.
Yes, our people deserve a fair and uncorrupt govt, but this isn't the way, how do you hold a gun to someones head and the results are just.