People in Authority, must obey our Constitution and the Rule of Law:
My dear people of the British Virgin Islands-Nature’s Little Secret: Thank you very much for all you have done for me and my family. Your continued friendship kept me connected to the Virgin Islands. Thanks to the senior citizens of Virgin Gorda for checking on my welfare and contributing to my well-being.
How did the Virgin Islands Constitution come into Force?
I read in the Constitution; the following:
“At the Court at Buckingham Palace ,the 13th day of June 2007,Present;The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council: Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962(a) and all other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows: Citation, commencement and establishment of Constitution. The Virgin Islands Constitution came into Force, on the 15th June 2007 (The appointed day)
How did the Virgin Islands Constitution come into Effect? This is what Her Majesty wrote in our Constitution: I read in the Constitution; the following:
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE VIRGINISLANDS:
“Whereas the people of the territory of the Virgin Islands have over the centuries evolved with a distinct cultural identity which is the essence of a Virgin Islander;
Acknowledging that the society of the Virgin Islands is based upon certain moral, spiritual and democratic values including a belief in god, the dignity of the human person, the freedom of the individual and respect for fundamental rights and freedom and the rule of law;
Mindful that the people of the Virgin Islands have expressed a desire for their Constitution to reflect who they are as a people and a country and their quest for social justice, economic empowerment and political advancement;
Recognising that the people of the Virgin Islands have a free and independent spirit, and have developed themselves and their country based on qualities of honesty, integrity, mutual respect. self-reliance and the ownership of the land engendering a strong sense of belonging to and kinhip with those islands;
Recalling that because of history, economic and other reasons many of the people of the Virgin Islands reside elsewhere but have an ancestral connection and bond with those islands;
Accepting that the Virgin Islands should be governed based on adherence to well-established democratic principles and institutions;
Affirming that the people of the Virgin islands have generally expressed their desire to become a self-governing people and to exercise the highest degree of control over the affairs of their country at this stage of its development; and
Noting that the United Kingdom, the administering power for the time being, has articulated a desire to enter into a modern partnership with the Virgin Islands based on principles of mutual respect and self-determination;
Now, therefore, the following provisions have effect as the Constitution of the Virgin Islands:
My people of the Virgin Islands, do not be afraid of those SUPERPOWERS. We the people of the BVI had sent a legal delegation [attorneys-at-law-Q-C] to Buckingham palace to present to Her Majesty, a proposal for a Virgin Islands Constitution. It was our desire to have our own Constitution. At the court at BuckinghamPalace, Her Majesty accepted our proposal, and she gave us our Virgin Islands Constitution. Though not written, she must have said to our Queen’s Counsel/Representatives-“Tell the people of the Virgin Islands, enjoy their Fundamental Rights and Freedoms”. Every Virgin Islander [residing in or outside of the Virgin Islands] is covered under our Constitution and every non-Virgin Islander residing in the BVI is also covered under our Constitution.
People in Authority: Our Constitution makes provision for a Governor of the Virgin Islands, appointed by Her Majesty by Commission under Her sign Manual and Signet and shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure. We welcome you-Governor, to the Virgin Islands. I respect your office: You are a child of god.
I call on Virgin Islanders to respect the office of Governor, and show respect to the Governor, as a Human-Person, based on your belief in god.
The Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual: Our Constitution makes provisions in Section 9 to 30 for the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Citizens and Residents of the Virgin Islands. And provision is made in section 31 for enforcing the foregoing provisions 9 to 30,if you believe that someone contravened one of the sections 9 to 30.You can seek redress in the High Court. Her Majesty said, you can!
If you sort redress in the High Court of Justice, against a decision of a person in authority, to dismiss you and who had violated your rights under sections 9 to 30, during the Dismissal Proceeding, and the High Court ruled in your favor; then the High Court Decision remains Final for the time being.
If the person in Authority(The Governor) is not satisfied with the High Court Ruling, he has the legal avenue under our Justice System to appeal the matter to the Appeal’s Court and then to Her Majesty’s Privy Council. If he chose not to appeal and therefore accept the High Court Ruling; then the High Court Ruling, remains-FINAL. Case- closed. No other Administrative proceedings can SUPERSEDE a High Court Ruling!
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