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‘There’s something of a bright side’ to DPP’s departure- David D. Archer
This is according to Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer who, in a press release today, October 9, 2019, confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s story published October 8, 2019, that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and United Kingdom (UK) national, Kim Hollis QC, had tendered her resignation.
Mr Archer also confirmed Ms Hollis will depart in December 2019.
Ailing family member
The Deputy Governor said he was “sad to share” that Hollis, who has served the territory as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) since 2016, has decided to leave the public service in December “as a result of the need for her to take care of an ailing family member.”
Mr Archer further said Ms Hollis’ wealth of experience will be missed.
“I wish to extend my personal thanks for the admirable work she has put in at a demanding post. As a territory, we’ve benefitted not just from Ms Hollis’ skills in the courtroom, but also from her leadership, as she has shared much with her team of prosecutors, the entities she advises within the Government, and with the greater legal fraternity in the territory.”
The DDP, Mr Archer said, has shared with him her personal commitment to offer any transitional support to the next holder of the post and he commends her for this professional gesture.
“As we work toward achieving the goals of the Public Service Transformation Programme I look forward to the changes that we expect will emerge within the Office of the DPP as well as other legal departments of Government who play a critical role in advising Government members on a variety of legal issues.
“Please join me in extending thank you to the Learned Kim Hollis, QC for the time she has committed to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution. I wish her God’s blessings and a successful extended professional career. Thank you,” Mr Archer wrote.
See link to related story:
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/dpp-kim-hollis-qc-abruptly-resigns
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6 Responses to “‘There’s something of a bright side’ to DPP’s departure- David D. Archer”
I only hope they will look long and hard and make the right choice. Since Terrence Williams we have not really had a DPP who had rally step up to the plate and make a meaningful contribution and make that office a better place to work. Mr. Archer, it seems to me that the department of HR have a serious problem in selecting the right people for the job and is also rewarding people for inefficiency.
If u have an excellent expat getting the job done, why chase him away? Embrace these people and make them part of your society. The U.S, Canada, Britain etc are more powerful because of the contribution made by immigrants.
The BVI has excellent expat nurses, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, teachers but instead of appreciating them, we spend most of our time bickering about who from here and who not from here. It's not where u from that determines how well u do a job. It's your training, experience and character.
Ar**er is fake he don’t always support locals