ROADTOWN Tortola, BVI, May 10th 2011 - While it is expected that the public service should carry out the agenda of the elected Government of the day regardless of personal political preference of individuals, there are cases where senior public servants are removed from office following the election of a particular party and in other cases, public servants have been alleged to do everything in their powers to “boycott” the government in power that they may not have supported during an election. The recent leaks of confidential Government information have been blamed on such public servants according to some.
“… this is something I feel passionate about, and the civil service must not be politcised. It must carry out the programme of the Government of the day, it is essential. And if it is obstructing, it is only helping to pull down the country,” Hon. Malone disclosed.
“So as soon as the Government is in, no matter which government, no matter if you vote for that Government or not, start to help the BVI to get its projects going so that the BVI can grow,” he charged.
Malone said Development Administration is very crucial to any country, and not just the Virgin Islands.
“The civil service must work to get those programmes out and they must feel a part of the administration that is going to get it done. “
The first term elected member of the House of Assembly said some civil servants think he is criticizing them, but said what he is really critcising is public administration.
“It must go into its developmental phase, as soon as the Government is elected, no matter which one it is, you don’t have to support,” he divulged.
“You vote for who you want, but when that is over, let’s build the country,” he said.
The Development Administration paper is one of many papers the lawyer and former Commissioner of Police have written during his tenure as a politician.
He also took the opportunity to highlight some of the many projects he was still able to accomplish with limited funds and being excluded from many projects.
“I was able to pave roads, I was able to fight for the Cadet Corp, I was able to push forward my ideas on national heroes, I was able to put up bus stop shelters, restore the well in Long Look, I was able to fight for money for the police range in the sum of $100,000, I was able to advance the idea for a Police training institute, and I have asked the Premier to put $100,000 of my $200,000 towards that for this year,” he revealed of his accomplishments.
The At Large Representative said he also gave out hundreds of monetary donations, for people with financial hardships, funeral grants, health issues, and for setting up small businesses.
In addition to those accomplishments, Honourable Malone said the best part of his tenure was his contribution to all of the legislations that came before the House of Assembly where he either gave his views or asked for amendments in a number of areas.
“It allowed me to research widely. I have looked at what other countries are doing, the United Kingdom, the United States, I normally look to them for guidance. I spend many, many hours just researching, to make sure we get it right, and sometimes in advancing my own viewpoint I upset people. But my intention is not to upset, it is to, let’s get it right, let us not make the mistake that others have made when you can take proper guidance.”
“But I really enjoyed my time researching and I have several libraries and I work very very hard in coming up with what I call the best answer for the BVI,” Malone said.
Article taken from Virgin Islands News Online
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