BVI Health Services Authority chairman ignores call for resignation

TORTOLA — British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority Chairman Ron Potter said he will not step down after being asked to resign his post.

“I confirm that I was requested via a WhatsApp message by the Honorable Minister (Vincent Wheatley) to resign my position as Chairman in light of the recent regrettable and tragic events affecting health care services,” Potter, said in a prepared statement on Sunday. He added that he took note of online media “reporting that the relationship with the Minister and I are strained.”

“If this reporting is true, I was certainly unaware of a strained relationship prior to the articles,” he wrote. “I consider that I have been a dedicated and committed chairman of the BVIHSA during my tenure and it is my desire, with the support of the hardworking team at the BVIHSA, to continue to develop the public healthcare sector of the territory to the best of my ability, so long as God will grant me favor.”