Health Minister should be fired — Walwyn

Weeks after Health Minister Vincent Wheatley asked BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Chairman Ron Potter to resign, Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn suggested that Wheatley should be removed from office instead.

Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, Walwyn criticised Wheatley’s handling of the health sector, particularly concerning the state of healthcare on the sister islands and the lack of proper equipment and staffing. He argued that the minister’s failure to manage critical health services effectively warrants his dismissal.

Walwyn was especially upset about the recent closure of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda, a situation he deemed inexcusable, particularly since Wheatley represents the island in the House of Assembly. He expressed disbelief that the clinics were left without electricity and criticized the Minister for not intervening.

“You’re the Minister of Health, and the hospital is closed in Virgin Gorda. And you’re the Minister of Health, and you ain’t know and you ain’t do nothing about it. But who needs to get fired? If anybody should be fired, it’s the Minister,” Walwyn said during his address.