Dancia Penn 2011 Manifesto

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On November 7, 2011 - Vote Hon. Dancia Penn

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Dear Residents and Members of the 8th District,

Greengs!

I am glad that I responded to your calls in 2007 for me to run for a seat as your Representave in theHouse of Assembly of The Virgin Islands. I thank you for your vote of condence in me, and for giving

me the responsibility and opportunity to represent you. I have taken this very seriously and whatever

have done and wherever I have been, it has always been with you and your interests rmly in my mind

and deep in my heart.

The past four years have been unusually dicult because of the downturn in the economy all over the

world which began in 2008. Our economy has been aected by this, and there has been less money

available to the Government. In spite of this several millions of dollars have been spent in the 8th District

touching all of the areas promised in my 2007 Manifesto. Many projects are sll in progress. In addion

many other things have been done.

I invite you to review what I have done in the last four years and how I plan with your input to build on

that beginning over the next four years if you re-elect me! Please also listen to what I say on television

radio and in the newspapers about my vision for securing a beer, brighter future for the 8th District and

the enre Virgin Islands.

Sincerely,

Dancia Penn


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Virgin Islands Party - All the W

1. Creaon of a

Village Council

Set up a District Oce where I met regularly

with members of the public and conducted other

community acvies.

Connue to keep regular meengs

at the District Oce and to expand

the use of the Oce.

2. Improving Health

Care Services

Wheelchair ramp at East End Clinic

Wheelchair ramp and guardrails at East End/Long

Look Community Centre

Idened the site and had prepared schemac

designs for the East End/Long Look Clinic

Conduct public consultaons on the

drawn plans for the East End Clinic

and complete its construcon to

provide up to date health care and

health services there.

3. Creang clean and

upliing physical

surroundings

Painted guardrails from Lile Dix to

Hope Hill & Beef Island (including the Q.E. Bridge)

Support for ower bed planng by the East

Beaucaon Commiee at the Willard Wheatley

Primary School

Flower Garden at the Q.E. Bridge

Clearing of ghuts and drains and general cleanup

campaigns

Localised garbage collecon system, including

hiring a contractor from the District

Ensure the enforcement of the Lier

Abatement Act. Benet: cleaner 8th

District.

Connue regular cleanup campaigns

Creaon of community parks and

open spaces, including at Greenland

Connue tree planng

Regularise drain cleaning, ghut

cleaning and bush cung andconnue to ensure a cleaner

community.

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2007 PROPOSALS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLANS AS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE


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4. Expanding

and improving

communitydevelopment

services

Helped negoate Ocean Conversion contract for

the Bar Bay Plant to supply East End/Long Look.

Result: water always, at lower cost and a return

on the investment by locals

Repaired, plastered and painted walls of the

exisng Cemetery; completed secon B of new

Cemetery

Negoaons ongoing to acquire land for a Hope

Estate Community Centre

Complete Hope Estate Community

Centre, with Library, computer facili-

es and a public meeng space.

Enhancement of the local branch of

The Virgin Islands Public Library at

Long Swamp

Connue to provide tutoring servic-

es for students

5. Creaon

of a Career

Development

Centre

Provided access to computers and other resourc-

es at the 8th District Oce for use by members of

the community

Enhance work started to create a

fully developed Resource and Career

Centre

6. Community

counseling / social

services

Responded regularly to individual needs and con-

cerns

Regular nancial assistance to students, the el-

derly, the disabled, persons in need and survivors

of loved ones

Assistance to persons whose homes were de-

stroyed by re, ood or other means

Sponsored the General Knowledge Quiz on ZBVI

on Morning Devoons

Finalise plans for addicon support

programmes, such as Alcoholics

Anonymous (AA)

Provide general counseling services

Support to civil society and NGOs of-

fering counseling/social services

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7. Preservaon and

promoon of

our history and

culture

Supported the Methodist Church in celebrang

its 200th Anniversary with the painng of our his-

tory in murals at Chapel Hill

Advanced preparaons, including the collecon

of material, to open a museum in the District

Acquired a tradional house for the planned mu-

seum

Annual sponsorship of the August Fesval, in-

cluding culturally signicant and other troupes

and the Hope Estate fesvies

Annual sponsor for Fishermans Day

Sponsored a Cultural Extravaganza at Brandywine

Bay Beach

Creaon of a Cultural Village Mu-

seum

Marking each historical site, includ-

ing with notes on its history

Marking all graves in the Greenland

Cemetery

Documenng and teaching of localhistory in the schools

Recognion of persons who have

contributed to our community

8. Providing quality

sporng facilies

and posive

entertainment

opportunies

Constructed basketball court at the East End Park

in collaboraon with Hon. Irene Penn-ONeal

Sponsorship of sporng teams and athletes

Work in progress on larger redesigned Greenland

Field incorporang addional lands

Compleon of the Greenland Field

and connuing enhancement and

improvement of sporng and recre-

aonal facilies and amenies

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9. Providing higher

quality educaon

Sponsored: the BVI Reading Council, reading pro-

gramme for teachers at the Willard Wheatley

and Francis Lesome Primary Schools and Penns

Learning Centerat Parham Town;

Ensured construcon of the new Francis Le-

some Primary School

Ensured commencement of repairs at the Willard

Wheatley Primary School, including contract for

new Administraon Block

Compleon of construcon at Wil-

lard Wheatley Primary School

Erecon of statue of Willard Wheat-

ley at Willard Wheatley Primary

School

Erecon of statue of Francis Le-

some at Francis Lesome Primary

School

10. Encouraging

posive youth

development

Sponsored: children at Harrigans Music School,

Photography Summer Programme, Creave

Kids Click by Kaleta Paerson Henry, Lifeguard

instructed Summer Swimming Programme for

children, B-Safe Cycling Programme for Willard

Wheatley Primary School students and success-

ful summer programmes in 2009 and 2010 for

children and young people

The young people and their personal

development are my highest priority

and I will iniate and support facili-

es and acvies for their advance-

ment including:

Arts/talent development ser-

vices, for dance, music, video

producon etc.

Talent expos and compeons

Business start-up support

Creaon of a Youth Parliament

11. Fair and proper

execuon of

the East End

/ Long Look

Development

Project

Extensive work has been done on this very

important project and consultaons have

been held with the community

Plans are ready for the Red Bay Wharf Devel-

opment

Compleon of the East End/Long

Look Waterfront Project, including

resoluon of land tles in the area

Development of commercial and

other facilies by the people of the

area

Complete Red Bay Fishermans

Wharf

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12. Increasing job

and economicopportunies

Connued distribuon of Stevens Land

Facilitated work under the Sewerage Project en-

suring employment

Facilitated road side maintenance work

Job placement of several persons

Intervenon on behalf of contractors on Scrub

Island

Creang a Land Bank and acquiring

land for subdivision and distribuonto rst me home owners and young

persons without lands to inherit

Promote on-the-job training and

apprenceship systems

Create jobs and markets in Fishing,

Agriculture, Cras and Ecotourism

by:

a. Fishing Finance Scheme providingresources and training, including

for deep sea shing. Creaon

of secure markets through the

tourism sector.

b. Teaching Fishing Cra Scheme

to produce local cra items for

cultural tourism, including sh

pots, nets, nave boats, sh

baskets and so on

c. Agricultural Scheme to support

ownership of small Plant Nurseries

by young people to produce our

local fruits, vegetables and ground

provisions for sale to households

throughout The Virgin Islands to

ensure food security

d. Nave Cras Teaching Scheme

for young people to make cra

items such as small models of The

Virgin Islands tradional row boat,

batalog, Sloop, vessel, schooner

for the tourism market, includingin glass boles

e. Building the row boat, batalog,

sloop to provide business

opportunies oering tours to

tourists in our Bays.

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13. Addressing the

sewerage treat-

ment problem

Ensured East End was included (for the rst me)

in our recommencing of the Naonal Sewage

Project

This work will connue and I shall

support such projects throughout

The Virgin Islands

14. Protecon

of special

environmental

and cultural areas

Maintained my stated public posion on the Beef

Island Development Project even as the case pro-

gresses through the Courts

Began work on restoraon of wells in the com-

munity, including Brack Well and Missy Butcher

Well

Ensure strengthening and enforce-

ment of environmental legislaon

Complete restoraon of Brack Well,

Missy Butcher Well and others

Restore Mangroves in the 8th District

Ensure environmentally sound man-

agement of our beaches, reefs, ghuts

and trees

Promote environmental educaon

programmes in schools

15. Development Paving of roads: Hawks Nest(Beef Island to Bal-

sum Ghut), Shepherds Hill , Greenland, Josiahs

Bay, Parham Town Hilland Dolly Hill

Erecon of street lights from Lile Dix to Hope

Hilland from Lambert Hillto Balsam Ghut

Built retaining walls in Hope Hill, Greenland andParham Town

Assisted with emergency relief to Josiahs Bay

aer ooding and began process towards long-

term soluons

Secured funding for an alternave access into

and out of Josiahs Bay

Introduce Ecotourism as a prime

goal in our socio-economic develop-

ment

Restroom, changing and other facili-

es at Long Bay Beach

Beef Island Ferry Terminal

Construct sidewalks along the main

roads and walkways to promote

safety and security

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16. Naonal Goals In my role as a member of the House of Assem-

bly, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and

Social Development as well as member of theNaonal Security Council, I have worked in the

overall interest of our Country.

Democracy is necessary if our free-

dom is to be. I shall, therefore, con-

nue work to ensure this and thedevelopment of our country.

SOME NATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

As Minister for Health and Social Development

COMPLETED

1. Connued to resolve the complex problems inherited from the last Government on BVI Health Services Authority

and the re-construcon of Peebles Hospital; connuing the construcon of the new Peebles Hospital

2. New Incinerator installed and being commissioned

3. Promoted awareness of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and heart disease

4. Promoted wellness, including through regular Heart Healthy Walks and the promoon of Caribbean Wellness Day

5. Advanced arrangements for health care locally and abroad

6. Prepared and laid in the House: Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Strategy, Naonal Health Policy, Social Sec

tor Report and Implementaon Plan, Naonal Pandemic Preparedness Plan, and BVI Disease Surveillance Manua

7. Improvements to several public cemeteries throughout the Territory and published a guide to burials

8. Cane Garden Bay Community Centre (completed and opened) and advanced work on several Community Centres

9. Cane Garden Bay Clinic (relocated) and Capoons Bay Clinic (designs completed)

10. Increased in 2008 grants to persons who qualify under the Public Assistance Act by between 50% to 100%

11. Increased in 2010 the spend to parcipants in the BVI Services Programmes by 25%

12. Introducon of a prosthesis clinic on island for persons who need to be ed with arcial limbs

13. Introduced a Programme for Baerers called the Partnership for Peace

14. Coordinated a Global School Health Survey

15. Appointment of a Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceucal Services to address counterfeit medicines and so on

16. Appointed a Disability Coordinator and begun work on a policy on the disabled

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IN PROGRESS

1. Hope Estate Community Centre (land negoaons ongoing); West End Community Centre (gym construcon

started); and North Sound Community Centre (construcon commenced)

2. Naonal Health Insurance System (preliminary implementaon acvies to begin in November 2011)

3. Naonal Gender Policy (dra Policy to be submied in mid October)

4. Naonal Policy on Ageing and the Elderly (eld research on the way)

5. Naonal Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

6. Negoaons for land for a new Home for the Elderly

7. Standards for Residenal Care Homes in The Virgin Islands (this relates to the Adina Donovan Home a re

view has been completed and sta training is on the way)

8. A Naonal Food and Nutrion Policy (a Food and Nutrion Council has been appointed and trained)

9. Nurse Iris ONeal Poly-clinic (designs started); and EE/LL Poly-clinic (drawings complete)

10. New BVI Services Building (contract to be awarded by Cabinet)

As Deputy Premieremier

1. Acted as Premier in the Premiers absence

2. Served on the Naonal Security Council

3. Assisted with the implementaon of the new Constuon, The Virgin Islands Constuon Order 2007

4. Represented The Virgin Islands regionally and internaonally on a range of maers, including the signing ofTax Informaon Exchange Agreements (TIEAS), meengs on airli to BVI and meengs with regional Minis-

ters of Health

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As Member of The House of Assembly

1. Supported the passing of key legislaon such as:

Domesc Violence Act,

Archives Act,

Lier (Abatement Amendment) Act,

Nurses and Midwives Act,

Registrar of Interests Amendment Act,

Dormant Accounts Act,

Non-Belongers Landholding (Amendment) Act,

Services Commission Act,

Labour Code, and

Legislaon for the Financial Services Sector

2. Regularly updated the House of Assembly on the work of the Ministry through Ministerial Statements

3. Addressed the issues and concerns of all cizens, including meeng with any member of The Virgin Islands

populaon.

4. Endorsed and encouraged civil society, service clubs and church groups

5. Representave on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Associaon for Women Parliamentarians for the Caribbean,

Atlanc and the Americas, working to advance the work of parliaments, womens rights and gender equality


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ON ELECTION DAY 2011 PLEASE VOTE;

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