Revenue Commissioner of the Barbados Revenue Authority, Margaret Sivers
The Commissioner of the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) Margaret Sivers is set to leave to her post.
“As with any living organism, there is one thing we are all assured of as we live and breathe: there will be change in our lives, nothing remains constant and so, after nearly five years of interacting and communicating with you as your Commissioner, this is my last message to you in the capacity as Revenue Commissioner,” she wrote.
Sivers, who had managed the transition of the various revenue collecting agencies that formally merged into the BRA on April 1, 2016, said she had been requested to return to the Ministry to finish the work she started on the implementation of the Development Plan 2000 – 2020.
“As you are aware, I would have started, in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, assisting with the implementation of its Development Plan 2000 – 2020. This included computerization of the Treasury, implementing accrual accounting, consolidation of the major revenue collecting agencies in a central revenue authority and developing a consolidated reporting framework for the Government of Barbados that included the public sector and state owned enterprises,” Sivers stated.
“You are also aware of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) Programme being implemented by the Government. I have been requested to return to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment to assist with completing the reforms started in 2000 and the management of the reporting requirements under the BERT programme,” she added.
The outgoing BRA boss apologized to her department for the short notice in telling them of her departure, explaining that it was beyond her control as the details for the transition are still being worked on.
“As to who will be taking over the chair, the Board still has to make that decision but it is expected that this should be determined shortly,” she said.
Sivers said even though BRA was at a fledgling stage and finding its way through the reform process, she is comforted in knowing she was leaving the Authority in relatively good shape. (EJ)
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CHARLES SKEETE, another fool, another DLP clown, stop seeing party, first, i expect nothing better from you, cause you wear the same clothes, ok you might be right in what you said about her, but look at the fact, money missing nothing was said, not a word, GOVERNMENT change, things to be done, fast track , dragging of feet, yes i appreciate what you have done over the years and under your party ,but i will place you close to me so i can keep a personal eye on you and the things you have to do,and and this is because of thing you have not done, you will now answer directly to me, saith the lord, here end today bible lesson,
Bad mouth her as we like
History would record that her contribution to the public service over the last twenty years is immeasurable
Most of her assignments were new and complicated and I am sure would have been shirked by others
That there were missteps along the way and everything was not accomplished is nothing for her to be ashamed about
Belfast go to naked departure and google
a whole alot of money was going around in barbados. and the only people ain get any was the poor people. time will tell though. and every body going along like nothing happen. but i know one day the chickens going to come home to roost.
Well to be honest, I ain't got the slightest clue what i behind, or in front of all this. I've read the comments and I can pick some sense out of them, but I just crawl out of the desert, so i can't add or subtract from what's behind the shift.
I seems to me like people in high places have been doing as they like with the people's money. More people will be shifted to places where money does not exist to tempt.More heads will roll in other places and we can't cry foul when they get rat out. .......Just wait!
@BELFAST - where do you reside?
No one is entitled to get a pay-cheque by just turning up for work. Must earn your pay otherwise you are just drawing a salary by fraud.
Nothing else need to be said here.
We Bajans are a bunch of cowardly people. We wait until someone is down or has turned his/her back, then to join the pack to rain blows down on them.Why couldn't these revelations been brought out in the open while that person was at the helm?
Miss siver should not be making no speech, and hear she well you know the BERT program started,and i was at this place doing this and that, all me mean is that i aint care i can go back where ever i was before my DLP party got in and give me the position, you lucky you aint loss the lil pick, dont forget the trouble that the top brass in the IRA cause, when staff was up set when female worker was given a job before ppl there, and her uncle was working there in a big post too, and then went on to be the centre of the stolen moneies, which was down graded cause all hands were on deck, well we know sivers like the DLP, so is one lucky person, ppl gine now get them, INCOME TAX money, no more sabotage here, the money was to start paying, and keep hit hard rock when you can go around it, cause ppl trying to make MIA look bad, CLEAN UP D PLACE MIA MADAME PRIME MINISTER, we gine do do do, fix up this space ship, and get we riding high again, back into outta space, let keep get back to exploring the frontier and look for new life, here in this wilderness that was lying for 10 years, suffering, get them so called big ups out, them aint got no new ideas, bring in young minds, who study aboard and see the ideas of progressing countries, and see if we can fine tune some of them and make them work here, ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE, that ONE is BARBADOS, not one get all and pockets full, cant work. let she ga long wid d DLP, look and see how it is done here in the USA, them get them differences but them fight for country, and that didt happen here in the last 10 years,
Ask her about the large sums of money left in drawers overnight because she could not be bothered to forwarded it to the banks including the Central Bank. Anybody could have pulled a drawer and taken what they wanted.
This info was forwarded to the relevant authorities by more than one worker. She was selling US like she was a bank.Find out the facts before wunna talk.
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