Following her participation in the first ever Election Observer Mission to Anguilla earlier this year, Hon Cartwright Robinson was invited by CPA UK to be a part of a Post – Election Seminar.
PDM Leader, Hon Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has just completed participation as a Presenter in Anguilla’s first ever Post Election Seminar held from August 10 – 12, 2015. Hon Robinson served on four member Team organized by the CPA BIMR in the UK. Also included in this Team were Dr Matthew Offord, MP from the House of Commons; Hon Duncan McNeil MSP, Senior MP from the Scottish Parliament and Duncan Sagar, Clerk of Select Committees in the House of Lords. Local notable presenters included Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hon Victor Banks; Anguilla’s Deputy Governor Hon Stanley Reid; Speaker Hon Leroy Rogers; retired Justice Don Mitchell CBE QC and former Anguillan Speaker David Carty.
Hon Robinson presented during seven of the eleven Sessions which included Parliamentary Practise and Procedure in TCI, the role of Political Parties and Parliaments, Holding the Executive into Account, Standards, Privileges, Ethics and Interests in the TCI’s experience, The Role of the Public Accounts Committee and two sessions with the newly formed Anguillan Youth Parliament.
“It was great to share the experiences that I have gained over the past 17 years in Party and Parliamentary involvement particularly those gained as a result of the many national consultations and bodies that I have been involved in. The reviews from the attendees were encouraging and I was happy to be of assistance to new parliamentarians from Anguilla and the BVI. There were a few highlights for me and that of course were the sessions involving the youth parliamentarians and then to present together with the Chief Minister of Anguilla and hear from such a senior regional politician on the positives of party politics and the coalition of ideas. Hearing from a brilliant mind such as Justice Don Mitchell CBE QC will be for me an unforgettable experience.”
