‘All we could do was hug and cry!’ Premier visits Letty’s family in Florida
Amid reports that Violet ‘Letty’ Delville’s (more commonly known as Letty Hodge) missing granddaughter Miya Marcano was found dead overseas, Premier Andrew Fahie visited the family in Orlando, Florida to lend his support.
“All we could do was embrace and cry. Even thinking about it now … to lose a child to such senseless crime in the prime of their life is something difficult to fathom,” said Fahie who was already in Miami on official business at the time of his visit.
He was speaking at a vigil held for the late Miya Marcano in West End, Tortola on Sunday evening, following his return.
In remembering Marcano, the Premier highlighted how her death not only brought together the entire Orange County area in Florida but also the international community.
Premier continued with the message of unity and urged for residents to put aside their generational strife and look towards a better future.
“Sometimes we carry on the very hatred [of our forefathers] and somebody has to stop the generational pain. Somebody has to love,” he stated
“We have to use this time to untie. We have to use this time to let each other know that in the wink of an eye, we could lose a loved one. So, love the loved ones while you still love them,” the Premier added.
Scores pay tribute locally
Scores of Tortola residents paid tribute to Marcano whose body was found on Saturday, October 2 after she went missing from her Arden Villas Apartment complex a week earlier.
Her body was found in a wooded area near Tymber Skan apartments in Orlando, approximately 20 miles from where she lived.
The chief suspect in her disappearance and death Armando Caballero used to live in the Tymber Skan apartment complex. He died from an apparent suicide on Monday.
Marcano’s death has rocked the local community and the world. A lot of people on social media have been paying tributes and expressing condolences to the 19-year-old’s family.
The hashtag #MiyaMarcano trended on social media over the weekend when her body was found.
A petition by residents of Arden Villas on change.org titled “Ensure Arden Villas Enacts Proper Safety Measures In Light of Miya Marcano’s Kidnapping” has since garnered nearly 14,000 signatures.
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That’s nice of him to visit a fellow district family who have invested a lot into business in the district.
Only in the BVI!
I’m sure anyone that was at that candle vigil can agree that it was not for Miya. It felt a lot more like a political campaign. He couldn’t even pronounce her or her mother’s name correctly. SMH.
That’s what politicians do. They just want that spotlight. ..
That man ravenous for the spotlight. He saw an opportunity to get on TV with all the news media and wasted no time finding the mics
The sad thing is that in a few weeks or months, they will forget about the victim just like they have forgotten all the victims of unsolved murders in OUR BVI community
You people are pathetic.
Great of the him to show his support. The family has everyone’s support and he respectfully showed love. This is the best I honestly ever seen him look so he represented well. I’m not fond of him but this was commendable.
Of course he would find a way to grab the mic. Sickening! Couldn’t just go be moral support.
He is the Premier of the Virgin Islands and he was conveying sympathy on behalf of the country. You all stop being so childish and foolish.
I agree with you totally. People are sooooo negative in this place. The Premier and Honourable Rhymer were in the area and they drove how many miles to wish condolences to the grieving family who loss their loved one to a senseless crime. That I see is was very commendable of the Premier and his colleague. Now if he didnt go and people found out that he was in the area they would have complained that he didn’t even show up…… People please grow up and do away with negativity.