Bishop: Gov gravely mistaken that ‘wider public’ supports UK takeover
By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff
Local clergyman Bishop John Cline has said Governor John Rankin is gravely mistaken in his assertion that the turnout at the recent anti-UK-rule protests is an indication that the wider community supports suspending the BVI constitution for Britain to temporarily takeover.
In an exclusive interview with BVI News yesterday, the clergyman said UK Overseas Territories Minister, Amanda Milling met with a wide cross-section of the BVI community – including the Christian Council – when she visited the territory recently and no one gave any indication they were in favour of suspending the constitution.
Bishop Cline, who organised the aforesaid protests last month, further argued that Governor Rankin is playing into a narrative that he wants to believe is true.
“The Governor goes on to say that all of us or most people in the BVI agree with the recommendations. He is partially correct on that. We have identified areas where governance can be strengthened and where there can be more parameters put in place to ensure accountability and transparency in governance,” Cline said. “But I will go on further to state that the civil servants’ processes and a lot of the errors that were identified in the system were under the Governor’s purview in the first place. The Governor is responsible for civil servants through the Deputy Governor’s Office. Why is it not that the Governor takes some responsibility — and past governors as well — for their lack of proper oversight of BVI civil servants and the deficiency that were identified,” the clergyman questioned.
Cline maintained that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) was not necessary. But since it has already happened, the clergyman contends that the COI should not be used as an opportunity to recolonise the Virgin Islands.
Message to the BVI people
The bishop also addressed the locals; highlighting that the Governor’s statements are what happens when they do not take and stand for their own rights and use their own voices.
“Somebody will voice what they believe you are saying by your silence and by your absence and right now what the Governor is doing is trying to make an attempt to speak for the people of the Virgin Islands because he did not see them in great numbers at the march and I want to say to BVI persons, we may disagree on a lot of things but I am almost 99 per cent sure that the majority of us in the Virgin Islands agree that we do not want a direct rule,” Cline said.
“We do not want one man deciding the fate of 30,000 people. We do not want our House of Assembly dissolved. It is a fundamental human right to have self-determination and a democratically elected government and not have one man you do not elect but appointed by the UK to rule over us. And if they do not stand up, then somebody will speak for them,” he added.
Message to the UK
Meanwhile, Cline said if the UK is genuinely interested the BVI people’s opinion, as the Governor claims, then they would hear loudly that the people do not want direct rule.
“If you are really listening to the people and not to your own narrative, you will hear the people of the Virgin Islands saying ‘all of us can do better in terms of good governance’ but it is not different from what the UK can do. The other day we see six or seven persons who were security people in the UK arrested for money laundering and drug trafficking,” Cline said.
“Everywhere you go in the world, you have this possibility of corruption. It is not ok for the UK to think they can use what they found in the COI to take over a country and we want them to cease and desist from that position. If you want a modern partnership and you want to help – help. But help does not look like direct rule. Not for us. We will resist it with every fibre of our body,” the clergyman contended.
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Mr. Cline, it is actually you who is gravely mistaken.
Whatever racist views prompted the CoI I am not sure that imposing more white UK civil servants is the answer to any problem that the BVI has!
No, let’s keep thieving the public’s money instead.
It’s why our schools, roads, telecoms and sewerage are so good after billions of government revenue since the mid 80s. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Hey racist efftard. You do know ?? has black politicians? Grow up and get your racist bigoted belonger head out of your derrière
Ah yes, the BVI. The beacon of fairness and equality.
If one isnt a member of the handful of names in the territory you gotta make sure you brown nose the members of the names to have the right to even open a bank account or get healthcare.
They know what they’re doing to others, that’s why so.many of them run back there when they have to follow rules which don’t give them preferential treatment elsewhere.
Of course Cline will say this. If him or any of them need to relocate elsehwere they’re going to be easy targets for the wolves because they can’t put down their heirs.
Their big mouths are going to get them in trouble quick.
..is one f the names.
It wasn’t racist views that prompted the COI it was the former Premier Fahie endless lobbying for a COI so that he could use it to undermine his political opponents.
This is common knowledge. He even lobbied openly for it in the HOA. Careful what you wish for.
Bishop Cline, please do not prolong our grief through your denial.
We know that the five stages of grief are: denial; anger; bargaining
depression; and acceptance.
We accept the fact that our Premier turned our country into a narco state. We accept the fact that the COI highlights investigations of serious wrong doing that need to be investigated and resolved. We accept the fact that we demonstrated under our older system we are incapable of governing ourselves.
We need a new tomorrow. We need a plan that we all understand. A plan that focuses on educating our children so they can help us move forward in a honest way. We need a plan to improve our infrastructure. We need a plan for sustainable businesses.
We need to move through the five stages of grief towards acceptance.
Was a narco state long before this episode.
All the filth is rising to the top of all the filth.
God bless those who are the ones enduring all the genuine suffering all these years while the fat cats fool everyone and drag everyone along for their own selfish benefits.
Get from here from talking hogwash!!
Your clique DOES NOT represent the wider public!!!!!!!
I have absolutely no respect, trust, or faith in anyone who is a reverend, bishop, priest or whatever.
Individuals in the name of religion have raped our minds and wallets, making us sheeple. They steal our money, taint our minds with fire and brimstone and fear of god, yet steal, lie and philander. Enough.
There is a reason why nations exclude religion from
Government. God does not have a place in the law of man. Let’s make the change and live honestly. Religion is the opiate of the masses and we have been drinking the cool aid for way too long
And the BVI became more Christian the worse things became lol.
Whoever could get out of this h**l hole made sure to do so because it was obvious where this was going.
So sorry for those trapped as parents with kids and obligations.
careful cline….dont make no mistake we want to send you and csc to miami to join foy boy and groundhog.
With
He needs to go take a seat
No comment from the Bish about the Judas Iscariot who comprehensively betrayed the people of the BVI for his 7 million pieces of silver…!
Bishop, you are obviously gravely mistaken. You are not in touch with the public!
Never question religious figures. They are better than you. And if you do, their god will kill you with lightning bolts while you pleasure yourself.
Not kidding. Try it sometime.
When you don’t die, then you can burn them at the stake for heresy
He knows what he’s doing and whose interests his looking out for. Definitely isn’t the publics.
Also its hilarious how all these noisemakers think they’re so important when in the slightly bigger picture they don’t register.
Time to reap what y’all have sown.
I think the Bible has some things to say about this.
If any of them who profess to be real Christians actually read it rather than interpreted, they’d know their time would come.
Useless words. The BVI people have spoken and the Guv was tuned in. Local government stood down during UK direct rule for the next 2+ years
It is you I am afraid who is gravely mistaken.
It’s very amazing
howpw people can recon
-applause the likes of this guy to lead U in prayer
Boy, he rally missing the gravy train.
Why this guy fighting to keep them politicians. They fail the people over and over again. Time for them to quit. Same bull from them everyday. Changing them name don’t change the corruption. United Government still spell bad politics.
Because he continually got no-bid contracts regardless of which party was in power. Gravy train stop.
The net is tightening Cline. Squeal away. Your gravy train is about to hit the buffers.
This false prophet need to go sit has a** down. He need to work on giving back the money that the Cristian counsel took without a clear mandate of how it would be used and then beg forgiveness as that was technically stealing.
While he is working on it, this so called bishop also needs to work out giving back interest and opportunity costs back to the government coffers. He then needs to make a trip to every household in the BVI and apologize for stealing their money and, along with these trash politicians, helping to set back this territory at least 100 years from self sustaining independence.
It is very obvious that anyone with either secrets, lucrative contracts or simply bad intentions are getting very worried about the UK stepping in. The “man of the cloth” should be ashamed of himself trying to speak on behalf of anyone except from his greedy self. It’s all about the money at the end of the day..
Cline get from under a rock. The truth is most residents did not support the protest. Especially since it was organised by people like you. And please stop spreading the rhetoric that the u.k. is recolonising the islands. The suspension of the constitution is only limited to the HOA and Cabinet. All other institutions will continue to function. You just need to take your head out of the sand thinking the residents are with you. Most people are for the partial suspension. Have a poll if you don’t believe me!!
Cline need to demonstrate what kind of March he could pull. Oh yeah, he already did on two occasions. The best he could do was like 100, it looked like a representative of his church rather than the population. This man nor any of the so called organizers represent me.
There is only one person gravely mistaken and that is you, the wider BVI community are all for UK intervention. If the BVI wants independence one day, it must take this opportunity to rid itself of corruption and associated criminal activity.
That man needs to just hush and preach to his Congregation. Ain’t nothing this man say or does bears witness to Christianity.
These days anybody can throw up a sign and make themselves a bishop/ pastor/ preacher whatever. Kinda scurry.
This is the second time I’ve heard reference to “security people in the UK, being arrested for money laundering” and it being said to be equivalent to what we have in BVI with Fahie, Maynard, Senior Govt Official 1 etc. They are not the same at all. The people arrested in England are junior ranks in the army, in the Household Division. It’s regrettable but not the same as the most senior public “servants” being, allegedly, serious organised criminals; on top of the institutionalized and long standing corruption, arbitrary exercise of power and incompetence revealed by the CoI.
It’s quite telling that this straw is grabbed at!
What do we see for all the revenue generated since 1984? Where did it go?
Remember 2/3 of the 30,000 are expats!
Who are your teachers, doctors, and police!
How many of 30,000 population have rights? Taxation without representaion.
People them residents here 20-30 years.we have nothing They by the law the COI tell about should have belonger at 10 years.
That guy not speak for them all of us people.
The 2/3 of the population who are expats do not give a rats axx about the Virgin Islands because they are looking forward and preparing themselves to go back to their home country. Regardless of what opportunity most is given that is where their heart and soul is and I do not blame them for that. However, it is wrong to make decisions for a country that you know will eventualy not affect you. Most expats co to the Virgin Islands because they were not successful in getting employment in their country. They come to work send as much money they can back home to build their houses while they still jealous of what the locals have. Truth is the locals have become endangered. It is quite obvious that the majority of locals do not want UK Rule while expats for their personal reasons want it and one of the reasons is to see that the locals do not have any control because they know they will be leaving and going back to their own country. I hope BVInews print this.
It is impossible for expats to settle because they are not permitted to belong. Every day we are told to leave if we dare complain about the aparteid state.
how many of the politicians that betrayed the BVI were expats? Fahie was a native son of the soil – this is what is really endangering the BVI as you must know. Deflecting blame onto expats is contemptible.
I totally relish your comment. Of course there will be naysayers because they can’t handle the Truth. Its okay and their ( not earned Rights) to criticize and hate the Virgin Islands Government and People, but still remains in domain amongst Us.
How many of them can vote? Should they get to decide to put the Virgin Islander back in chains?
Bishop (?!?) gravely mistaken if he thinks anyone gives a **** what he thinks or says. Clearly just trying to keep HOA at Save The Seed to l**e his own pockets.
Who made this cl**n a Bishop and why does he think he has a voice for the people. All the clergy in the Territory are after one ting and one ting only. MONEY!! They found that speaking brings in donations which allows them to live in luxury without working. Foy knew who to give the money to. Now this cl**n is one of his supporters. He needs to go to Miami and fast with the Foy. I wonder if he’s lost any weight?
Pastor Cline’s house looks like he have a serious shopping problem.
Somebody need to get him some help with his need for material things.
I don’t think God will approve all your worldly possessions.
If we could bottle and sell the level of delusion this so called quote unquote pastor has we would be able to buy Europe……
John Cline, You are the one who is gravely mistaken in this because most of the people of the BVI want a UK take over, the only people that don’t want it is people like you who feed off of the corrupt governments. You really need to find something better to do with your time, you are so afraid of losing your big income from government you just can’t afford to SHUT UP.
I certainly don’t want direct rule. The corruption needs to stop and all who have engaged in it need to be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. However, it important that true Virgin Islanders, meaning fifth generation or more stand for democracy in these Virgin Islands. Direct rule by the British will be a slap in the face of our forefathers and future generations of Virgin Islanders. Help us fix the good governance problem mentioned in the COI. I am not anti UK matter of fact I was educated in the UK. However,I am anti direct rule which is akin to recolonization.
A well reasoned post; but sorry, you blew it. You with the votes let all the hundreds of millions of government revenue generated since the mid 80s get squandered, with nothing to show for it.
And we’re turning into a narco state.
We need to start again after a whole sale re-structuring. Only the UK can do that for us.
Well how do you propose to do it?
Allow all the same players to restructure our system?
Our problem is we are a small group and we all know each other even if we are not family. We can pretend to be a country, a nation, a state, but truth is we can’t be – we are too small.
Are we so insecure that we can’t admit that? So sensitive we can’t handle the truth?
Bringing in an outside influence to help us structure our own government in way that does not allow the same cliques or new corruption to take over again – as a BVIslander I don’t have a problem with that.
Either we want a fair and decent system or we want government to feed our insecure egos and make us feel better even if everyone in the BVI has to suffer because of it.
well said! I could not agree with you more.
The UK residents are blogging again. This is a coordinated strategy they are using. Locals would not be blogging this much on a holiday morning. You all will come now and press dislike a million times under this post. We are not all foolish people.
“the clergyman said UK Overseas Territories Minister, Amanda Milling met with a wide cross-section of the BVI community – including the Christian Council – when she visited territory recently and no one gave any indication they were in favour of suspending the constitution.”
So bishop(???) you were present at every meeting that Ms.Miiling had with every person so you know that no one gave any indication that they were in favor
I don’t think so.
This cl**n ? is no bishop I saw him at the all white party on Peter Island ? last Saturday and from his behavior he’s a fr**d go way .
Bishop Cline, with all due respect, please speak on behalf of yourself or those in which you’ve been in communication with. Refrain from speaking on behalf of the “wider public” because you have not spoken to us all. Thanks.
he ain’t due none
This is Cl**n ? and his nephew have no shame
Love his choice of the shirt if he is anti UK, maybe he is supporting the Queen.
Your forefathers will enjoy a resetting of the democratic foundations they created and their great grand children turned into a farce. The people made a mess and now they’re going to clean it up and UK is actually operating in the honor of those founders of the modern Bvi If they were alive today they would slap the lips off the thieves that guarded their peoples cheese only to feed their own.
Put things in place,. Only a Britain Admin can effective do that..Our Politicians created, harvested, encourage and took part in all the oppression and lawlessness,
“true Virgin Islanders, meaning fifth generation or more “, LOL. The English captured Tortola from the Dutch in 1672. So you say, in order to be a true Virgin Islander you have to have 5 generations in the BVI, and a US Passport? But you want to have a US passport and take advantage of every US Government provided benefits? And mostly reside in the BVI.
Wow, what an arrogant and laughable attitude?
UK needs to come and deliver the BVI from your nasty “5 generationers” plan. 5th generation Virgin Islanders are most likely results of incest, and mentally damaged.
Haul your MS!
There are many ways to have an improved BVI without a direct UK takeover. The UK can assist with an improved BVI without a direct takeover the same way the former Governor stepped in and grabbed money from the public purse to fund the police when NDP was playing around. Only a weak minded person will see a UK takeover as the only move that can change the BVI.
The whole world is fighting to be in control of their own destiny why should the BVI be any different. The UK left the EU, Ukraine and the other former Soviet states are fighting and standing their ground against a hostile Russia takeover. Women fighting for their rights in the Middle East. Taiwan saying no to China as a few examples.
I see these stupid comments about only people that got something from government is against a UK takeover but this is far from the truth. I guarantee the reality is much more that it’s the people who have feels shunned by government are the ones that are crying for a UK takeover. People that feel that the work permit process is victimization, those who want shorter belongership times and no tax to send money to their home country, those who feel like the BVI dont like them.
I support any assistance or changes that stop any form of corruption in the BVI. I dont care who the assistance comes from but a UK takeover in 2022 is not progress nor is it in sync with anything the UK has said in the past about the relationship they claim to want with the BVI. As a black man I find it a huge slap in the face that there are those that still have a mindset that only a European can save the BVI. That’s actually the same mentality that white people had centuries ago when they claimed that Africans lacked intelligence or a soul and needed to be controlled by smarter people like themselves.
It’s not to do with race. The reason the BVI is in the mess it is in, is because the electoral franchise is so small that a buck here and there delivers the vote so there is no electoral accountability; and because the educational system in the BVI is so poor.
The cleverest people here are from other Caribbean islands, mainly Jamaica and Trinidad.
Yes they are very clever they know how to BS and claim they are qualified for the job and when they get the job they do not know shxt.
Beautifully said.
Agree. But not just the BVI. I say we will not rest until Jost van Dyke is a free nation! Free from the oppression of the BVI colonialist tyrannical occupiers!
Only 5th generation JVDers count. All else must either leave or face execution.
And when we have achieved this manifest destiny, we will liberate Little Jost van Dyke from the oppression of big JVD!
Onwards we will go until we are so free we only have ourselves to blame for the mess we’ve made!
…have the rats design the security system for the cheese shop.
YOU CANNOT FOOL GOD / CSC AND YOURSELF ARE 2 WANNABE PLAYERS HOOKED ON FANTASY , THE BOTH OF YOU SHOULD DO LIKE THE OTHER WANNABE PASTOR AND PLAY (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
In electricity, voltage pushes electrons through conductors and pressure pushes water and gas through pipes. And in politics, numbers matter; low numbers get ignored, large numbers creates action, garners attention. Consequently, the low relative turn out for the Anti-UK-Rule protest influenced the UK into to concluding the majority of Virgin Islanders wanted the UK to suspend the constitution and imposed direct rule. It is no surprise. Dissident theologian and victim of Nazi concentration camp wrote, “ Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” (Caste- The Origins of our Discontent-Isabel Wilkerson 2020.
Numbers matter. The Great March of 24 November 1949 (led by Theodolph Faulkner) which protested for more human and democratic rights had an approx 1,500 active protestors from among an approx population of 7-8000. Britain listened. The March resulted in a)reactivating the suspended Legislature which was suspended in 1901, b)modern constitution, c)four direct elected members, etc. The Noel Lloyd-PAM led protest in 1968 led to the Kenneth Bates-Hill Wickham Cay and Anegada lose-lose agreement being rescinded, returning Wickham Cay and 4/5 of Anegada back into Virgin Islanders hand and control. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill ( Register of Beneficial Ownership) protest march of May 2018 had thousands of protestors and was not ignored by the UK.
Further, the time of schedule protests can make a difference. A protest schedule in the middle of workday probably will not draw the same numbers compared if the protest were held after normal working hours. Additionally, the VI is a group of islands, so the logistics and transportation of getting people to Road Town is a critical factor. Moreover, the make up of the VI population is a crucial factor; the majority of population comprise of immigrant workers (~ 70:30, 65:35).
Moreover, partial suspension of the constitution, particularly suspending the HOA and ministers, is suspending the constitution and imposing direct. And the Governor should not be insulting the intelligence of Virgin Islanders to say otherwise. From the comments, it is fait accompli that the constitution will be suspended and direct rule imposed. To me, the commissioning of a CoI is much more than the corruption mirage. But more time on that. And in regards to the Governor pushing back against Caricom, OECS, etc, on their colonialism stance is no surprise. The earth shattering news would have if he were to publicly agree with them. If he did, he would already be on his way back to the UK. On the subject of colonialism, let’s not pretend that colonialism was a glorious institution. No, it was and is an extractive institution and vicious circle.
Finally, undoubtedly, the VI, like the UK, has some governing challenges. However, they can be resolve without suspending the constitution and imposing direct rule. Virgin Islanders need to unite, cooperate and collaborate and peacefully battle to protect their human and democratic rights. Others are not going to battle to protect their interest.
Indeed, Governor John Rankin is insulting and disrespecting Virgin Islanders by asserting that the recommendation of suspending the constitution and imposing direct rule is favored by a majority of Virgin Islanders based on unscientific small of protestors. The make up of the BVI population requires closer parsing to get a truer read. But it is a Virgin Islanders fault, for they sit back as meek lambs ready for the slaughter, signaling to the colonial government to us like second class citizens. Silence is cowering to the colonial power in an imprisoned state. The Governor is insulting and disrespecting Virgin Islanders intelligence by telling them that suspending the HOA and the ministerial system is not suspending the constitution. WTF!!! Is this action not the core of self-governing? Is this not taking away democratic rights?
These white people come from England and insult and disrespect Black people and we accept it. Controversial and r…t guv Augustus J.U. Jaspert insulted BVI residents, the majority of whom are of African descent and descendants of slaves, with his backhanded reparations, and landmark naming disrespectful comments for which he and the FCO refused to apologize for. Birds of a feather flocked together. Now another and the current Uk-appointed governor John Rankin is insulting and disrespecting the BVI people’s intelligence by asserting falsely stating that a majority want the UK to suspend the BVI constitution and impose direct rule. He went even further by asserting that suspending the House of Assembly and ministerial system that is not suspending the constitution. how stupid and duncy head the guv think BVislanders are? Where did he get that idea from? He got from our a**-kissing, obsequious behaviour, our church mouse silence on the issues, our disunity, our crab in the bucket mentality, etc. I saw a comment, a question, that asked why container holding crabs have no top?
Imagine a political argument anywhere else in the world beginning with the words “These black people … “
Any decent person would read those first three words and know that everything else written after that would be racist bulldung not worth our time.
And yet you flip it and it some how makes you a wise saviour jf the community!
Race is such an evil way trying to solve complicated problems.
Referendum required please. Too many opinionated barking dogs. Let the silent majority decide.
Where were you when The BVI turned into a narco state? Where were you when nothing could stop the corruption and mismanagement? Let’s accept the facts and move forward under a new system, new leaders, and surely new voices.
@E. Leonard, you do bring the facts. To debate you one has to two choices a)dig deep and delve for counter facts or) b) deliberatively hit the dislike button because one disagree and has no facts. England is a constitutional (though it has no written constitution) monarchy but it is not very democratic when it comes to the monarchy. MPs in the House of Commons cannot mention the name of Her Majesty or any other royal(Erskine May). How democratic is that? The royal family is dynasty and no other Briton born at the same at Prince Charles or Prince William has the chance of being head of state. How democratic is that? The Queen is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations and deemed that Prince Charles do so when and if he ascend to the throne. Others want a chance to be head of the Commonwealth but cannot . How democratic is that? The Queen has to assent to a bill for it to become law and parliament has no means to override her. How democratic is that? Is it any wonder about the undemocratic process with which it is unilaterally dealing worth the BVI.
Pompous overblown verbiage as usual.
You have kissed the backsides of these corrupt governments for years.
Not a word of criticism of Fat Albert and his thieving gang ever escaped your lips.
Why is BVI News giving a platform to this c*rrupt cl*wn? You should be ashamed of yourself.
Just put it to a referendum and case closed. Both you and governor speaking hot air!
If you are a true man of God you would obey Jesus Christ who commanded us to pray for those in authority. Never to fight against them nor be involve in politics.
Thou shalt not steal
nor commit adultery
Nor covet another man’s wife
nor have false idols,
nor commit murder
nor hide murderers
nor secretly hate your brother
nor hate your neighbor
nor fornicate
you cant choose which law to obey
and which to disobey
fake christians
the BVI filled with them
If you ask me, I would respectfully say that this person sounds delusional. Can’t believe that he ‘maintained that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) was not necessary.’ Is he for real? Did he realise that we are on floora and the state of affairs here could not have gotten any worse? Why did he think that the COI was not necessary? Is it because the gravy train he rides on may soon dry up?
Quoting the article: “And if they do not stand up, then somebody will speak for them,” he added,” reminds me of the individual who always told us that if we do not police ourselves someone else would police us.” Hmmm … partners in slime?
Forty fifty years ago, minds such as Cline and others would be hunted down, imprisoned and murdered.
Sadly, 90% of the anti-Cline comments are not posted by local Black people. The daily disingenuousness of this news site witnessed daily is frightenening.
Your racism is OBVIOUS because WE AS LOCALS DO RECOGNIZE HYPOCRISY WHEN WE SEE IT AND HAVE A VOICE TO SPEAK INCLUDING IN THESE BLOGS!!!!
increase in racial hatred and discrimination against Black people here in these islands as a result of a UK INVASION AND TAKE OVER will not be tolerated, and will be fought against by any means necessary.
Speak for your self . The Christian Council help to compromise this country where we’re they when
A) Gambling was the topic of discussion
B) Legalization of marijauna bill ( medical purposes they say)
C) Strip clubs are nightly occurrence and not yet legalize
D) Gun violence and …
Their voices were compromised now it is worse because they took stimulus money
Please speak for yourself
UK should come in and clean up the country . You never know where and to whom the investigations will lead
What is done in darkness and under the cover of c… will come to
Light . You cannot investigate you grandmother, nieces , nephews. Cousins and aunts . Go sit down
Before living under any further expansion of BRITISH rule, would rather locate to North Korea or even China.
NOW GOU LONGG AND SPOUT YOUR IGNORANCE..
You are literally too stupid to be alive………..
Indeed!! Too stupid not to want no further white suppremist, oppression and its horrible ideologies negatively affecting every aspect of my life.
Yes, i will remain stupid in that regard.
move to China or Korea. one jacka** less
Angry you are becase i don’t sync with your narrative, and that you will have one less Black body to oppress.
WHEN SAINT ANDREW WAS DOING HIS THING , NONE OF THESE HYPOCRITES SAID A WORD , BUT NOW WE HAVE TO FACE THE CONCIQUENCES , THESE HYPOCRITES SUDDENLY FOUND THEIR TRAPS AND BECAME WISE MEN , ( PURE NOISE ) GO SIT IN THE STREET
Direct rule should have ended on 1st August 1834.
This dude needs to get back into one of his many luxury vehicles and drive back up to his ranch and take a long sip of a piña colada while watching the sunset on his balcony. The gravy train is over dude.
Bishop Cline, I support you views on this matter wholeheartedly. There are select few bad minded people who are trying to take over these blogs. The fight amongst our people are to deep to get the seriousness of your message across. Unfortunately, we sometimes have to learn the hard way, we will wake up one of these days when it’s to late. It’s unbelievable how quiet the civil service has been when they will first be the chopping block under colonial rule. We will learn the hard way! While those who are the loudest have their homes to run to, we have to stay here and suffer. We will learn the hard way!
Did we forget his involvement:
https://www.bvibeacon.com/571k-programmes-results-finances-unclear/
The 2/3 of the population who are expats do not give a rats axx about the Virgin Islands because they are looking forward and preparing themselves to go back to their home country. Regardless of what opportunity most is given that is where their heart and soul is and I do not blame them for that. However, it is wrong to make decisions for a country that you know will eventualy not affect you. Most expats co to the Virgin Islands because they were not successful in getting employment in their country. They come to work send as much money they can back home to build their houses while they still jealous of what the locals have. Truth is the locals have become endangered. It is quite obvious that the majority of locals do not want UK Rule while expats for their personal reasons want it and one of the reasons is to see that the locals do not have any control because they know they will be leaving and going back to their own country. I hope BVInews print this.
I have been visiting the British Virgin Islands for the past twenty years and have found The Locals to be kind and generous. The volume of hate that is being dished out to them on the news sites is caused for concern and is proof that if there is a UK take over it will not be in their best interest. It seems to be a campaign to take over by haters.
I could see how white people got off easy from enslaving black people. Black people are the stupidest, naivest race amongst human beings. While every other group unite when it comes to their own interest black people stay envying and hating each other no matter what is at stake. Willock should pay his own legal fees that is clear. The problem is we got so outraged and even protested. The Governor pays no taxes. He doesn’t contribute a single dime to us in taxes. The UK called the COI not the BVI. People complained about Fahie etc. using the public’s fund to pay for legal fees. Fahie has been paying taxes for over 30years. The Governor hired lawyers nobody complained. The Governor billed us for over $44,000 nobody complained, nobody marched, nobody protested. The UK called the COI not the BVI but their appointed Governor chose to hire lawyers for the COI then the UK refuse to pay his bill. Can you imagine somebody giving you advice that you didnt ask for then sending you a bill that you must pay. That’s what the Governor did to the BVI but we so stupid. Replace the governor’s name with any other local and this is a huge problem for everybody. That mental slavery Bob Marley sang about is strong in the BVI. That could never happen in Jamaica or Trinidad.
Your leaders trashed the place. They had no permission to take everybody’s money and piss it away now Queen Elizabeth your mommy coming to clean the house up so shut up
Fool. Your leaders trash the place stole your money pissed it into the ocean your mama Queen Elizabeth coming back to take her house over which has been trashed you have nothing to stand on shut up put your head down get ready to clean up and act like adults
The last one the funniest. A faheeeee called for a COI. Good job he did given the 45 recommendations.
Recolonization is a process in which former or new colonizing powers retain influence over former colonies in respects which effectively replicate or reproduce the conditions for the former colony which existed under direct colonialism, especially in instances in which the former colony is now an independent nation state. Wikipedia
The last time I checked The Virgin Islands are colonies of the UK and the UK has a duty to rein in bad actors and encourage decency and good governance of the territory. The truth is that everyone is somebody’s slave. if you obey God you are a slave to Christ and if you obey Satan you are his slave.
Minimalists and degenerates are certainly abundant, they want to drain every millimeter of blood out of the system as long as they benefit and survive. They feel that by virtue of their birth and that only that they are entitled to feed to the death. There is no decency nor fear for God nor man in them, they are leaches for life.
People who continually try to twist the narrative and want to be relevant and in control of others minds are nothing but con artist and bandit and must be shunned for the good of our souls. Rebuke the devil and he will flee, “Satan go back under your rock and don’t your come out again sowing seed of nonsense”
The people that treated you nicely were largely expats, hate for others runs very deep here. Rent an apartment for 1 year, pay taxes as all residents ought too, buy groceries etc and you will change your tune!
They are not real, imo.
Looks like certain people have decided all the anti-corruption Likes on here are a false campaign by whites, expats, Brits – so they’re mounting a campaign to respond with pro Fahie, Cline, anti UK, anti immigrant, anti white, noise.
They don’t understand there is no campaign, just a majority of decent, good-minded people in the BVI who don’t want to live under this childish corrupt stupidness we have lived under for decades.
(A majority of) decent, good-minded people in the BVI don’t want to live under UK white supremist rule either.
Imagine a political argument anywhere else in the world beginning with the words “These black people … “
Any decent person would read those first three words and know that everything else written after that would be racist bulldung not worth our time.
And yet you flip it and it some how makes you a wise saviour jf the community!
Race is such an evil way trying to solve complicated problems.
“The people that treated you nicely were largely expats, hate for others runs very deep here. Rent an apartment for 1 year, pay taxes as all residents ought too, buy groceries etc and you will change your tune!”
You’ve proven his/her point exactly by spewing more hate on VI-landers.
CSC only cares about himself and how much money he can st**l from the government. Why do the sheep keep listening to this imposter? Please help us UK.
We do support UK take over Mr. Cline.
According to you forty five years ago mind such as Cline and others who think like him would be hunted down imprisoned and murdered but what you realy want to say is lynched. We the black locals are surely getting the message. We are in a fight for our lives you guys are serious. Do you have the Governor’s support on this too? It seems like that is what suspending the constitution is about putting us back 45 years so you can lynch us. This is getting more serious. We need help but if that is how you UK people are thinking it is going to be long and rough because we cannot have an oppinion you want to lynch us.
I do not believe the community understands fully what direct rule entails. I think the public needs to be more educated prior to making it seem like this is indeed the best way forward. How can you decide if you aren’t fully aware of the positives or negatives this move will bring to the territory? I just really want to hear about what direct rule will bring about.