Gov’t needs to travel to global conferences
Deputy Premier Julian Fraser has stated that despite public condemnation, there is a need for government members to travel to global conferences where decisions are being made on serious issues such as climate change.
Public criticism for government travel increased when the Dr Natalio Wheatley administration came to office, as residents called for funds to be redirected to education and dilapidating infrastructure across the territory.
But Fraser — the current Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change — said the BVI stands to benefit greatly when the country is represented at global conferences where important decisions are made.
“The United Nations’ conference on ocean management is coming up in France in June and as you know, the BVI economy relies on the ocean for the most part. A major part of our tourism product is the ocean so conferences like this benefit us directly. It’s important that we are there, and it’s also important for us to be at the Climate Change Conference in Brazil as well,” Fraser said on the Virgin Islands Voice programme.
He continued: “People try to condemn us for travelling, but if you’re not at the table, you won’t even get the crumbs because you won’t be there to pick it up. So it’s important for the Premier to make sure his ministers and their officers are exposed to what’s taking place around the world.”
Fraser also said people should note that donors — who can fund projects to mitigate against climate change — generally attend international climate conferences.
“Speaking of international donors, we need money to deal with the environmental issues we have — from drainage to everything that happens around you,” Fraser said.
Small nations like the BVI are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change. They are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, storm surges, and other climate-related events which impact their economies, ecosystems, and infrastructure.
Knowing the impact on small nations, international donors are generally willing to fund efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change on small nations like the BVI and other Caribbean nations.
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We dont want showande to hear this
he need to cut that hair and get off the government tt. He has been nourished long enough.
Agreed! I for one could never trust a man who lives in such deep denial and can’t tell his barber messed up his head and say to him WTF have you done to my head.
You got me rolling. His barber is probably one of the old village boys that use to sit under a tree and cut hair with those hand clippers that you had to squeeze the handles with your hand.
“If you not at the table you won’t even get the crumbs because you won’t be there to pick it up.” What crumbs ayo bring back so far!? Sturpss.
That’s the problem. They have a Crumb mentality. You will never have anything with that kind of spirit
he wants to take his wife to Paris for a valentines week away on the tax payers dime and lots of dollars
I think all our politicians should learn all about AI also. LOL. Why through out only one popular buzzword to justify your first class (vacation) travels?
AI for BVI! 🙂
Go to AI conferences!
That’s all well and if the money to finance the trip.out of his own money, not the taxpayers purse. And by the way, Paris is not what it used to be unless you are staying on the ritzy expensive side of Paris.
That is exactly where he is staying. On the ritzy side on the tax payers dime
Now he’s got his feet under the table he wants to make sure he gets all the perks he can before he cashes in on the Greedy Bill. Cart ya MS.
All of a sudden it’s a different tune from his mouth because he is benefitting. We need to get rid of these parasites from the government.
Then after that we hitting up Brazil f what y’all think we outside!!!!
Whats 50 grand in tax dollars to a mf like me could you please remind me!
Then give us actual evidence where attendance at any overseas conference by a BVI elected politician since the dawn of time has benefited the BVI!
Don’t forget the incarcerated premier went to a cruise ship conference in Miami in April 2022 and has never returned. It will be decades before all that negative publicity for the BVI will end.
Fraser, you need to get rid of that part in the middle of your head and get rid of that HI HITLER MOUTH STASH. YOU HAVE NO INTENTION NOR DO YOU HAVE THE INSIGHT OR THE VISION. WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE MONIES THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU FOR THE HARBOR PROJECT IN SEA COWS BAY? YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS F UP THE MONEY FOR PERSONAL USE.
Fraczar is a waste of space and government salary! The entourage this man going take with him and his big spender ways is what he was missing all the time whilst in the opposition. France, Brazil and any other exotic and foreign destination they can book a conference too; these relics consume like hogs at a trough.
Does the BVI have any voice or value to these conferences apart from the free travel, hotel and spending money? All these decades pardna been travelling and not ONE of them can get the BVI a public transport system!?!?!? Why are we continuing to allow the general public to be raped by these neck tie wannabe gangsters….why…?
The Global Conferences don’t care to have you guys in their attendance.Stop making yourselves look like A..es.
Y’all need to stop taking your side chicks and concubines on the trips and shopping trips on the tax payers dime. YOU DIRTY HOME GROWN SONS OF MF ADULT WEARING ADULT DIAPER WEARING BUTT LEAKERS MF.
You forgot to mention jezer bells and ladies of the night. The side chicks and concubines that they have flying and staying with them in the hotels or a room down the hall on the taxpayers money is some low class trash. Some of you men in Politics should go hide your faces in shame for the dirty disgusting s..t you be downing on the taxpayers money. I have no respect for some of you, I would rather have my tongue cut off before I address you as honorable.
ALL AH AYO JEALOUS OF FRASER AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Which one you mean the stop lights on the round about or the round about in the middle of a straight away up the airport? Or do you mean the biwater deal or the sea cows bay harbor project? Which one of his screw ups we jealous of?
You deserve a good hot stinging slap across your face or your face should be place in a cross bees nest for being a stupid ignorant bush person. Accomplishments? You mean his own personal accomplishments and gains?
Tourism “product”, how is caribbean sea water and 30 something islands a product?
A product is something people produced. Not nature itself.
This is childish BS that the politicians use to indicate they produced something that makes tourists come here.
Jealous? He should be ashamed to be travelling on our tax dollars and not making a difference. That’s the bottom line
Go and bend over forward and let a donkey catch you a swift one up your A. Accomplishments? Name the freaking accomplishments.I’m watinggggggg. You got the podium all to yourself, speak.
Small nations like the BVI are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of corrupt Politicians also.
It is time for slow Fraser to get kick to the F curb. Aaron is the best person to lead District 3. He loves and care for his community. Time to take out the trash aka Fraser.
Not the Fraser don’t care, but I think he needs to relax, enjoy his huge pension, travel. Why waste energy in places not making a difference. Honourable take your rest and support Aaron.
Oliver Cills handed over the baton to Fraser. It is now time for Fraser to hand over the baton to Aaron. That is fair right?
WHICH SEAT IN THERE AARON COULD HOLD?……….none
Aren’t you people tired of being stripped of your human rights with this constant water issue? Aren’t you guys tired of taking baths and giving your children baths out of buckets? Aren’t you females that is on your monthly tired of trying to clean yourselves properly out of a bucket or dish pan?
People is over pi**ed off with you Politicians and your mind draining games that you all are constantly playing on the people that hired you. The people are your EMPLOYER AND YOU ARE THE PEOPLES EMPLOYEES, THE PEOPLE IS PAYING YOUR SALARY,THE PEOPLE PEOPLE IS PAYING FOR YOUR MONTHLY FOOD ALLOWANCE AND THE CARS YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND IN LOOKING LIKE ONE SET OF STUFF PEACOCKS IN AC WITH FEATHERS BLOWING. EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU NEED TO BE BE TERMINATED FROM YOUR JOBS ASAP.
And the people need to be able to travel through Sea Cows Bay, Along the Ridge Road and past Hodges Creek.
Let’s do that first!
Perhaps BVI News could report on how many vehicles have had overly tinted window tint removed from their cars in the last month.
They could also report on what action has been taken against companies advertising the application of these tints on media house web sites such as this. Surely they are engaged in illegal activity applying heavy tints to cars.
Maybe they should be employed taking it off or replacing windows with it embedded.
Some journalism on that would be great please.
More travelling yuh say lol
Wait till independence them man going be travelling every other day while prices sky rocket along with crime
Can’t notice how bad your countries when your busy travelling business class to developed countries
These political ningers aka ni**as really think we are some stupid people in this place. The cards have been peeped. All 13 have to go including the Premier and Deputy Premier. Just go already and turn in the people car keys and office keys with the security officer. Just go, get out your services is no longer needed.
Ok Mr white man fraser with the parted hair indicative of blond hair like a white man. Now you sucking from the same breast in VIP you are a apologist for natalio Wheatley,while you are at it please suggest it’s necessary for Vybz Kartel to get another $250k and more non stop party and traveling, because now you join the fray of traveling.
In other words Govt needs to travel for free…
We look forward to your report when you return and most importantly to understand how we benefited by you being there. We’re waiting.
FOUR {4} ORE YEARS FOR FRASER……….EAT AYO HEARTS OUT