PHOTOS: Graduates will remove ‘bragadam’ from our roads
Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley yesterday inspired graduates at Elmore Stoutt High School, saying they are poised to become leaders who will find solutions to pressing issues such as poor roads and inadequate water infrastructure.
While acknowledging the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual learning, and other challenges the graduates faced over the past five years, the Premier said those experiences are preparing them to become the leaders the BVI and the world need.
“You are the future engineers that will remove the bragadam from our roads and the leaks from our pipes,” Premier Wheatley said, as laughter echoed inside the auditorium. “You’re the teachers inspired by those who came before who will take our education system higher. You’re the entrepreneurs that will expand our GDP to over five billion dollars.”
He added: “You’re the tourism professionals that will elevate our product, the scientists that will eradicate cancer, our future architects, nurses, entertainers, media professionals, and entertainers. In this 2025 class is a future Premier. Ah hope you back broad, I hope you’re ready for those Premier blows.”
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I believe this man ain’t good in he head or something. So the roads and water will not be fixed for a few more decades?
These issues going be around that long? Congrats students..
He is trying to say no fix in sight for the bad roads.
Congratulations to the Graduating Class of the Elmore Stoutt High School 2025.
isn’t that the job of the premier, why are you in office then
Congraulations to the graduates!
Continue to make strides in putting your dreams into reality to include:
(1) making the Virgin Islands population healthy again. The obesity problem is glaring out of control.
(2) making fairness, kindness an charity building blocks of our community again.
(3) making love and respect first preferrences for our local people the norm again.
The facts are, children of expatriates, when find themselves in positions of authority have ran rough and discriminatory acts over locals.
That fact was due to jealousy, hate , prejudice and fear of their talents and skills showing them up.
Hence, be open equal minded in your professional endeavors to all when you become the person of authority, heads of departments and other.
Share not pain and suffering, but love, fairness and good will to all.
They need to stop bringing in these Asians for the entry level jobs that these children need part time while they attend HLSCC or full time to save some money to attend cUniversity overseas.
What kind of standard is this when our children are not qualified, per the Premier, and lazy, per the people who are brought in here to stock shelves and cash out at grocery stores? Who are we building this country for? Every year we have more and more young people on the roadways idle because they cannot find a job. And all this while work permits are automatically stamped when they are applied for. Our young people are at home uploading their resumes to the Labour Job Platform and no answer. No response. We in deep trouble with these young people who are now running this country, but the older experienced ones are passed their due by date and the ones causing these issues? We have to take off our blinders and really look at what is right in front of us. Nobody is bothering to hide the mess. They are letting it all hang out.
AmHAS JUST EXPOSED HIMSELF AGAIN / NOW , HE IS IN̈ CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY AND AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ADULT D D HEAR THE SH*T HE TALKING / HE IS THE ONE WHO IS SUPPOSED SET AN EXAMPLE OR BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THOSE YOUNG GRADUATES TO EMULATE AND BUIL ON / INSTEAD HE WANTS THRM TO PERFORM MIRACLES BY DOING HIS WORK FOR HIM / EVEN IF THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE , WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING COME FROM ❓️ WHEN ALL HE DOES IS SQUANDER IT / IS IT GOING TO FALL FROM THE SKY ❓️ ( NOSS YOU PLAYING RODEO WITH THE LIVES OF THOSE GRADUATES , EMWJO YOU..OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD NURTURING AND GUIDING THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN. MAKING AN HONEST LIVING AND THOSE WHO GROW UP TO RULE THE COUNTRY , WOULD SO WITH INTEGRITY AND PUT YHE BEST INTEREST OF THEIR PEOPLE AND COUNTRY ( F I R S T ) AND N̈OT RAIDING * SOCIAL SECURITY * LIKE HIS FORMER LEADER DID .
THEY ARE NOT YOUNG. They have grey hair and are edging past 50 across the board.