No secrecy! Skelton Cline calls for transparency in VI-UK negotiations
Sociopolitical commentator Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has called for a greater level of transparency regarding talks concerning the Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) recommendations between the United Kingdom (UK) and the BVI.
“The public must know what’s being negotiated, the public must know what’s being offered. The public must know. This is what helps to alleviate fears and concerns and brings stability to our home, to this place. The public has a right to know,” Skelton Cline said on his Honestly Speaking radio show yesterday, May 17.
Skelton Cline said while he understood that privacy is a feature of such negotiations, the specifics of what the BVI is currently facing cannot be done in secrecy.
The clergyman also suggested that there is a need for a definitive statement from the United Kingdom about to a way forward.
His comments come on the heels of news by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley that the newly formed unity government delivered its proposal to the UK on how the COI recommendations should be dealt with.
According to Dr Wheatley, the government’s proposal sets out its approach to reform and presents a framework for implementation under continued democratic governance.
“It represents our commitment to good governance and strengthening our institutions and systems of government,” Dr Wheatley said recently.
No ethnocentric strife
Meanwhile, Skelton Cline urged that the prospect of a potential UK takeover as proposed in the COI report, should not be made into any sort of ethnocentric strife within the society.
“We can’t degenerate to that,“ Skelton Cline said.
Describing it as a potential red flag, the host said the current crisis should not be allowed to “get us off the rails“ and end up in fights gloating over each other.
“It’s in all of our interests to be measured and tempered and sober, thoughtful and prayerful. We must peace our way out of this,” he added.
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Was there transpanrency in the contracts you got ? please answer this
He needs to know what is going on so he knows when to run. Right now he is hoping no direct rule. If the UK takes over he gone. He’ll meet up with Foy in Haiti as that will be the only place that will accept them both.
It’s pretty obvious that he has things over politicians. And he is probably well insured against any unfortunate accidents to his person with deposits in lawyers safes etc.
Seems untouchable but like OJ they should go for him in the civil courts. Only the UK can do this because he has all the current rats in his pocket.
Exactly ! He’s just trying to gauge the heat on him….
I have original Documents Chartered Accounts say are lost. I have submitted copies of original budgets to the newspaper editor. Just reach out to me and i will disclose all documents issued to Cline and Vanderpool.
This guy can’t be serious
You want to know the way forward? You and others will be put behind bars for a very long time. While this place is purge from corruption.
The public already know that you’ve been taken off the government nipple
Can you discuss the results of your contracts with the tax payers and future of this territory? Let us clear the air on those first. You had 3 contracts but we haven’t seen the results.
Isn’t he a consultant to the premier’s office?
Can someone please issue one for this Detroit sw**dler?
Why do decent people still refer to this fr**d and c***k as pastor you are afraid to go in there and drop the soap the same you were bad talking now you want us to join the march.
Britain save us from this nonsense.
why are the Newspapers all over whatever this sc**mer says. he should not get two lines in any news.
why does BVI News continue to give this chap space. He is not news and will not be until he is charged and locked up. What he spouts on his own ridiculous show is not news.
No one should publish any thing that comes out of that smake mouth
this man has a chapter named after him in the coi report, let that sink in
I think the people need to know that if the U.K. “take over” it just means Governor Rankin will act as premier and that local jobs will remain with the people.
This is the impression I have.
However this plays out I just want my tax money to be spent properly!
This man is a s**ke seated in High Places..
He is like a lion that’s always ready to pounce on it’s prey
This is the man that’s always on the Pulpit telling you how to live, but far from doing / practicing what he preaches. This man need to know that there’s an unseen eyes watching him.
It’ll be good if he return all of the tax payers money that he collected for doing nothing. Heyyy CSC, You remember what the Tax Collector Zacchaeus did in the Bible ? He repented and gave back half of his possessions to all those that he robbed.
Where does this hypocrite get off with his nonsense? Is he really so arrogant that he thinks his opinion counts for something? When is the criminal investigation into his contracts starting?
CSK, and I hope you read this, you have done more, over the last few years, to sow division in this community than almost anyone else. You have not acted in the Christian way a Pastor should. And, whilst Judgement has not yet been made as to your involvement in large scale corruption, just about everyone believes that to be the case. Instead of constantly telling others what to do, you were to spend your time providing the evidence that you earned your contracts, which you have previously promised to do, the Territory would be much better off. So would you. A reminder: a promise broken is not something to be rationalized. It is a lie.
the proposal is that CSC spend some needed reflection time in Balsam
Just like it did in Detroit, destruction in its wake, brought the Kilpatrick and the Fahie crews down for absolute selfish reasons.
ZBVI needs to STOP this dishonestly speaking show. All it seems to be is a disingenuous view of a fr**dulent m** m**. STOP the Steal here! Means so much more than Trumps BS.
People stop listening to this type of behaviour.
Just Stop It! Send its thinking kind far from our shore.
Fr**d does not speak nor represent us as a collective! Go away before cuffs await the actions that are nearer and nearer.
Cannot tackle corruption without sending this one packing!
Lovely choice of picture BVI News, good to see Mr Skelton-Clines’ close links to the BVI Ports Authority being highlighted.
All of a sudden, he wants to work with the UK. What caused this change of heart and mind.
Still talking?
I propose a trade, the USA gets CSC and the UK gets Fa-Hee.
This is a good thing – Transparency in Government.
Could we start with some governmental transparency on what our tax dollars were spent on with regard to Mr. Skelton Cline?
And, thanks to COI, we know of the secrecy of your many contracts.
Blah blah blah blah…
Where’s my money claude?
This one here need thorough probing…if the UK and any reasonable representative for the BVI ppl reviewing the COI and trying to determine a way forward really serious about the welfare of this place, they need to get back every penny that the Territory gave away to this joker whether under a NDP or VIP administration
He wants to know what is being discussed because he wants to know just how hot his kitchen getting.
FOR THE JOB TO DELIVER A ROD OF CORRECTION ( BULLPISSLE ) TO THIS WANNABE PASTOR ,LIVE AND DIRECT
This guy is an absolute POS.
Cage that bird,
As Guyanese say, do for do aint obeah, you can’t take what Tolans for decades have dished out to other Caribbean nationals. Do as you will like others to do to you.
This is what it looks like when shame has bypassed a person. Not even shame want to be associated with such disgust.
Please please please just be quiet. We have really had enough of you. I’m begging someone, any one to please read this blog to him in case he don’t read the blogs. Really tired of him
Tiger don’t change its stripes.Detroit tigers especially…the coi…going..What’s this all about Detroit then aye?We heard you had to scapper..bit of trouble?Welcome ran out?Cammmon spit it it out man!!Cat got ya tongue aye?
Someone need to jiggle the toilet handle please. This t**d still floating around and needs to be properly flushed.