Parsons snubs parliamentarians for absence at King’s parade
Former legislator and BVI cultural icon, Eileene Parsons recently used a sports programme on local radio to express dissatisfaction that a number of the territory’s elected are absent from official functions and events.
Parsons said she found it particularly deplorable that many members of the House of Assembly were absent at the King’s official birthday activities, which took place on June 14.
Speaking on ZBVI Radio over the weekend, Parsons expressed her displeasure for the members’ absence despite it being their official duty to be present.
“There was a King’s Birthday reception and the King’s Day Parade, so many members of the House were absent. I wonder if they know this is part of their job requirement,” she argued.
Some of the officials observed at the King’s Day Parade included the Commissioner of Police, Mark Collins; His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Daniel Pruce; Deputy Governor David Archer, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, Works Minister Kye Rymer and a handful of others.
Parsons is a renowned individual in the territory for her numerous and influential roles in the BVI society.
A former Minister of Health, Education and Welfare, in her time, Parsons was the first female minister in 30 years of ministerial government. She was also appointed as Deputy Chief Minister during her political career.
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This irrelevant woman a cindyesque need to be relevant.
It is not the duty of any member of the HoA to be present at a parade for the King’s Birthday, and she demonstrates her ignorance (yet again) by suggesting to the contrary.
She needs to (i) keep her ignorant and typically bigoted opinions to herself, (ii) accept that her only real contribution to the BVI in the many years she was in office was to wear hats and choreograph some silly new dances which she then claimed were part of our culture, and (iii) gracefully fade away.
I smell jealousy.
does she ever have anything positive to say? Doesn’t seem so.
Is there ANYTHING positive today about THIS government? Ummmmm……….. I’m still thinking.
Why she don’t go? Her ole colonial self
She was once your age. I wonder if you will make it to hers. Age is honour!
You see these old people can’t help themselves, their brain has been harvested by white supremacy over their life time, all things white are great in their eyes, including a white god, here people are aspiring for independence but she celebrating and having a romanticize fantasy of the days when we were in school compelled to say god bless the queen each morning and rule Britannia rule, these old people are dangerous because of how they have been fed colonial romance .
You see these old people can’t help themselves, their brain has been harvested by white supremacy over their life time, all things white are great in their eyes, including a white god, here people are aspiring for independence but she celebrating and having a romanticize fantasy of the days when we were in school compelled to say god bless the queen each morning and rule Britannia rule, these old people are dangerous because of how they have been fed colonial romance .so now the crazy family that think they are in charge of the black people since slavery is to be celebrated according to Parsons, this paedophile murderer,even though their was emancipation,it will take a thousand years to emancipate our selves from mental slavery.
Massa day done
Eileen is the kind of person that would/will sell out the slaves on the plantation for a few nickles and dime. A thoroughbred colonial oldwoman with a white mindset however she loves the BVI none the less.
This generation of law makers and ordinary people are increasingly not into no King or Queens or this colonial stuff. People have awaken. They see thru the charade.
Who is standing in this hot sun to celebrate the birthday of some King? Not I. Please, people don’t have time for that. Those days are over.
If a person wish to celebrate, that’s their right. They can do whatever they wish, but I personally don’t care two flying cows out of it.
We are all Kings and Queens worthy of our own birthday celebrations.
The Royal Family does not care to have people of color mixed with their blood line, yet the commonwealth is made up of nothing but non-white people. Double standard that is not missed.
As such, I don’t celebrate people who don’t care for my kind. What you put out is what comes back to you.
We are all humans. We all have to eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom alike.
This royal nonsense need to be abolished. It’s a relic of the past that the people of the UK need to wake up and stop supporting.
Thank you for your most respectful and somewhat diplomatic response. It is a new day and a new generation.i completely understand where you are coming from. Maybe the younger generation should have a sit down forum with aunt Eileen. Stay the course.
I agree with you, they behave like Children….time for us to start respecting each other.
done wid she. She mentality sstill stuck and will remain stuck way,, way backin the ninth century when Britanica ruled the seas and was plundering and, taking and stealing every piece of land mass it sailed across.
She is not a progressive mind as many had thought. A typical masser servant she.
Sad indeed.
@ndigenous BVIslander you are the ignorant one.
I agree with Ms Parsons. If the Premier saw it fit to attend, the others should have done so. Until we claim independence, we are an overseas territory of the UK and The King is the head of state
I had no idea. I thought it was just me who have awakened and are now of modern and rightfully so, thoughtful thinkers of our present and future stake in this our land.
Pleased to know there are other similar thinkers out there.
Some of these comments towards this elderly person are so disrespectful, I am so ashamed. Most of you will not live to be 93 because of your lack of respect for others. Badmindedness will take all of you very early in life
how young are you again?
So it’s bad mindedness to resent those who have mass murdered our parents. The same monarchy that you are worshiping is responsible. Follow these self seeking fools and remain in mental bondage eternally.
They had a right not to attend, I give them credit, it means that they do not support racism and white supremacy the symbol of king Charles and his family
True, but there are more diplomatic ways to handle non attendance. Use it as an opportunity to educate and make a statement that the public and Britain understands. Rudeness and arrogance gets you no where and the youth are looking on an immulating. Take a page out of Barbados’s book. Diplomacy Diplomacy Diplomacy.
The Lord love everybody
You know what you signed up for…stop play.Do your darn work.role.Anger is a demonic manifesting..cool down…stop feeling demonic…Only you as a person can change and decide your destiny