We are tired of government’s drivel — Flax-Brutus
Residents of Virgin Gorda have expressed deep frustration with the government’s handling of healthcare services on the island, demanding greater accountability and improved emergency response.
The issue arose at a recent community meeting where several residents raised concerns about delays in accessing urgent medical care, which they claim have put lives at risk.
During the meeting, former Tourism Director Sharon Flax-Brutus criticised the government for neglecting the healthcare needs of residents of Virgin Gorda. “Years and years, we’ve been listening to your drivel, and it’s got to stop. You found over four million dollars to party and jam… but you couldn’t sort out half a million dollars to deal with Virgin Gorda and the outer-island clinics?” Flax-Brutus said while highlighting the disparity between spending on festivities and essential services.
Health Minister Vincent Wheatley acknowledged the frustration but expressed concern that the petition circulating within the community had garnered only 500 signatures. “I really thought there would be more… this is an urgent matter. I’m not prepared to kick this can any further,” Wheatley said.
Flax-Brutus, however, pointed out that the number of signatures on the petition was likely reduced because some people, especially work permit holders, were afraid to sign for fear of repercussions.
“The work permit holders have asked me, they said ‘Sharon, we are afraid to sign our name to the petition’,” she stated. “My question to them is that, ‘In the middle of the night, when you have to go to the clinic or wherever, are you a work permit holder, or are you a humanitarian?”
“I encourage everybody to sign that goddamn petition and get it to the governor because all y’all are doing a set of excuses,” she urged.
The concerns come in the wake of a tragic incident involving the death of a resident, Revovion Sprauve, known as “Bucky,” who passed away on August 31 after reportedly being denied timely access to medical services at Virgin Gorda’s Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic due to reduced hours.
The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the event, noting that emergency contact information had been widely publicised.
Residents urged the government to prioritise their healthcare needs, ensuring that tragedies like Sprauve’s are not repeated.
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What we need to do is to create a new agency to be headed up by this woman.
We had it. It was called the BVI Tourist Board. Then we got rid of her so we could do what we want with it.
EVERYBODY GEHING SICK AH DIS GOVERNMENT
Not everyone, only the easily manipulated and those too lazy to get themselves educated.
She was one who vote for them in 2019. She only turn against them after they kick she out tourist board and they wanted to get rid of her sister. I don’t want to hear her. Too much opportunistic people in the country. According to sister Joyce, take yuh licks and shut up. She put in Vincent with she l**s. Now Vincent is the rep and minister of health and nothing in VG has improved.
The UK will sort out these health care problems when they take over later this month.
Boss we waiting for UK while them ain’t even studying us. You ain’t understand them don’t even respond to the governor yet? UK and the Governor my default don’t give 2 cents what happen to we, while we stay here on a sinking ship
she speaking factsss
When she is in a position, people should have patience and they are trying their best. When they are on the outside looking in, then everything is bad/wrong. We have problems but you guys have your own agenda, move up.
These same people complaining elected a representative for over 30 years, who was also the Premier/Chief Minister for many of those years and they never got even a tool shed as a health facility. The same NDP they wanted to kill are the ones that built the hospital and they still voted them out. I don’t feel sorry for any of them, their minds and hearts are too nasty! What is this woman really talking about now?
PEOPLE OF VG IT IS TIME TO ESCORT VINCENT TO THE CURB!!!!! WHY ARE YOU GUYS KEEP ALLOWING THESE PEOPLE TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH YOUR LIVES. YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON ONE OF THE SISTER ISLANDS BY THE TIME THEY GET YOU OVER TO TORTOLA YOU ARE DAMN NEAR DEAD OR DEAD.
UK is holding us down by putting their foot on our neck!
We need freedom from slavery. Sowanda is right, we deserve more than being slaves of the UK. What are we waiting for?
Our health is everything, why are we being put in the outhouse!
we B.v.I people have our own feet on one another neck and we are the ones have this place how it is. We can’t manage nothing. We are a failure of proper planning, a failure of maintaining, a failure of engineering, a failure in education, we are just a failure outright while we stay there and think we smart
There is no easy way out of this mess.
OH I forget her nis IS WATCHING THEM ISLAND PEOPLE LIKE
A CHICKEN HAWK TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WORK HONESTLY FOR TO USE MONEY GRAM AS A FRONT TO DOUBLE TAX THEM , AND THEIR EMPLOYERS WHO IS
EXEMPT FROM PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES / AND MEANWHILE HE DON’T CARE A SH*T ABOUT THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND HE CAN SEE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO DONE , AND SMILING LIKE HE DOING SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE COUNTRY, ISN’T HE WONDERFUL / HE BETTER LEAVE THAT J* ALONE ITS OBVIOUS THAT NONE OF THE MINISTERS , THAT WAS IN CHARGE OF HEALTH HAVEN’T THE FAINTEST IDEA OF WHAT IT TAKES PERFORM IN THAT POSITION INCOMPETENCE COMES TO MIND
The issue with the VG clinics isn’t new. We all know the people on emergency duty cannot be bothered to get up to get to work.
The issue with healthcare isn’t new in general. We have had several cases where doctors simply send away patients who then died (including the lady with covid).
The issue with the government not caring at all isn’t new either. They like to party, build walls, lose aircrafts, hire barges for border security, build pier parks, give away grants money to their friends and family, etc.
Let’s not act surprised. The BVI is in terrible condition and if 300 people voting can dictate who the premier will be, it will never change.
Made me laugh woah. Someone said it, im stunned.
They are too less. COI is over, no take over. Now what? oh lets plan. They were supposed to come out with a celebration excited with all the good coming our way. All they want to do is build another monument or two.
They want sweet talk. Sometimes the truth is ugly. Drivel. Ask a serious question. Every now n then the anti bvi news works in our favor.
Some people cant judge the character till the backstab happens.
If they are afraid to sign a health petition they would be afraid to sign any progressive petition.
A cannabis petition would never work.
I may have a solution to your concerns about heath care on Virgin Gorda. I have a good friend who has been to VG many times and expressed some interest in coming down to help in health care. She is a US licensed Surgeon. I just spoke to her and one concern she has is how the BVI would accept a US licensed medical person. She is willing to come to VG and set up a practice and would run the VG clinic. She would also be interested in training local folks in medical procedures. She is highly qualified and trains other doctors in cosmetic surgery. She would also want to set a cosmetic surgery practice on VG and bring in overseas patients to undergo treatments. In return for providing medical services to the clinic, she would also like to use the clinic for cosmetic procedures. I think this would be a win-win situation. You can call me at 203-312-0152 or e-mail [email protected]
To correct myself I meant a medical cannabis petition, they will be scared. The politicians need to be brave for the people they claim to represent.