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Calling Gov’t an ‘ass’ will be disrespecting grandfather’s donkey- E. G. Maduro

- reiterates call for Gov’t to review NHI; in full support of petition & Mr Alred C. Frett’s position on the issue
September 24th, 2015 | Tags: Edmund G. Maduro NHI Alred C. Frett NHI petition review
Concerns as it relates to the National Health Insurance (NHI) continue as a hot topic across the territory and popular talk show host Mr Edmund G. Maduro continues to take every opportunity afforded him to admonish the government to go back to the drawing boards before implementing the scheme. Photo: VINO/File
Lecturer at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and a regular guest on talk shows, Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru is one of the persons behind a petition agitating for Government to take the NHI back to the drawing board and address some of the burning issues of concern to residents and members of the insurance industry, which will be forced to deplete staff as a result of the scheme which fully comes into operation on January 1, 2016. Photo: Provided
Lecturer at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and a regular guest on talk shows, Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru is one of the persons behind a petition agitating for Government to take the NHI back to the drawing board and address some of the burning issues of concern to residents and members of the insurance industry, which will be forced to deplete staff as a result of the scheme which fully comes into operation on January 1, 2016. Photo: Provided
Mr Alred C. Frett has expressed his disagreement with NHI in no uncertain terms. Photo: VINO/File
Mr Alred C. Frett has expressed his disagreement with NHI in no uncertain terms. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Concerns as it relates to the National Health Insurance (NHI) continue as a hot topic across the territory and popular talk show host Mr Edmund G. Maduro continues to take every opportunity afforded him to admonish the government to go back to the drawing boards before implementing the scheme.

Government plans to have the scheme up and running by January 2016.

Mr Maduro said that for him, while the National Health insurance is an excellent idea, he is of the view it’s not being properly managed. “Because under the Constitution and International Human Rights, everybody first thing has the right to life, you cannot tell a person what doctor to choose, what hospital to choose when it comes to life.”

He said he finds it very inhumane to be forcing an insurance on a person who already has an existing medical insurance especially when they can go any part of the world and seek medical care while the Government’s is limited to where one can get care with NHI.

“What they doing there choosing hospital for you and telling you if you have a private insurance where you can use any part of the world you got to have theirs as well or give yours up just to have theirs is unlawful and we are going to fight that too tooth and nail,” said Mr Maduro.

In full support of NHI Petition

Lecturer at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and a regular guest on talk shows, Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru is one of the persons behind a petition agitating for Government to take the NHI back to the drawing board and address some of the burning issues of concern to residents and members of the insurance industry, which will be forced to deplete staff as a result of the scheme which fully comes into operation on January 1, 2016.

Mr Maduro said he is in full support of the NHI petition and has his name on the top of the list signed as he said that it’s going to be the focus of his talk show tonight, fully supporting Mr Alred C. Frett’s position on NHI and strengthening on Mr Wheatley’s position.

Mr Frett has expressed his disagreement with NHI in no uncertain terms.

“I am very strongly in favour of what Mr Wheatley is saying. We need to go back to the drawing board, come back to the people so we can get a proper, better foundation to work on,” he said.

“With your private insurance if you in Australia you can get help with their insurance, sometime you right here in Tortola you are not sure you can get help. By the time they figure out if to send you to George or to Norman you dead,” alleged Mr Maduro.

“For a matter I have his petition out, I have gotten a couple of signatures so far, of course I have signed, I am the first one on top of the page. I am not trying to bring down anybody, I am dealing with people’s rights, I am dealing with law. A right to life is a right government can’t take it away from anybody and the person who owns it can’t give it away.”

In relating to the government’s insistence thus far to go ahead with NHI, Mr Maduro said, “A friend of mine told me not to call them an ass (government) because if I call them ass I’ll be embarrassing my great grandfather donkey. He used to put food on the donkey and it used to take it to every person and bring back the money.”

19 Responses to “Calling Gov’t an ‘ass’ will be disrespecting grandfather’s donkey- E. G. Maduro”

  • ndp (24/09/2015, 09:23) Like (2) Dislike (27) Reply
    Remember that Edmund. You will be back begging for something soon. Keep it up!
    • oncern (24/09/2015, 09:39) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
      That is what will kill any country you f//l when you have to be begging for favor and that is what they have over you all who cannot stand on your own two feet. Everyone is entitle to their opinion and so is MR MADURO he will keep it up and you will keep begging for favors.
  • YeSa (24/09/2015, 09:35) Like (28) Dislike (55) Reply
    You see why people didnt vote for these fools, they are all negatives. Im so proud that NDP share licks on these negative jack a$$. BAM BAMM!!
  • @ ndp (24/09/2015, 09:37) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Them trying buying him out in 2011 with a consutancy job it did not work then
  • peace (24/09/2015, 09:39) Like (13) Dislike (6) Reply
    THEY ARE A SET OF WICKED PEOPLE. But they need to know that is father GOD who is in control.
  • .......... (24/09/2015, 09:52) Like (4) Dislike (8) Reply
    Poor edmund they will vitimise him now
  • wize up (24/09/2015, 10:08) Like (20) Dislike (22) Reply
    maduro you continue to insult the people of our territory: simply based on the 2015 election results the majority of the voters in the British Virgin Islands voted for the NDP; so all of us are stupid... one good thing maduro, the voters are wise enough not to vote for a donkey like you!!!!...a man of your age should be a better inspiration to youth of the territory but the best thing the radio station get paid for hosting you $&it( if you actually make payments)...put your life experiences to better usage
  • political snitch (24/09/2015, 10:23) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    Sowande is busy bad-talking the NHI while his counterpart Laurie Rhymer is busy making money doing ads on TV for the NHI. 2 PEP's on different sides of the fence.
  • vip (24/09/2015, 10:26) Like (28) Dislike (4) Reply
    When edmund was bashing the VIP for biwater he was a good man....Now he is bashing the NDP for the NHI he is a bad man...WOW!
  • Carli (24/09/2015, 10:34) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Alred, you are going to make more money under. NHI because all those who come to your clinic claiming not to have money will now have. Don't worry .
  • Marsha brown (24/09/2015, 11:07) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    no one is going to tell me who doctor I can or can't see and to hell with them
  • fish (24/09/2015, 11:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Eddie you speaking good
  • Edmund (24/09/2015, 12:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    such drivel.
  • yea (24/09/2015, 17:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    MARSHA Brown, the government has already told private companies to fire people who do not sign up, so watch out. You wont have money to go to a doctor of your choice
    • . (25/09/2015, 16:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Nothing to doubt. This sound like typical NDP tactics. They victimize any who do not agree with them. They used to call this "dictatorship." Where is democracy???
  • egg face (24/09/2015, 22:10) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    I wish someone would do an estimate of the effect of the crap this man talk
  • YOU (28/09/2015, 11:43) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    N H I is good


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