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'What start wrong can only end wrong'- Caller on BVI Airways fiasco
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – During the radio programme, ‘Speak Out BVI’ on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday July 18, 2017, callers took to the show and voiced their frustration on the controversy between BVI Airways and the government of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
‘It must be the money’ - Hon Fahie on BVI Airways flight hiccups
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the opposition Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) is very positive that one of the main challenges the Territory’s flag carrier, BVI Airways, is experiencing and which is hampering their efforts at direct flights from Miami, USA to Beef Island, Virgin Islands is the want of more money, but from who remains the big question.
What is the status of the private islands in the VI? - Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the radio programme, ‘3D Show’ on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley has added his voice to the discourse on the issue of private islands being sold to foreigners.
‘We can’t sit back & let the Brits take over again’- Radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The issue of United Kingdom nationals taking up top positions in the Virgin Islands (VI) was expressed by a disgruntled caller to the Speak out BVI show aired Tuesday June 6, 2017 on ZBVI 780 AM.
What is taking place in our prison? Doug Wheatley asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of the Speak Out BVI show, Doug Wheatley, is concerned that prisoners at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut may not be properly rehabilitated before they are released back into society.
There are delinquent mothers too- Radio caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For the Virgin Islands (VI) community, the issue of delinquent fathers being imprisoned for not paying child support is nothing new. However, the spotlight was also thrown on some mothers who also fail to adequately support their children while mounting pressure on the father/s.
The time to talk about the future of the VI is now- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While placing on record that he does not know whether there is any substance to talks that the United Kingdom has threatened intervention in the governing of the territory if elections are not held by August 2017, talk show host Doug Wheatley has called on all political parties to engage the people in a meaningful discourse on the future of the Virgin Islands.
Stricter background checks for expats needed- Speak Out BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A call for stricter background checks on persons entering the territory is one suggestion to reducing crime in the Virgin Islands (UK).
Radio caller wants new constitution; No power for Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Making his disappointment known for the recent decision by His Excellency the Governor John S. Duncan OBE to evoke section 103 (b) which gave him the power to withdraw money from the consolidated fund or other public funds, at least one caller is suggesting a constitutional change, one that leaves the Governor powerless.
People feel like 'the walls of Jericho are falling'- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Bringing into focus, the doctors “sick-out” at Peebles Hospital, host of the Speak Out BVI show on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley, on Tuesday February 21, 2017 said many people who approach him on the streets, perceive that “nothing seems to be working” and it looks like the “walls of Jericho are falling.”
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