Gov't willing to partially foot bill for expats to return home- Hon Wheatley
"We don't owe any assistance, but we are a caring country... if these persons want to go somewhere and they don't have the means to do it and they approach government, are you willing to help us charter a plane? Of course, we have to consider it," Hon Wheatley said on the Tuesday, July 14, 2020, edition of the Honestly Speaking show.
Gov't has an obligation to help - Hon Wheatley
Hon Wheatley further said, "We are willing to meet them halfway or something," in response to questions from Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline regarding what assistance the government is willing to provide.
"As a government, I think it's our obligation to assist those persons, they are not strangers, these persons have been amongst us for some period of time," Hon Wheatley further noted.
He said at this point, the VI government has not made arrangements with home countries to facilitate or charter any fights to collect their citizens.
"Persons haven't really come forward as yet and say ok, I'm ready to go now... it's only been a few days ago [announcement] so persons have to think it over, do some interspection and really ask themselves what is the best thing for me to do right now."
World still in crisis
He reminded that the world is still in a crisis and government is not looking to turn people into criminals for losing their jobs in the pandemic.
On Friday, July 10, 2020, Hon Wheatley announced in the House of Assembly (HoA) that terminated expats will have to leave the Territory if they are unable to find new employment and do not qualify for a work permit renewal.
"We can't treat them like total strangers now and say go your way, how you get there, you get there, we don't care," Hon Wheatley said on the Honestly Speaking show.
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75 Responses to “Gov't willing to partially foot bill for expats to return home- Hon Wheatley”
Send them i**** p***** home
Realtalk them got the bvi looking like Vincy them.
I don’t understand these i**** p***** them does have so much bad things to say about locals and the government talking talking but if we think the bvi is paradise and comparing wa them island got to ours but yet them here among us and when ask to leave them don’t want to go..
run away from here the island people stay and rebuild .
the governor has to call for you guys to come back and help rebuild. no country don't throu you guys out. but now you'll been so damn UNGRATEFUL don't worry we're going .God bless these beautiful vi islands
Yes locals need jobs
The money the governor spend on that 90k vehicle could’ve been use to send some back
Yes free up the population
So glad we got rid of M**** all the Vincy from down the island would’ve been living here and get big position
I’m with you use to like m**** until I found out he was more for i***** than us locals
Bye by people
We landlords ain’t loosing nothing because them people done can’t pay them rent always some excuse
Them people kill the NHI system going private doctor and dentist and where they came from them even cannot go see a private doctor.
- prices charged by doctors
- # of “unemployment’s” Belongers from St Thomas.
Send them home...and if you all try crossing our boards we will build up a wall.
Don’t forget to send home them people in the Royal Police JOKE..
So true
By the way I am a proud Tolian and I will never condone that DUMMY SH..T
A set of Jack A$$ mentality in this place thats what. Liberate yourselves from mental slavery.
Unforgiveness is a sin and it brings sickness to your body.. You know that right? Check your heart and mind let it go and ask God to help you stay free of hate and anger towards God knows who.
A promise is only a comfort to a fool.
I CANT BREATHE !
THATS WHY I WILL NEVER PARTICIPATE WITH YOU ALL WANNA BE! Lot of time the simple of things cause us not to breathe!.