Hon. Christopher deeply concerned about youth unemployment
“We can’t have a society, we can’t have a community without bringing all the areas into play and social life is a big, big part. It’s not only for buildings and street lights, you have to be a part of your community, you have to feel it in your living, you have to be directly involved, you have to be using your talent, your gifts. You have to find a way to make a living.” emphasised Hon Christopher.
She was at the time speaking about her concerns for the youth of her district and what could be done to make life better for them. She said that while she has been getting the support of the Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron V. Walwyn, especially with the programmes he has initiated, her engagement in the recent BVI Festival of Arts has brought to light a number of things that once tapped in on could create a stir among youths, communities and the culture of the Virgin Islands.
“The response that was had from the community tells me a lot. It reinforced some of my own views and ideas that I have.”
Hon. Christopher said she now intends to emphasise the importance of using culture for economic benefits during her district meetings. “Take for instance the play, BVI in Times Past, first of all you can replay the play over and over again, you can make DVDs, you can travel with it, various things can happen. She spoke of a simple thing like the curtains that were made specifically for the play. “We did that just for the play because it wasn’t there before but another producer has already contacted me asking where we got it done. So even that, somebody did it, somebody else needs one, so we see how money can be made from things as simple as that,” Hon Christopher pointed out.
The Fifth District Representative also noted that the challenges facing youth in her district were not unique to those of the rest of the Virgin Islands and even the wider Caribbean region. She said they face the harsh realities of unemployment, peer pressure and economic constraints. “In every other district I would say you have a lot of young people unemployed. It’s a state of the Territory really and I think that those are areas that we would like to sort out but we have the water issues, we have the health issues, we have all the issues like that throughout the Territory too. These things we all face together and as a government I know we are working on them.”
Hon. Christopher is being very optimistic, however, and said that playing an integral role in coordinating the recent BVI Festival of Arts has given birth to a new hope, refreshed vision, and a stronger passion and drive that will be put into action as she attempts to do her part for the people of her district and the entire Virgin Islands.
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Bouy billyb you are a @$$ j@ck. The Moorings was opened before Myron got here and he leases the restaurant and manage the hotel. That's all.
"Sam I am" says "Try it you will like it." It is a proven fact that when you harbour ill feelings towards someone it makes you sick. No wonder the BVI is a sick community. Too much evil feelings towards our fellow men.