‘It’s time for a woman to do the Job’ - VIP’s Luce D. Hodge-Smith
Referred to as the gentle giant of the VIP, Mrs Hodge-Smith spared no moment to call out the Dr D. Orlando Smith led National Democratic Party (NDP 1) for what she called “greed, arrogance, ignorance and even nepotism,” that has piloted the Virgin Islands (VI) into financial and political disaster.
NDP Undermined VI Foundation – Hodge-Smith
According to Mrs Hodge-Smith, “We have come a long way from the days when we were attracting proper investors… a long way down from the days when scholarships were more accessible to our children… long way down from the days when the roads were good and the sewer system worked,” she told those gathered at the Bandstand while highlighting the failures of the current NDP 1 government.
“Our leaders, and I use that word loosely… have led us down to a dark, narrow and slippery path, they have undermined the foundation of the 70s and 80s,” she said, while noting that the VIP is fighting an ‘enemy’ who will use every trick in the book to keep the VI oppressed.
“They want to divide and rule us, but we shall come together and fire them! We have heard the cries of the people that a change must come,” she said emphatically.
Unacceptable Stench of Corruption
“Ladies and gentlemen, our country is in a crisis,” she uttered, “The stench of corruption is unacceptable, the stench of incompetence is unacceptable, and the stench of wrong priorities is unacceptable,” she said.
“For eight long years, you cried and complained… Unable to have steady running water to take care of your basic needs. To compound this issue, promises were made to fix it but to date, the water woes continue,” this is unacceptable, she echoed.
According to the VIP D4 hopeful, every time there is heavy rain in the area, Road Town floods. Mrs Hodge-Smith then pointed out that over two billion dollars was spent and yet the people can’t see where the money went, “Residents of the fourth district, you deserve better than you have had to endure for the past eight years!”
Mark running Scared – Hodge-Smith
“Ladies and gentlemen, the current representative, [Mark H. Vanterpool] is running scared… He is running scared because he can’t explain the overrun of the Pier Park Project. He is running scared because he and his friends cannot account for 15 million dollars taken from the Social Security Board,” and the neglect of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), she said.
“Anybody who hires a man who turns around and don’t do what he is hired for, he gets fired. It’s time for a woman to do the job,” she implored.
Mrs Hodge-Smith said as part of her plans for District 4, she will address the territory’s health and safety needs, improve the environment with the planting of trees and cleaning, repair infrastructure, execute senior citizen care initiatives and work on economic development in addition to representing the fourth district with integrity and humility.
“So on election day… when you vote, vote to make a change, the change that you have been longing for. On that day, better you shall receive. You can no longer live in unacceptable conditions,” she told the people of Road Town.
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24 Responses to “‘It’s time for a woman to do the Job’ - VIP’s Luce D. Hodge-Smith”
Did Luce donate a pillow to the citizens of the 4th district after the 2017 floods? Where were these people when we needed them most? Okay okay okay...everyone can exercise their democratic right to seek political office. Go for it Luce! Wink!
of the VIP wheay after the thrusy coming all they do is instill fair instead of solutions the VIP
Luce whoever wrote that speech is a DUNCE.. you want an explanation for pier park overrun ask claude he in your party, remember his private secretary was getting a hefty salary plus her MAN was getting all the contracts at the park... you mentioned WATER ISSUES:It was under the VIP government "Fraser" awarded a contract to a bankrupt company to provide us with water and with the hefty payout clause the NDP had no choice other than to continue with it...Sewer ask Malone who is in your TEAM VIP, and with the growing number of buildings going up in this country the sewer will only get worst the planning infrastructure for the sewer was a problem that the government of yesteryear created because the was no vision to see the BVI would have come like this now we blaming one specific political party you should have told your audience the amount of time you will take to address all the issues in the 4th then you would have had a great chance but instead you was busy talking about what he didn't do from what he did....Flooding in Road Town Incase you memory lost Road Town is reclaim land and is only so much water the earth can take because water is always at the bottom luckily here in the BVI we don't have rivers gushing down when it have heavy rain else we would be looking for people and buildings all now for (e.g) Dominica,St.Lucua,St.Vincent and Trinidad.. when water start reclaiming its property there is nothing no one can do to stop it water will always damage any low point that's why when a flood warning is issued them always make it clear people in low line areas should move to higher grounds...Luce ask Andrew where the funds from Queen Elizabeth bridge? By water? The traffic light in the roundabout? Green house? Purcell Johnson ghut bridge? The contract that was signed to give the rep of the 3ed district brother money in he pocket? Why he lowered the school system? to fool the young people make them feel like they was doing that great...why he didn't put claude on the team but have him on podium? Why he does go around in the other districts outside of election... Luce I challenge you to bring Andrew to the ghetto...Luce you trying to push your foot in a big shoe but it will squeeze you.