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‘Long list of VIP achievements since 1995’ – Hon Julian Fraser RA

-Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said history must be recalled & not rewritten
VIP Chairman Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said there has been a lot achieved under the VIP after the death of H. Lavity Stoutt in 1995. Photo: VINO/File
Senior Virgin Islands Party member Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said history must be recalled and not rewritten. Photo: VINO/File
Senior Virgin Islands Party member Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said history must be recalled and not rewritten. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) had cause to debunk the views of a caller during the VIP Let’s Talk radio programme last night March 4, 2015 after the caller gave the impression that nothing was done by the party since the death of former Chief Minister Hamilton Lavity Stoutt.

Stoutt, who left these earthly shores in 1995, was one of the founding members of the Virgin Islands Party and has been credited with being the modern day Moses of the Virgin Islands.

However, a caller into the show aired on ZBVI 780 AM between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00 PM asked the panel that included Honourable Fraser and senior VIP member Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) whether the VIP had done anything since the death of former Chief Minister Stoutt. She said that in her opinion, nothing had been done since then.

However, hitting back at the caller, Hon Fraser expressed his strong disagreement with her and said that there have been a lot of achievements.

“If you look at the TB Lettsome Airport, the road networks, all of the scholarships…it is not true that we have done nothing. I could go on listing things until the end of the show. We have to be fair,” he said.

He pointed out that hundreds of thousands have been spent on scholarships for young people under the VIP administration in the years following the death of H. Lavity Stoutt.

Speaking also on the programme, Honourable Fahie said that while the caller was free to call and have her concern addressed in a respectful way, he reminded her that history must be recalled and not rewritten. He too expressed his strong disagreement with the caller’s views regarding what the VIP has achieved subsequent to 1995.

33 Responses to “‘Long list of VIP achievements since 1995’ – Hon Julian Fraser RA”

  • HLB (05/03/2015, 08:22) Like (31) Dislike (13) Reply
    The NDP members are mostly Lavity's boys and girls. Who is to say that HLS would not embrace the new vision of an NDP party over the old archaic vision of his VIP? Times have changed since the 1990s. I believe HLS who was a man of vision would have adjusted his vision to meet the present day and not be stuck song things the same old fashioned way. This VIP is a reflection of Ralph Oneal now, who ran it for over 15 years straight, not HLS anymore. So not because the name is VIP means that HLS would automatically support it! So what are the accomplishments since 1995? The airport wasHLS initiative prior to his untimely death as was the cruise pier. And the NDP folks were still VIP then. Anything else?
  • xxxxxxxx (05/03/2015, 08:43) Like (5) Dislike (43) Reply
    VIP all the way boss!
    • father (05/03/2015, 11:05) Like (6) Dislike (54) Reply
      all the dislikes by the two paid bloggers will not change the fact that the NDP must go!
  • x factor (05/03/2015, 09:12) Like (8) Dislike (36) Reply
    Let the NDP eat that with their fake promises and tying to take credit or all the VIP projects
  • RealPol (05/03/2015, 09:51) Like (8) Dislike (41) Reply
    Thanks as always for setting the record straight Liberator, our Moses our GOD Mr Fraser
    • the rock (05/03/2015, 11:00) Like (22) Dislike (5) Reply
      u sound like a real A$$!
    • RealPol (05/03/2015, 13:50) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      Folks, this is the real and original RealPol, the real McCoy. The opinions expressed above are not mine's. I have no dog in the political fights; I do not worship or idolized man; I fellowship with God, the Father. I call out and commend politicians as warranted but I do not worship them.
      • Diaspora (05/03/2015, 15:43) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
        RealPol, thanks for making the distinction. Thought the comments look out of character. Continue to keep it real, RealPol. What saying " often imitated but never duplicated."
      • JACK BE STILL (05/03/2015, 22:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        So who are u again???
  • Sherry (05/03/2015, 11:15) Like (9) Dislike (14) Reply
    the VIP purchased Smugglers Cove away from the NDP-supported big New York developer who wanted to jam a big resort in a small place and ruing the area. It is now going to be a park (hopefully). NDP once promoted no less than 5-6 resorts around the BVI at once, which would have chased off the Charter sector. As it stands, destination sailing sites are getting smaller and smaller as development takes up those natural places. The cruise ship sector is taking over now, creating crowds with not much return. VIP may be slow, but NDP is too fast and create more consequences that cannot be reversed.
    • @ Sherry (05/03/2015, 13:30) Like (9) Dislike (10) Reply
      I dont know where the Hell you got your information but wheel and come again..You are so mis-guided and mis-informed.
    • Sherry the sour berry (05/03/2015, 14:22) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
      Sherry, tell us how we create jobs and opportunity for our people by remaining stagnated to appease to people like you who already have your bread buttered on both sides even the edges. I'm all eyes.
      • dog (08/03/2015, 00:56) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
        Heh - how about with boutique hotels and eco-tourism, supporting the charter sector, clean up RT, make Main St into a pedestrian way, micro loans for new entrepreneurs, buy and restore old houses on main street and rent them to the new small businesses, have students do research on historic sites and publish a brochure for historic walking tours for the tourists. Have guides on the streets for questions, just to name a few suggestions. Get people involved and working for themselves so government doesn't have to everything for them. Agriculture with extra credit in school for projects. and I agree, Smugglers was saved from development. (this time). No guarantees what will happen later.
  • ooooo (05/03/2015, 11:20) Like (3) Dislike (11) Reply
    i forgot to mention how ralph's government paved anegada roads and resurfaced the runway, they repaired the anegada jetty and barged loads of soil to anegada....a new scenic road was cut and paved to north sound, bathrooms built by the baths, schools and roads repaired
  • ?? (05/03/2015, 11:26) Like (14) Dislike (3) Reply
    Where is the long list?
    • @ ?? (05/03/2015, 13:19) Like (2) Dislike (10) Reply
      Thanks Mr. Fraser we Liberator DO NOT EVER LET THEM GET AWAY WITH ANY MORE LIES
    • @ ?? (05/03/2015, 13:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      GIVE US A FEW Shakia is putting it together to blog it soon just wait why you so hurry?
  • ooooo (05/03/2015, 11:34) Like (5) Dislike (8) Reply
    lord how i forget the LONDON HOUSE?
    • Kingfish (05/03/2015, 16:35) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ 00000

      Try buying a building in Hong Kong, what you are doing in comparing the BVI house in London to the rental space in Hong Kong. 00000, please try to be fair and balance.
  • David (05/03/2015, 14:24) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
    The caller is right but it goes beyond just the VIP. Neither party can point to a major initiative that has improved the peoples' lives. The HoA has been devoid of any vision or leadership for many years now.
    • facts! (05/03/2015, 15:55) Like (19) Dislike (2) Reply
      - Technical School
      - Revamped curriculum from PreK to Secondary
      - Cruise Pier Development
      - Small Business Bureau
      - New Peebles Hospital
      - New Airport
      - Youth Unemployment Services

      That's just a few. Sit there with a straight face and say that these things haven't improved people's lives.
      • David (05/03/2015, 16:22) Like (4) Dislike (13) Reply
        Facts retorted!

        - Technical school (yet jobs continue to go to unskilled workers from other countries)
        - Revamped curriculum (lower graduation rates and those who do claim to be unprepared for higher education or work)
        - Cruise Pier Development (Continued scandal)
        - Small Business Bureau (More small businesses closing their doors)
        - Peebles Hospital (money pit, too long to complete and limited health services on sister islands)
        - New Airport (So poorly planned that the runway is too short to actually permit majority of airlines)
        - Youth Unemployment Services (Yet more Youth seeking employment than ever before)

        When you throw that many softballs right down the middle, it's fairly easy to smack them out of the park.
      • Facts??? (05/03/2015, 18:23) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
        What new airport? The last improvements was the expansion done by VIP. It doesn't look like the plans for the Airport will be completed before elections. The Hospital was completed by the VIP and NDP. Completing the job can never erase the blocks that went up during the years when VIP was in power. For many years the labor dept. has been assisting the unemployed with finding jobs as I even benefited almost 2 decades ago and therefore I don't know if we needed a supplementary Youth Unemployment Services.
      • @ facts! (05/03/2015, 19:43) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        Ok ms barnes
  • wize up (05/03/2015, 15:09) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    I am concerned; it looks like the VIP is only fahie/fraser(don't cuss-me, I just asking a question)...one thing these guys(VIP) quick at taking us back into history( we are in 2015 and team VIP on national radio still reminiscing about 1995; dont cuss me i just asking a question)
  • Liat 521 (05/03/2015, 19:44) Like (7) Dislike (4) Reply
    Who in their right mind will ever vote for a ndp government????
  • 911 (05/03/2015, 22:09) Like (0) Dislike (20) Reply
    Fraser is our god
    • dog (08/03/2015, 12:48) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

       despite what some people think, I am for the most honest and independent candidate who will follow the law and concentrate on good governance, not private gain.



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