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Pay attention to US Presidential Candidates’ policies- Julian Willock

- political consultant warns Caribbean region not to get carried away by the horse race between Hillary R. Clinton & Donald J. Trump but see how their policies affect the region & your island
Former Permanent Secretary and Political Consultant Julian Willock (centre) said the policies of Hillary R. Clinton and Donald J. Trump as they relate to the VI and the wider Caribbean need to be closely examined. Photo: VINO/Internet Source
According to Mr Julian Willock, the US policies toward the Caribbean should be more than just fighting the drug trade and deporting criminals back to the region. Photo: Internet Source
According to Mr Julian Willock, the US policies toward the Caribbean should be more than just fighting the drug trade and deporting criminals back to the region. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With many in the Virgin Islands (VI) and across the Caribbean closely following the dramatic political battle between Hillary R. Clinton (D) and Donald J. Trump (R) in the lead up to the US Presidential Elections on November 8, 2016, political consultant and former Permanent Secretary Julian Willock believes the policies of the two candidates as they relate to the VI and the wider Caribbean need to be closely examined.

Speaking via telephone on the Morning Ride Show with Paul ‘Gadiethz’ Peart on ZROD 103.7 FM on Wednesday September 28, 2016, Mr Willock said he continues to advise his Caribbean colleagues, whether Prime Ministers or senior government officials throughout the region, that “what the Caribbean and the Virgin Islands need to be looking at are the policies of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and how it affects your island and the Caribbean in general.”

According to the former civil servant, for the last 10-15 years, even up to 20, the American policy throughout the Caribbean has simply been about fighting drugs, and recently it has been about deportation. “And we here in the BVI have to look at those who are claiming that money is being hidden in different tax jurisdictions.”

Mr Willock firmly believes that the US policies toward the Caribbean should not just be about fighting drugs and deporting criminals or cracking down on so called tax havens.

“So we have to pay keen attention, the Virgin Islands, the OECS, CARICOM, to policies of both the Republican and Democratic candidates.

“One of the things that the Caribbean needs to speak about is that there is a growing concern now of deportation of criminals back to the region. The region in most cases does not have the capacity, the resources to deal with that. So these are the policy issues that we need to be talking about and while it is fascinating to see the horse race between Clinton and Trump and I know a lot of my friends in the BVI are big supporters of Donald Trump, the policies of both candidates need to be zeroed in and see how they affect the Caribbean.”

Changing the conversation in VI

Meanwhile, Mr Willock said his time did not allow him to get to the radio studio but promised that at another time he would grant a full scale interview about changing the conversation in the Virgin Islands.

“We are going to talk about how we can unite the Virgin Islands, the agenda of prosperity and economic development for everyone, not just who you like or who you want to succeed or just who have connections. We are going to find a way to bring the BVI together.”

Another item on the agenda would be about issues in the judicial system and how the perception of the judicial system must “also be fair and equitable and proportionate.”

Mr Willock reiterated that the conversation would be one only about unity.

“We are seriously going to reject divisive politics, where you put locals against expats, politics where you put black against whites, politics where you trying to build a class system and totally wipe out the middle class, where you will simply have rich and poor. We are going to reject all those policies in our new message,” Mr Willock stated.

21 Responses to “Pay attention to US Presidential Candidates’ policies- Julian Willock”

  • ha ha he he (29/09/2016, 20:08) Like (7) Dislike (18) Reply
    Them all should be in jail.
  • ABC (29/09/2016, 20:08) Like (13) Dislike (8) Reply
    Just hope after all this talk the man is running...
  • wize up (29/09/2016, 21:35) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
    unity in this territory is wishful thinking
  • dog (29/09/2016, 21:55) Like (16) Dislike (10) Reply
    Very good points mr willock
  • DST 6 (29/09/2016, 23:11) Like (9) Dislike (15) Reply
    BVI should get carried away, as a large percentage and their children are US subjects. And why shouldn't the US deport BVI and other Caribbean countries criminals back home. Isn't that what we ask the BVI government to do with those that commit crimes who are not from the BVI?
  • 3 musketeers (30/09/2016, 01:37) Like (4) Dislike (7) Reply
    3 blind mice
    • @ 3 musketeers (30/09/2016, 07:21) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
      you people so silly....three successful people how could they be blind mice?
  • for real (30/09/2016, 06:52) Like (11) Dislike (8) Reply
    I must conclude that Mr. Willock is very thoughtful and seems to be very educated on local, regional and international issues. This young man going places Willock 2019!!!
  • SORRY BUT (30/09/2016, 11:03) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sorry but I couldn't help looking at Donald Trumps face BOL!! That man cracks me up....ummm back to the story? :/
  • NHI (30/09/2016, 12:09) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    U MAKE SENSE TO ME FOR ONCE, I WILL GIVE U THAT CREDIT SIR. IT CAN BE DONE IF WE ALL HAD FAITH
  • Yep (30/09/2016, 12:31) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    There are enough Caribbean born and raised living in the USA, there must be a way to affect how they vote, and their votes should be made with concerns about the caribbean.
    • yep yep (02/10/2016, 09:02) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Simple. The cities with the largest concentration of Caribbean voters should contact their congressional representatives and indicate they will not vote for them the next time they are up for reelection if they neglect and/or vote against issues regarding the prosperity of the Caribbean.
  • VG (30/09/2016, 14:52) Like (2) Dislike (7) Reply
    Vote trump
  • ccc (30/09/2016, 16:27) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
    JW is brilliant
  • Vi Islander NYC (30/09/2016, 18:24) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
    I am voting for Trump.
    • dog (03/10/2016, 23:31) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      you must be one of the uneducated he likes so much. He is a con artist who let's his companies go bankrupt but can still take an $82 million salary while his contractors get stiffed. He is a liar, bully, knows nothing about diplomacy or social issues and never have and never will. He knows nothing about the world except where to build a monument hotel to himself. How are you going to protect from conflicts of interest?
      Now there is a story about him building two towers with inferior Chinese steel while he promises to support the US steel industry. He never has and never will. There are so many scary things about this psychopath. Makes me wonder if you ever listen to the candidates or even the debates. obviously not. This is how dictators get started. They ignore the constitution or laws and rally those poor souls that are gullible and ignorant.
  • Observing (06/10/2016, 14:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    “We are going to talk about how we can unite the Virgin Islands, the agenda of prosperity and economic development for everyone, not just who you like or who you want to succeed or just who have connections. We are going to find a way to bring the BVI together.”

    Beautiful comments. In my opinion, it can only be achieved if we respect each other.


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