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People feel like 'the walls of Jericho are falling'- Doug Wheatley

- said many persons have been telling him when they think about the state of the territory
Host of the Speak Out BVI show on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley, said despite the denials by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith (AL), the territory is indeed broke as all the signs are there. Photo: VINO/File
According to Mr Doug Wheatley, it is obvious that ‘things are not going well’ in the Virgin Islands and there is need for ‘some kind of a turnaround’. Photo: VINO/File
According to Mr Doug Wheatley, it is obvious that ‘things are not going well’ in the Virgin Islands and there is need for ‘some kind of a turnaround’. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Bringing into focus, the doctors “sick-out” at Peebles Hospital, host of the Speak Out BVI show on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley, on Tuesday February 21, 2017 said many people who approach him on the streets, perceive that “nothing seems to be working” and it looks like the “walls of Jericho are falling.”

“They talk about the doctors at the Peebles Hospital have just gone on a sick-out it seems because of some difficulties that they are experiencing down there. And so there is a feeling pervading the country, that things are not going well, that, as one person said to me, all hell has broken loose, nothing seems to be working,” he remarked.

Country broke

According to Mr Wheatley, despite the denials by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith (AL), the territory is indeed broke as all the signs are there.

“The country is broke. I know that the Minister of Finance doesn’t like us to say the country is broke, but obviously, they are having some financial problems. You know taxes and fees are going up,” the usual frank Wheatley said.

According to him, he was also met by expatriates who complained of the high fees that they have to be paying for work permits.

“And they are asking what is happening. What is happening to the BVI? Somebody said to me he came to the BVI over 36 years ago, he said it was a paradise, he said it was like no other Caribbean territory, he said he could leave his house unlocked and he could go downtown, go wherever and when he got back his house would be intact. You could leave the keys in your car, leave it unlocked and nobody would trouble it. He said it was a gem in the Caribbean, but he said it is losing its shine at this point because things seem to be topsy-turvey.”

Mr Wheatley continued, “So I am saying all this to say, that some folks approached me, and they say you know Doug; it’s like the walls of Jericho are tumbling down, like London bridge is falling down, and something has to be done.”

‘We need a turnaround’

The radio show host added that a request was even made for the song “Captain the ship is sinking” by Gypsy from Trinidad, but he was reluctant to play it.

“Because I don’t want it to appear that everything has gone to hell in a basket and that the BVI is in turmoil and that may be the reading by persons from the outside, and that may have an adverse effect on us. So I don’t want to go that far, but obviously, things are not going well and we need some kind of a turnaround in the BVI.”

20 Responses to “People feel like 'the walls of Jericho are falling'- Doug Wheatley”

  • Political Observer (PO) (22/02/2017, 10:15) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    Is the country really broke? Is the country dangling off a fiscal cliff? Are these just urban legends or olde talk? But if true what are VI residents doing? Are they going to behave like frogs? It is allege that if you put a frog in a pan of cool water and gradually heat it up the frog will boil to death. On the other hand, if a frog jump in a pan of hot water, it will jump right out. The frog in the cool water boil to death because it got too comfortable. If the walls of Jericho are indeed closing in on us, are we going to boil to death like the frog or we will agitate for change?
    • for the record (22/02/2017, 13:53) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      When the walls of Jericho fell it was a good thing for the followers of God! They were trying to conquer a city that was tightly shut up, lol. So may be these walls need to fall, so that the leaders of that city will listen.
    • Disinterested (22/02/2017, 14:55) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Boil frog! Lol! Ayu got too much time on your hands. Good joke though.
    • Quiet Storm (22/02/2017, 21:46) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Deep and profound. The frog story is a good simile.
  • M & M (22/02/2017, 10:42) Like (3) Dislike (8) Reply
    Dispite all the gloom and doom ndp will stay
  • trrefdrfds (22/02/2017, 12:35) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    a dysfunctional government destined to collapse of its own incompetence and corruption.
  • vi (22/02/2017, 12:41) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Movement can only get stronger as more and more people are negatively affected by this administration's actions.
  • DON Q (22/02/2017, 13:04) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply

    Constituents are getting restless and peeved.
    • voter (22/02/2017, 19:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Hopefully they will spend sufficient political capital and be recognized for their bankruptcy come the next election cycle.
  • vip (22/02/2017, 15:39) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    WE ARE READY THIS TIME FOR ANOTHER SNAP ELECTION RIGHT ABOUT NOW
  • WritingOntheWall (22/02/2017, 19:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Y'all vote them in then voted them out for a reason why did you go back there. Mr Fahie for some time now has said, tell the people the truth about the finances of the country!
  • Ah ha (22/02/2017, 19:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is there really any point in talking about any of this anymore? we have to wait until the next elections
  • Ah ha (22/02/2017, 19:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So --- voters who couldn't stomach J Frazer and went with ndp again --- did you get what you wanted out of that deal?
    • wize up (23/02/2017, 06:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ Ah Ha: yes!!! Former Chairman & Former opposition leader(can't get better than that)..it was because of the same "mr j" the people run from VIP:
  • Like it or not.... (22/02/2017, 19:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    perhaps one ought not to be too amazed about this because of the VIP was in power we would have heard the same things
  • myrun (22/02/2017, 21:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    most of these talk shows are stupid, senseless talk, done for pure political purposes.
  • wize up (23/02/2017, 06:58) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    @ myrun: very true and most of those talk show host were in leadership positions in this country back in the 70s and did nothing( some run went to amercia) now back home chatting piss night after night on national radio and tv) pure political gimmicks because most of them won't get 10 votes from the general public) but I am happy because the tv and radio station make money because of them while some folks gets the chance to vent their frustrations
  • tolian to the bone (25/02/2017, 23:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Tell whoever said they moved here 36 years ago and could leave their doors unlocked in the BVI and
    Can't now to give me a break. The world has changed. There is a TV in every house. People, even
    children emulate bad behavior. BVI is still one of the best and safest places to live and work as
    the world becomes older and more dangerous. You can't fight it. Just know God will soon come and
    destroy it all, and remember with Fire this Time, yes, Fire this time. When you see turmoil look up
    for the Dark Prince rules this wicked world so only God can help us all.


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