Premier in no position to give answers – Sam Henry
![Henry further charged the Premier with establishing an economic summit in the very near future [this week] that will give everyone an opportunity to hear from him directly on plans to move the territory forward, secure businesses that the territory might be about to lose and also his plans to protect jobs. Photo: VINO/File](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/800x_s_Sam_Henry_6.jpg)
“Given the situation, the Premier is not in a position to give any answers,” Henry stated on the Speak Your Mind Show on October 26, 2013.
Members of a steering committee constituting taxi operators met with the Premier on Friday October 25, 2013 to determine the way forward on the issue of Carnival Cruise Line cancelling calls to the Virgin Islands for the latter part of 2014 and beyond.
But from all appearances, nothing satisfactory was forthcoming from this meeting.
The meeting followed a cancelled protest that was also slated to be held last Friday on the economic situation of the territory and the Carnival withdrawal as well. Henry disclosed that permission has since been granted by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for the protest to go ahead.
Notwithstanding this, Henry said he is extending the courtesy of time to the Premier for the issue to be resolved.
He further charged the Premier with establishing an economic summit in the very near future [this week] that will give everyone an opportunity to hear from him directly on plans to move the territory forward, secure businesses that the territory might be about to lose and also his plans to protect jobs.
“When you lose your job, the government loses its work and the Premier needs to understand that… and I think he understands that,” Henry said.
He noted that job losses were not simply about the persons that lose their job, but were also about the country and about the government. He added that this ultimately affected taxes, social security and money needed for the country’s treasury.
“We need to stand together and pretty much push that first before we get in the street and police have to get involved,” he added.
Henry felt a protest could be avoided altogether even though permission has been granted. “We don’t have to [protest], let’s see if we can get the Premier to have this forum to lay out a strong smart economic plan as to how and what he’s going to do and what they’re planning to do to help the economy again,” he said.
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21 Responses to “Premier in no position to give answers – Sam Henry”
Now did anyone in their right mind expect anything else from this useless pr****r?? come on wheel and come again
Myron is the only one doing what? Making us who ain't in education think he is working with his many good sounding speeches & photo ops but when you check the ground the whole thing is in more chaos than ever before. Child please go sit down.