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Spend all you can to protect VI’s borders - Skelton-Cline urges Fahie Gov’t

- Says VI cannot afford any recklessness that can lead to COVID-19 outbreak
Outspoken radio moderator and government consultant, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has urged the Fahie Administration to do all they can the protect VI’s porous borders when the territory fully re-opens. Photo: VINO/File
The Virgin Islands currently has no reported positive cases of COVID-19. Photo: Internet Source
The Virgin Islands currently has no reported positive cases of COVID-19. Photo: Internet Source
Claude O. Skelton-Cline said should any border breach happen, it will retard all of VI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic over the past months and put the population at risk. Photo: VINO/File
Claude O. Skelton-Cline said should any border breach happen, it will retard all of VI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic over the past months and put the population at risk. Photo: VINO/File
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Outspoken radio moderator and government consultant, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has urged the Fahie Administration to do all they can to protect the VI’s porous borders when the territory fully re-opens.

The man of the Cloth was at the time speaking at the November 5, 2020, edition of his Honestly Speaking radio show on ZBVI 780 AM.

The commentator recalled that the Virgin Islands had experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases in August 2020, which was blamed on human smuggling and illegal entry.

“Now I want to say clearly and succinctly, you and I and we as a people cannot afford to go back into that situation, nowhere near the situation… I'm not concerned so much about Road Town Ferry Dock and our airport and other seaports when they open… its the unofficial places.”

Protect the Borders - Skelton-Cline 

Skelton-Cline continued, “It’s our porous borders that when we open that marine side and this is why we all need to push and insist that the government has those borders well protected, whatever they need to do whatever or additional investment that needs to be made… we need to ensure,” he said. 

He said should any border breach happen, it will retard all of VI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic over the past months and put the population at risk.

“None of us wants to go back there, none of us wants to go on any more lockdowns, none of us wants to have any more curfews…we don't want to have the government to be sending out no food baskets to us,” he said.

The Virgin Islands currently has zero reported positive cases of COVID-19.

10 Responses to “Spend all you can to protect VI’s borders - Skelton-Cline urges Fahie Gov’t”

  • taxpayer (09/11/2020, 18:17) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    Thanks to the Royal Navy for protecting the BVI borders during October. Also please plan to protect the BVI borders in the future when the Treasury is empty.
  • We in trouble (09/11/2020, 18:45) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    The borders protection are of great importance and must be a priority....But it has to be done efficiently, smartly and without compromising..... Unless those things are done we will be just wasting our money...
  • T (09/11/2020, 20:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Pastor clain u did see money coming
  • home grown (09/11/2020, 22:00) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    You all want to go independent. And you cant protect your boarders. Think again .Thank God for the Governor. Great man
    • @ home grown (10/11/2020, 07:06) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      try take a back seat with your 1830 level of conversation and i challenge you to tell the people what the governor have ever done for you personally. you also need to tell the governor to take a good look at some of the private salvage boats in this country that are involved with unlawful activity but your head so far up your @$& that only local committing crime here
  • Ghost (09/11/2020, 23:52) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I agree with you Cline. I have been forever saying that when we were saying our borders were closed, they weren’t closed because we have so many little cays etc which put us at greater risk for illegal entry and potential cases of deadly viruses like covid, but no one was listening .. we are a reactive community; we need to continue to be more proactive.. I have also been speaking of the need for proper port health to the powers that be since the ‘90s and did anyone listen -NO!! And now here we are decades later trying to get it right.
  • ReX FeRal (10/11/2020, 07:13) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hire competent, experience and incorruptible people to lead border patrol and protection.
  • spend (10/11/2020, 12:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Spend all you can...that seems to be the focus. Spend spend spend. No plan No strategy, Just spend all you can. Like we have money trees here that always ready for a shake.


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