‘The days of bullying are gone’- Premier to UK Gov't
He said unless the UK agrees to make the changes, “what you’d be doing is saying well alright since you’re not changing, I’m going to sign off, knowing fully well that I’m signing off to give away the country in a nutshell,” Premier Fahie noted on the Tuesday, September 3, 2019, edition of ‘Honestly Speaking’ with Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline on ZBVI 780 AM.
UK trying to make Gov’t look bad – Premier
Accusing Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert of working with the UK to project a negative image about the territory, Premier Fahie said, “Even with the letter that came out lately… I guess that it was prompted by the local agent to make them look good and try to make the Premier look bad,” he said.
The letter in question is a September 2, 2019, correspondence from the Director of British Overseas Territories, Ben Merrick, accusing the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government, amongst other claims, that engagements between the Virgin Islands (VI) and the United Kingdom (UK) have weakened since taking office in February 2019.
Premier Fahie has since denied the allegations, calling it 'untrue and shocking' while promising to release the dates of his correspondence with the UK top brass.
“We have to get specific language, that we are clear in these documents before we sign and the days of bulling people because [they] might have more battleships than us, are gone,” Premier Fahie said.
Negotiations must happen - Hon Fahie
The Premier said the territory is in the middle of a revolution and therefore, must negotiate what is best in the territory’s interest.
“I cannot as the leader of this country in good conscience, just sign off because I’m being bullied to sign off, knowing that the language is vague and it’s not precise,” he said.
The Premier is scheduled to travel to the UK this week.
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