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Turning our People into Beggars will Never be a Solution

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By Alred C. Frett

It seems ironic when Persons are hooked on mixing me up with Jesus – According to them Christ spoke Parables which they call Facts while I speak Facts which they call Parables… Nonetheless, rather than compare ourselves with romantic images of others it would be far better to assess our individual & collective Values, Efforts & Progress in comparisons of both the Past & Present.

Think about it… Not so long ago the majority of BVIslanders were considered Poor - lacking in Money & Possessions - excepting for a Community-Help Mentality, a litter of 10 Children & plots of Family Land… Today, many consider themselves ‘Rich’ when in fact our Funds cannot cover our Bills, we are limited to 3 Children per Family & we are losing control of our Lands.

Today, instead of a World that encourages inventive development of the Mind our Children exist on short term gratification specifically designed to blind them to the hardships of Tomorrow – ‘Where there is no vision, People perish’ so it is left to us whether or not to maintain the Status Quo or seek to improve conditions enabling our Youth to live with a sense of purpose & dignity.

This is often harder to achieve than it sounds especially since our History reflects a past in which Slaves/Ancestors were regarded as disposable property with a lifespan of less than 30 years… In fact during this period they were prevented from being real Parents with Dreams & Aspirations for their own Children – Thus they had no Family structure, no Grandparents and no History.

Thanks to the Vision & Struggles of others we now see our Parents live beyond 50 years even if they still display White Jesus, Angels & Disciples throughout their Homes while depicting Satan and Judas as being Black… Many still have not realized that this is not accidental – It is all intended to portray the Oppressors of our Ancestors as Gods and our own Parents as Devils.

This is their way of subliminally programming us to regard ourselves as Sheep, willing to fight amongst ourselves & happy to suffer in silence… In fact even as the Numerical Majority we are taught to accept ourselves as the Social Minority thereby ensuring the Aspirations, Dreams & Ambitions of Little Black Boys & Girls are seen as too big & stifled even before they begin.

You may ask whether we have progressed and the answer is 'Yes'… However, this is often handicapped by a misguided quickness to blame Master’s Descendants for all our Tribulations when in fact our own Brothers & Sisters are the ones doing us the greatest Harm… They have been using Master’s Bad Systems to terrorize their own People into becoming mere Beggars.

You may recall being annoyed because I refused to play this Begging Game in order to get what you thought I wanted… Somehow you have great difficulty understanding this must not be about me as a person and these ‘lessons’ are so you can truly see the Evil & Corruption of Fake Friends who would sell their Souls in the interest of Personal Greed and at the expense of our Children.

Surely I’m not the only one targeted  although it may seem that way as you constantly remind me of the Classic Example that started several years ago involving my Plans to construct a Building in order to provide Professional Affordable Medical Services to the Territory… What may be overlooked are the far reaching consequences to other BV-Islanders resulting from this Saga.

As you recall it started when I bought a Property from some White Owners who had been using it for Commercial Purposes… Nonetheless, when we submitted our Building Application in accordance with the mandated requirements it was denied on excuses including the Property could not be used commercially… We were advised to submit a New Application, so we did.

While it was clear that the reasons given were Malicious Fabrications we still ensured that the New Application covered all their bogus requirements… Nonetheless, even before they dealt with it I was told by the Senior Officer that Planning and the Appeals Tribunal (who should not have been involved) had agreed on ways to reject any Plans at all costs should I chose to reapply.

Evidence of this corruption was so blatant that it reached as far as the House of Assembly and after the matter was researched & no just cause for denial found the Premier eventually approved the New Project… However, the Government Agencies still refused to follow his Directive and appeared to have gotten a Third Party - who was benefiting from use of my Property - to take both me and the Premier to Court in a fresh attempt to block me from developing my Property.

During this ordeal less qualifying applications were encouraged to proceed and it was suggested that I sell the Property or beg those blocking me for the Right to do what is right… Naturally I refused and even after much legal trickery they still lost their case against me and were instructed to pay my Legal Fees - even this became a legal game with them resisting up to the bitter end.

Meanwhile, their case against that Premier has been held in Limbo for so long that several Key Players involved in this Fiasco have been removed from Office and from Life but it still appears that the Halls of Justice & Power care nothing about the negative short term, long-term & even Life & Death Consequences that would reasonably result from their Actions and Inactions.

Think about it – Everyone knows that whenever there is real or perceived reduction in the Availability of Fairness & Justice emanating from within our Public Offices & Court System, it undermines the aspirations, progress, expectations & Life of every Citizen within that Nation… Furthermore, this effectively threatens the very survival of Children within their own Country.

Moreover, if the procrastination of Justice has been used to impede Local Enterprise so that foreign linked Medical Institutions would benefit then the Players not only deny our People a local source of Reliable & Affordable Quality Health Care but such actions is destined to ensure negative impact on their own Health Services Authority and National Health Insurance Scheme.

Of course this could have been avoided if we understood that ‘in digging Holes for others we often bury ourselves’… Simply put, the growing presence of such competing Sources will nullify the professed need for HSA’s Hospital Adventure and the free flow of Monies they dream of gaining from their National Health Insurance Scheme will be vaporized even before it begins.

We are all in this together… The Incident mentioned may be the mere tip of Icebergs because the Deck has become so stacked against this Generation it will be impossible to fulfill the dreams of their Parents or aspirations of their Youth without our direct help & guidance… No one can invent Truth - I simply say it as I see it and turning the BVI & HSA into Beggars is No Solution.

PS:… I will continue addressing some of your Questions & Comments on Live BVP Radio Programs  

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