UPDATE: ‘I want an Anegadian representing Anegada’ –resident
Speaking at a Ready Committee meeting held in the Emile E. Dunlop Community Centre in Anegada yesterday April 19, 2015, the man said that he was disappointed with both the Virgin Islands Party and the National Democratic Party regarding where Anegada is today.
“Anegada is still struggling behind because once elected you are forgotten. We never had a real serious candidate who ever come back and look at us once in office,” said the resident of Anegada who gave his name as Don Vanterpool.
“I am not the kind of man to bite my tongue to please nobody,” he said. “Anegada, Jost van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, Salt Island…we are always being left behind and we are too stupid to see what is going on,” he said.
Anegada a ‘BVI Apartheid system’
“The way they treat Anegadians is nothing but a BVI apartheid system. You have two policemen stationed here, you have two jail cells but you don’t have a doctor for my people,” he said.
“It seems to me that the elected officials of the BVI are nothing but a set of political vultures on the hunt to devour our God-given inheritance and to leave in their trail a skeleton of fraud. My question is why do they cultivate, nourish and pursue a vain illusion without a concept of how to obtain such aspirations,” he said.
Claiming that things are happening which the politicians overlook, he said, “Why yall never come and tell we that 30 percent of lands has been set aside for national parks? Then you guys going come here…and think that we going vote for you when you’re not even standing up for our basic, God given inheritance?”
Anegada lands for Anegadians- Hon Fraser RA
To the man’s claims, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) said the lands in Anegada are for the people of Anegada. “The Government is merely custodians of that land and they are supposed to make sure that it is distributed equitably to the people of Anegada.
Regarding the perception that the man shared about Anegada being left behind, Honourable Fraser said, “I share [the same] perception, which is reality as to how the people are looked and treated.”
He expressed the belief that Anegada should have its own representative but this would need an expansion of the House of Assembly in terms of its members. “Give Anegada its own representative and give Jost van Dyke its own representative,” he said.
See previous article published on April 19, 2015:
Ready Committee holding Anegada meeting today
- Newly minted VIP candidate for the 9th District Elton L. Sprauve expected to be among speakers
SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – The Ready Committee, the youth group in support of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), visited the Sister Island of Anegada today April 19, 2015 to hold a series of engagements with the residents of the far flung island with a view to sharing the party’s vision and getting feedback from residents.
A public meeting is currently being held at the Emile E. Dunlop Community Centre and making presentations will be officials from the Ready Committee, whose President is youth leader and businessman Rajah A. Smith, and officials from the VIP.
Chairman of the VIP, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) is expected to speak, as well as the VIP’s pick for the Ninth District candidacy, Elton L. ‘All out’ Sprauve.
The travelling party also made a brief stop at the Methodist Church on the island where the mission of the group was announced and an invitation thrown out to the congregation to attend the meeting.
48 Responses to “UPDATE: ‘I want an Anegadian representing Anegada’ –resident”
If VIP have a seat to waste or loose well they will put him but I don't think they can afford such at this stage.
You are out of place calling people Ole father. That is why you campaign to get to know the candidates but you d*mn people think this thing is a fr**ging popularity contest where people's livihood is at stake. I would NOT vote for no NDP at large especially Myr*n as he is too ar**g**t. He has done some good in the three years but at the end of the day, humility goes a long way. I will say this again, if she is nominated, she will definitely get my vote.
After 30 years the VIP has a proven track record that they can get the job done.
All out is a big man and can make his own decision unlike O**J whose mother has him one way.
NDP has done little or nothing for the sister islands but Mitch over JVD each week…
I hope they have papmers avaiable.