VI ‘culture of gossip & rumour’ sparked CoI - Skelton-Cline
“We have a culture of gossip in this country, a culture that we think is cute to just make up stories on each other, spread wild sick willful and wicked rumours on each other,” the clergyman alleged.
Politicians peddling rumours too – Skelton-Cline
Speaking during Thursday’s January 22, 2021, episode of his radio show, Skelton-Cline further remarked, that, “some elected officials have even gone in the House of Assembly with some of these unfounded pieces of information.”
While calling out VI politicians for spreading rumours, he further said they often use rhetoric that would sometimes paint each other as corrupt and peddle more untruths.
He said it is the same culture in the VI that sparked the CoI in the first place. “We sit in bars, we sit on the well, we sit at the taxi stands, we sit under the tree, we playing dominoes and we talk a wack of stuff that has no basis in fact, much less truth,” he said.
Meanwhile, having announced the Commission of Inquiry on January 18, 2021, Governor Jaspert in a January 22, 2021, Press conference said the CoI was necessary based on the great number of concerns and unfounded allegations received by him from the VI community, public service, the media and businesses.
Allegations came from ‘community’ – Gov Jaspert
According to Skelton-Cline, “here it is now the UK is taking all these rumours, all these unfounded innuendos, all this gossip, that's a part of our culture… here they are now for their purposes taking that stuff and using it,” he said.
He alleged that the Governor is not acting on their own, rather, on behalf of a United Kingdom Government with ulterior motives.
Skelton-Cline reminded that the CoI announcement has no specifics or particulars outlined in the document but is rather an ambiguous document tantamount to a fishing exhibition and witch hunt sparked by very gossip and rumours perpetrated by Virgin Islanders.
.png)
.png)
.png)
Follow Us On
12 Responses to “VI ‘culture of gossip & rumour’ sparked CoI - Skelton-Cline”
People are now calling on us to listen to them all of a sudden. Only them have solutions.
It reminds me of the time just before elections.
Let's get serious. Who needs who now? How come you have time for everybody all of a sudden? Why is it necessary to come looking and running us down now?. We were non existent until you foresee a bit of obstacles show up on your charts, but now you need a crew because your cargo needs to be shifted. Captain this Boat has Owners. Let's just hear what they have to say, then decide if we going stay on board or abandon ship or perish slow,before you jump up and say which way we should go. You never asked us , you are telling us where you want us to go..BVI Love should be all time.
Who would turn to him for help when their valid concerns are broadcasted as gossip...God sees and knows ALL!
so pkease stop stiring the pot..let justice be done...justice be served. ....please.