VI like a 'grown man' who wouldn't leave mother's house- Dr Melvin A. Turnbull
He pointed out that the Virgin Islands would be in a better place if it had started discussions about independence years ago.
“People got worried about whether I was talking about independence. If we had started those conversations and continued those conversations, we would have been in a better place,” Dr Turnbull said to an audience that included government officials.
The Senior Pastor of the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church compared the growth of the Virgin Islands to that of a child that refuses to leave his mother’s house.
He said, “If you have a child that is a grown man and won’t leave your house, you will find some way to get him out. I would rather walk out than to be pushed out because if I walk out, I walk out intentionally… However, if I am pushed out that would be premature.”
'UK in a lot of trouble'
Dr Turnbull, who is the father of Second District Representative Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull, further urged the people of the territory that they should all stand and work together as one and the Territory would see a vast improvement.
“Don’t let the strategy work; divide and conquer is their strategy,” emphasise Reverend Turnbull.
As Dr Turnbull continued to advocate for independence, he commented that the United Kingdom is in a lot of trouble, not just with the Brexit but in more ways than one.
According to Dr Turnbull, “I want you to watch what is happening. The mother country (United Kingdom) is in trouble. Brexit is only part of the bigger problem and they are totally confused as to what they are going to do,” explained Pastor Turnbull.
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24 Responses to “VI like a 'grown man' who wouldn't leave mother's house- Dr Melvin A. Turnbull”
Are you serious? The only country on that list better of than us is Barbados, the others still struggling. When countries have more of there citizens living overseas than whats at home, how can they be better of than us. Not saying that the BVI have it great but we're still better off. If you doubt me, ask Immigration and even some expat about the line of people trying to enter the BVI. If the country so bad, how come when you all get here, trying to sent for family and friends to come join you. Answer that for me.
On the slavery subject, the BVi through successive governments has received billions of dollars (those pesky Brits with all of their positivity and business and jobs and buying things and renting property) in revenues. Has the BVI got a world class education system launching kids into the world's leading universities or to be entrepreneurs and professionals? Is the standard of healthcare second to none? Great roads built by people who know what they are doing? Does the water and sewage and electricity and telecomms system work well? It seems the BVi needs a new emancipation from the old ways where money doesn't just leak and leak in return for votes and favours. Education is where it must all start for our youth to have the best and the widest choice of chances in the future.
It's gonna be hard to change that mindset.