‘Walwyn's reason for VG b'ball cancellation quite erroneous!’ - Rajah A. Smith
This issue arose following a recent article on this news site in which the Minister is quoted as saying that the Virgin Gorda ‘Summer Jam’ Basketball League was postponed because players and referees were tied up participating in the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League which took place from mid-August to early November.
This news site had been told earlier by organiser of the Virgin Gorda Summer Jam Trevor 'West' Stevens that the non-completion of the basketball facility on Virgin Gorda was the reason for the delay in the start of the Virgin Gorda League.
In attempting to cover shame from his face the Hon Minister blatantly cast the blame on the heels of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League but this did not go down too lightly with those who knew the truth and who knew the Minister's excuse was a departure from the truth.
In giving the facts Mr Smith said that way before their league had started a combined meeting was held between the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League, BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) and the Virgin Gorda Basketball League 'Summer Jam' committee and one of the things that was agreed on was that the three leagues would have been scheduled and executed in such a manner as not to interfere with each other.
Mr Smith recalled that what was arrived at was a basketball calendar which once followed would have seen one starting when the other would have finished.
This calendar set saw the season starting with the BVI Basketball Federation League, followed by the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League and the Virgin Gorda League should have immediately followed.
"Mr Malone (Guy L. Malone) finished his league around August 12th or 13th or the week before and we kicked off on August 15th, and we had to finish by November 2nd that's the time I think the Representative from Virgin Gorda agreed was OK for him to start his league," said Mr Smith.
According to Mr Smith the Virgin Gorda organizers were at that time comfortable with the calendar. "It seemed that the new facility would have been built at that time. I don't know where they got their information that it would have been finished but that's what they said that it would have been finished by then so that they could have kicked off their league and they would have called it the Winter Jam," recalled Mr Smith.
"So I don't know how the Minister could have say the referees, players, when I think we only had about seven people from Virgin Gorda playing our league…" added Mr Smith.
He said that he vividly recalled that the league for which he is Commissioner and the Virgin Gorda league had their tournaments ongoing at the same time in 2013.
"So I don't think that players would have been a problem. Then again referees, Virgin Gorda had their league going on the same time last year and there were referees refereeing in both leagues and I think the referee body has quite enough referees that are dispensable to be here and there. They have a huge body,” stated Mr Smith.
He said that from where he stands it was clear that Hon Walwyn was just blowing off some hot air. “I think the Minister just blowing off some hot air trying to distract us from what is. I don't see his reasoning behind trying to blame a basketball league for a next league from taking its course so like I say I thing that he was blowing some hot air.”
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45 Responses to “‘Walwyn's reason for VG b'ball cancellation quite erroneous!’ - Rajah A. Smith”
Yes he should run indeed, run his f.. a.. and l... some w...... from chatting dumb pi$$ !!!!!!!!! Pure Politics here!!!!!!! Get over it. Your entire team VIP (if there is a team at all) cannot do in 40 years what this one man has done in just 3 years !!!!!!!
M...n has brought sporting activities in the BVI to ZERO now playing HERO by telling tails out of school
SOMETHING THESE SAME JOKEY PEOPLE, ARE BAD MOUTHING THERE SAME FRIENDS
a...n you and m..on aint got diddly squat over rajah he has done more for the youths between you both combine so go sit down not sure why you still teaching after.....allegations
sb and a...n out today blogging hahahahaha we can read thought it tell that lilteel so call singer go sit his &*^*$ a.. down before we embrass he
The nerve of this joker m...n to blame the fraser league after everyone agrred that was the best league for the year strupps
I can't wait for campaigning to start. The blows the VIP will get it won't be even funny. R... wouldn't know left from right when they finish with him. Sad to see the young man mess up himself following the two J.......
So happy you cannot use the VIP left country broke line for Dr. Smith now admitted that was a lie and answer the question in the House on this so NDP go scatter you all going get wipe out next election.
deeds pro m...n bloggers are deeply flawed in dem thinking and “very suspect.”
The usual smoke and marrow from M..on who no one trusts…Rajah is a breath of fresh air on the political stage... He got my vote for sure!!!
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M...n playing with fire he does not even know it!!!! Let he keep messing with Sea Cows bay yute man dem
We can see right thought the l..s of the minister on this matter…when I heard it first I thought it was a joke as it seems like he was accusing ‘WEST” of untruths...now the facts are out and we see who was caught in another big fat l.e!!!
Next election hurry come so we can do a clean sweep of the NDP
Summer jam not winter jam.
whose idea was it to start summer in nov.
Keep politics out of the youths interest.
All the blogs by M..on and his two cow birds will never change the fact that M..on was caught lying to we the people and more so the youths…he has become another Nixon..."I am not a crook" BAM
the reality is mvw political career is over as he is just on his last trying desperately to get in again but he has failed and it's sad for a guy with so much promise...why lie about such a simple matter when we all know the Fraser League had absolutely nothing to do with why VG was cancelled. I trust 'West' and Rajah any day over M...n...I must conclude the child is ah sick, sick, sick puppy...
for w...yn and the ndp to contiune to lie to our children remains one of the saddest days in recent bvi history.