'What the NDP doing to the people over water is wickedness'- Hon Fraser
“I am sick and I am tired [of this water situation on Tortola],” he said, speaking on June 3, 2015 during a rally for First District candidate Honourable Andrew A. Fahie held at the Capoon’s Bay grounds.
Honourable Fraser added that some nights ago he saw a young lady struggling with two 5 gallon pails and he asked her what that was. He said she responded that it was water she fetched from some distance away.
“What’s going on? Is anybody going to hold this Government accountable for the wickedness that they are doing?” he asked.
“This is wickedness…why should we have to rush home at 7:00 in the evening to catch the water that might be on for 15 minutes,” he said. He promised the people of the Third District that they will get water 7 days a week 365 days a year with him as their representative.
He said that if he is given six months he will guarantee water all the time for all of Tortola. He said that people have been reduced to not being able to take a bath when they wished to.
Driving home 'on glass' to no water
Noting the Government’s spending priorities when it comes to the people, he said that because of the newly hurriedly built roads, one can drive home and feel as if one is driving on glass. However, when the person gets home eventually they are unable to take a bath because of the spite meted out against him by the current Government.
“Come on. This is not the BVI that we are used to…this is a rich country; let’s fix it,” he said.
In the past, Honourable Fraser accused the NDP Government of not putting the necessary infrastructure in place to send water from overflowing reservoirs to the various communities which sometimes reportedly do not get any water at all for days.
He said the Government has had over three years to do the necessary infrastructure works and this they failed to do.
People are left to die
Honourable Fraser said healthcare is another issue that must be tackled since “people are left to die because they have no access to healthcare.”
He said people are being diagnosed with life threatening illnesses and they are told that they can’t get treatment if they can’t pay for it. “What do you think will happen to them? They will be left to die,” he said.
Honourable Fraser added that under a Virgin Islands Party Government the high fees to see a doctor at the hospital will be addressed. “It has to stop and it will stop,” he said.
Recently Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton announced a slew of new fees for services at the Peebles Hospital, many of which are said to be out of the reach of the ordinary man and woman seeking health services.
It has been alleged too that persons have been considering selling their land to be able to take care of their obligations to the Peebles Hospital.
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39 Responses to “'What the NDP doing to the people over water is wickedness'- Hon Fraser”
He claims to be running on his record. But all he is doing is running on an election ploy that is supposed to take advantage of their opponents unpreparedness. The so called snap election.
They say that the other parties should have been prepared three and a half years ago. But lets look at it objectively, you have 9 members in the house, VIP had three and PEP one. You need to find 4 additional candidates, VIP needed 11 and PEP needed 12. We all know that finding suitable candidates is no easy task. So call an early election, make a mockery of the process and disenfranchise a number of voters in the process.
We the voters lose. Because the process is rushed and we don’t get proper teams to choose from. That is why the USA has legislated the election date. EVERY ONE knows and a party can’t win simply by tricking the voters so that they don’t have proper options.
And what is NDP’s record? A controversial and expensive cruise ship dock that no amount of fireworks can save, no running water in the capital (not to mention the other districts), crumbling infrastructure, a hospital (built by VIP) opened by NDP with no equipment and a higher costs of living.
I have voted for Dr Smith all of his political career. Not this time. Since we don’t have complete teams to choose from I am going for a coalition government. We the voters should reject his party lines and vote for the BEST candidates. Winning by tricking the people is a hollow victory, but when you care only about yourself it doesn’t matter, does it Doc?
Do the math. The water is running over at the reservoirs but people can't flush, can't bathe, cant do basic things because of spitefulness. For this alone NDP does not deserve the people's trust. Its just badmindedness. Doctor Smith has FAILED.
The bottom line is that the water is being produced but not reaching the people who need it. Address that!
That NDP water plant suddenly came up with an "affordable" and reliable water production and distribution plan and a solution to resolving the sewerage problems on Tortola after Frazer introduced the BiWater option! Only then their company was willing to stop lining their pockets at our expense and solve our problems!
It was the same thing with their mobile phone service. They raped BVI customers with ridiculous rates while lining their pockets for years when they were the only players in Town. Only when Digicel came on the scene CCT come calling foul because suddenly they found a way to do better. Strups!!!
So yes, we had problems a long time and the NDP privately owned companies took advantage of our misery rather then fix the problems. If they had done right by the People the NDP so care about, Frazer would not have had a reason to seek an alternative to our problems.
BvIslanders, don't be fool by the symbol "Family". This is the most destructive and deceptive government in the history of the Caribbean. It is all about them and their rich friends. One year from now, most of us will have to seek refuge in another country or we will be a people without a homeland. In the Caribbean, it is the safest place for black people. These brutes are going to sell us in slavery like our African forefathers. We are our worst enemies. We want other people have so we will sell our brothers and sisters for a nickel. I have supports say the M***n will be the next premier. His wife also said it in the presence of other people. He is a fraud. He is not a indigenous person. He does not love us. We will kiss the day and damn the hour. All we will be able to say is greed has get the best of us.
then maybe someday he may makes premier,until then hell no.
Go find your own name. then we will talk.