Alred C. Frett. Photo: VINO/File

As victims of State-sponsored Ignorance Persons still ask how do I foresee things I speak of before they happen but the answer they truly need is better posed as a simple question – ‘Why do others willfully fail to see what is so self-evident?’…

Think about it - Real Leaders would know I speak truth and they certainly would not regard these events as my self-fulfilling Prophesies.

With Agendas designed to keep their Brothers & Sisters in the dark while they profit from our Ignorance, they have no time to heed our little voices… Consequently, by allowing Blind to lead Blind we perish from lack of vision (knowledge) – Think about it - whether you are Ant or Elephant, by choosing to blindly walk behind, you also choose to walk in the mess of others.

This is the 21st Century and excuses are no longer justified – We have enough Libraries, Radios, TVs, Smart Phones, Computers & Internet to stream beams of Knowledge in the darkest of corners so what was once impossible is now routine... Unfortunately, our Problems come from those who demand our trust but treat us as imbeciles in their mission to block our Progress.

The Media owe us a sacred Trust in combating this and that’s why I remind you of ZBVI kicking me off for speaking Truth even though I had pre-paid for the time… No! It’s is not about Damages to me which can be valued at Tens of Thousands of Dollars but about greater Damages done in depriving our Youth of Facts & Truths that could make all the difference in their Lives.

And, this Hypocrisy is painful when leaders ridicule our Children for performing below their potential since these leaders know that are the ones guilty of conditioning them to grab for Now rather than plan for Future, to settle for Fish rather than reach for Line & to limit themselves to Handouts rather than ready themselves to utilize Opportunities…These spawn our problems.

Furthermore we see this internationally as the same Media flood the Airwaves with News of ordinary Citizens being arrested when it is their Leaders who create the Problems by invading innocent Countries, Torturing Persons, providing Weaponry & directing Rebels to destroy other Governments & Countries; victimizing, radicalizing and turning their Children into Refugees.

Israel and several Western Countries are still annoyed that the USA has not bombed Countries of their choosing into oblivion… They are so busy pretending to be the Victim that they fails to admit, it is the same Rebels they manufactured who now turn against them – my previous warnings are not Prophecies but commonsense that anyone with vision could’ve seen coming.

Parasites never care whether the Hosts live or die:
Of course those benefitting from calamity will chose not to acknowledge that sowing Seeds of Peace is far better than planting fields of conflict & wars… According to recent BBC-TV Series the mental mindset of such leaders can be described as paranoid schizophrenia and societies are destroyed when Leaders, Preachers & Judges willfully or accidentally succumb to this ailment.

At the same time it would be wrong to just blame leaders as a kneejerk reaction and we should give them credit when it is due… However, we must never forget that our leaders are selected & elected to act in our best interest and as such, we would be wrong not to hold them accountable for betrayal of our trust & the abuse of their Positions for their own Corrupt & Personal Gain.

Again, Leaders have every right to brag of their Tourism & Financial successes just as Citizens have the right to complain about Bad Roads and high cost of Gas/Fuel after World Prices have plummeted – Thus it was good to hear the Christmas Greetings of leaders proclaiming how well they have done but quite sad when Citizens complain of not sharing in this expressed optimism.

Our People are hurting and there is no reasonable way to explain why Leaders would embark on these Missions of Money Madness with hidden Taxes, Fees & Fines seemingly intent of shaking every Penny from their Pockets - These are all painful but as one who believes Health comes first, I am deeply concerned that crises within our Public Health are becoming impossible to bear.

We cannot progress without looking behind in order to learn from experiences & to complete unfinished tasks… However, this becomes impossible when Medical Billings show the Morgue as the least costly Item in escalating charges – NB: Our People are already fooled into expecting Honey, Milk & Gold after death so I hope HSA & HIS are not willing us to die rather than live?

Not only is this Proposed Fee Structure unaffordable but it essentially returns us to Old South Africa; required to carry National Cards or Passports certifying whether we are Locals, Residents or Visitors in order to access Health Care from Public Hospital & District Clinics… In addition their Scheme infers that all Non-Belongers living here over 10 years qualify for BVI Residency.

After explaining it for so long it should require no Brain Surgery for the architects to recognize these Schemes as counterproductive & unworkable… Maybe they do because if they are so sure they are right & I am wrong, they should have no fear in making NHIS optional with conviction that those reluctant to join will be eager to, in a few years, at much higher ‘penalty premiums’.

Of course this may all be a fixation on not recognizing Truth which may explain their conviction that B&F Medical was building a Hospital although we repeatedly explained that we were simply afraid of the envisioned escalating Medical Costs and were therefore constructing a Medical Facility that would allow our People access to Quality Health Care at prices they could afford.

Real decline of the BVI-Dollar:
If they truly love us they would find no comfort in risking the Health & Welfare of our Children – In fact they would willingly join with me rather than combine the forces of Health & Labour Divisions in all-out efforts to block me from helping our People… Blows continue but I refuse to give up for it’s not my fault if their mismanagement means I can offer better Prices than they do.

Besides it is wrong when Leaders break laws & fracture Ethics by overreaching into the Pockets of an already hurting People for the result is; while they steal & over import foreign workers to service their White Elephants, productive Workers from the Private Sector are already making plans to leave the Territory thereby creating generalized long-term hardships for locals.

Ours is a Territory where Local Workers are in the Minority the absence of Private Work Permit Employees could crash the Economy by leaving empty Apartments & insufficient Tax & NHIS Contributors… This is more likely since by tripling the costs of Supplies & Services Government would effectively devalue BVI$ to a Third its Original Value; i.e. US$.33 or less than their EC$.

Those who still remember hard times of yesteryear when Merchant Pirates took our Parents Lands for a Sack of Flour & Tin of Lard are justifiably frightened by rumours of HSA Plans to confiscate the Lands of our Children for (a C-section & Panadol or) Outstanding Hospital Bills…

These may be downplayed as rumours but the antics of Politics should warn us to be watchful.

PS:… I will continue addressing some of your Questions & Comments on Live BVP Radio Programs