Be clear on whether UK will help VI or not- Skelton-Cline to Gov Jaspert
Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), in a statement on Saturday, March 28, 2020, had said Government was trusting that the Governor is able to assist the Territory with accessing funds from the UK to match what the VI was making available to its unemployed population as a result of COVID-19.
'Be clear on position'
Governor Jaspert responded, “We [VI] have healthy reserves and the Social Security Board Fund is very robust," implying that the Territory has sufficient financing.
According to Skelton-Cline, while that answer is good based on the capacity of the Territory, the response is not good enough.
"I would suggest to the Governor that he tells the UK, through him, to tell us emphatically and conclusively whether or not they intend to help based on the request, or they are not going to help," he said.
"Be simple so that we are clear," he said to Governor Jaspert even as he, Skelton-Cline, had previously urged VI leaders to stop depending on the UK for help.
Hands Tied
"If we should go to the Social Security Board... the UK still has to approve us having to borrow from ourselves," Skelton-Cline underscored.
He continued, "Even if we were to dip into our reserves, we still have to go to the UK for approval to use our own reserve funds," he said.
Skelton-Cline commented it is unbelieve that in the 21st century, no matter which way the VI turns and despite good governance, the Territory is still subjected to colonial rule, "how is that we are still in this position?" he asked.
44 Responses to “Be clear on whether UK will help VI or not- Skelton-Cline to Gov Jaspert”
I praise the Governor
It’s pat I was referring to.
Sorry for the confusion
U know that we're subjected to the oversight of the mother country - Nothing new there.
I just don't understand what ur asking of the governor that he hasn't done or is prepared to do. Protocol must be followed.
Besides not being a fan of this government official one must conclude that u, Mr. Cline, are just a publicity seeker and a general NUISANCE to the people and fabric of the BVI. Please, try and get a life beyond termite infestation.
Hope he is not a racist!!! God bless the voice of reason and speaker of facts Claude, we backing you 100%
"We" deseve this VIP .
Has the VI Gov responded and done the submission? If they did, cant be more than a week.
Mr. Skelton-Kline, please stop trying to hype up the people! Get your facts straight! Wait to see how the pandemic plays out for the territory. Stop the scaremongering, please!
Why are we giving this little man so much attention?
If the above is not clear enough then the Governor is speaking to @$$€$.
This is urgent. Where is the plan going forward or are we to remain stuck on stupid with crazies, spinning, personal attacks, instigating and agitating for their personal warped needs and agenda..
["The territory is still subjected to COLONIAL-RULE"]
Colonial rule?
Ah wah dis mee ah read pon VINO?
Cline, don't try to be a teacher at any of our schools.
You will mislead students on their true sovereignty.
Ofcourse we are subjected to UK COLONIAL RULE!
The Virgin Islands [BVI] is a British Overseas Territory, formerly called ["British DEPENDENT- Territory"]
The BVI is a COLONY of the [Great Britain] United Kingdom, with Queen Elizabeth the Second, holding the Monarchy.
All the show-off we showing off in the BVI, calling non-belongers I-Lan-Man [expatriate] and we saying, ah born-hier that ent got no significance of ownership, because we belong to the Virgin Islands, but the Virgin Islands belongs to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.
Tomorrow, the UK can sell the BVI to the Dominican Republic [santo domingo] and all belongers will be called Dominicana; just like that!
Every elected member of the house of assembly, must take an oath of allegiance to Her Majesty, as stipulated in schedule 1 of the new Constitution of 2007.
This is the Oath of allegiance that the Premier and other ministers took after the ,2019 general elections:-
[" I (PREMIER/MINISTER) do swear/affirm that I will be faithful and bear true ALLEGIANCE to HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, ACCORDING TO LAW, so help me God"]
The BVI is not an Independent Country:
We must be loyal to Her Majesty, the Queen.
Our BVI Constitution states:-
[" There shall be a Governor of the Virgin Islands who shall be appointed by Her Majesty by commission under Her Sign Manual and SHALL hold office [in the BVI] during Her Majesty's Pleasure"]
Did you read that in the Constitution? "Her Majesty's Pleasure:
The Governor, represents the Queen in HER BVI, He run tings in the BVI.
We must be loyal to His Excellency.
We must continue to teach students in our schools, to let them learn about British UK Colonization in the West Indies [Caribbean] including the Virgin Islands BVI. So they will stop using discrimatory words to describe their Caribbean colleages such as, "I-lan-man".
Because, most of our Caribbean brothers and sisters living in the BVI,today, were born as:-
["Citizens of the UNITED KINGDOM and Colonies"] before their countries got independence from Great Britain.
They were not born as "I-Lan-Man".
They were born [CUKC]
God save the Queen and the British Virgin Islands.
One love,BVI
I am calling on the Ministry of Education, to emphasize more, on teaching our students, about our sovereignty.
Because, here you have Skelton-Cline, telling the world that we are not under British/UK rule.
We as citizens of Her Majesty, and we cannot be disloyal to Her Majesty, the Queen, of the United Kingdom, by saying or implying that we are not under Her Ruler.
The National anthem of the BVI, is the same National anthem of the United Kingdom, and the words/lyrics are clear, as to who is our sovereign ruler.
The lyrics and words of the BVI and UK National anthem of God save the queen are similar or same.
Sing with me student, Skelton-Cline...
[" God save our gracious queen
Long live our noble queen
God save the queen:
Send Her victorious
happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the queen...
O lord our god arise
Scatter her enemies,
and make them fall
Confound their politics
frustrate their knavish tricks
on the our hope we fix
God save the queen...
Thy choicest gifts in store
on her be pleased to pour
long may she reign:
may she defend our laws
and ever give us cause
to sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen..
Now, You went on radio and defying UK-rule over us, and misleading our beloved citizens and residents that we are not under british colonization?
I said before, and I will say it again:
We spend so much time calling our fellow British Colony Citizens,of the Caribbean, I-LAN-MAN, and forgot our own colony-citizenship, and we would say, "This is our country-This is my country".
It's NOT our country, but we BELONG the country.
Our sovereignty is UK-British rule.
My fellow BVI Citizens, face the true facts in 2020.
God save the Queen.
Some of us commit treason by disloyalty to country and ruler.
The father is the ruler of the home.
We must abide by his laws and rules.
Accept BVI. UK run tings.
Do you notice in the photo with skelton cline?
he is holding a copy of the bvi constitution in his left hand
but he does not read it and be truthful to opening statements inside the new 2007 bvi constitution.
how did we get that new constitution in 2007?
A bvi delegation lead by the chief minister dr.d Orlando smith,traveled to the UK in march-april, 2007, to request from her majesty the queen,a new constititon for the bvi.
we got it from her majesty the queen,the ruler of the bvi.
I would like skelton-cline to open page 4 in his copy, and read along with me:-
["At the court,at Buckingham palace,the 13th day of june 2007,
present,
the queen's most excellent majesty in council:
her majesty,in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 5 and 7 of the west indies act 1962(a) and of all other powers enabling her to do so,is pleased by and with the advice of her privy council,to order,and it is ordered,as fllows,,,,"]
What was ordered by her majesty in council at Buckingham palace?
[" This order may be cited as the virgin islands constitution order 2007"]
I will not sit by and allow skelton-cline to misled my people of the bvi, as he continue to display this level of disloyalty to her majesty.
her majesty,in the new constitution,gave us fundamental rights and freedoms,for the first time in our history, therefore her majesty has "emancipated us from our mental slavery" in the BVI.
That is why I am so passionate about our fundamental rights and freedoms in a free and democratic bvi.
We can now use the provisions of the new constitution to seek redress,in the high court of justice,if any of our fundamental rights was contravened by any one in authority in the bvi.
That is what you call true emancipation from mental slavery in the BVI.
God save the queen and the governor. Long live the queen and her representative in the bvi.
Let us now go to the UK laws and read with me, because I would like you to stop this outburst on the uk and the uk-appointed governor.
Read the British Overseas Territories Act,2002 [c.8] and explain to the school students of our blessed bvi what this section of the UK laws signifies. That law is an act of the UK Parliament. Not BVI parliament!
That piece of UK legislation, superseded the British Nationality Act,0f 1981,which governed BVI before June, 2007.
The UK-BOT Act,2002, makes provision to remove/delete the words "British Dependent Territory-BDT" and replaced it with the words "British Overseas Territory-BOT".
It also makes provision for all citizens of the BVI,who became citizens [by birth or otherwise] before 21st May,2001, to automatically become British Citizens of the UK of great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Also,persons who became bvi citizens from may 2002 on-wards,can now be registered,as a british citizen on application to the secretary of state, uk, through the governor of the BVI.
So Mr.Skelton-Cline,go and read the BVI Constitution of 2007,The British Nationality Act of 1981 and the British Overseas Territories Act of 2002....
And stop going on radio defying your fellow UK Citizen[the governor] with your hidden racism.
Teach the bvi school students about the new and recent sovereignty, that we received from the UK,and remind them that we are still under uk colonization but the bvi is now self-reliant.
No more British dependent territory but now british overseas territory.
United we stand with the UK governor but divided we fall without the UK governor.
One love BVI