‘BVI women are our worst enemies’- CRC Chair Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome
Mrs Penn-Lettsome was at the time one of the guests on Real Talk aired Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The show was hosted by Karia J. Christopher. Former legislator Mr Ronnie W. Skelton was the other guest on the panel.
The discussions surrounded the Virgin Islands Constitution and it was during the issue of women in politics that the remarks by Penn-Lettsome, an attorney, were made.
Women their own worst enemies - Penn Lettsome
According to Mrs Christopher, while women have a tremendous amount of influence and equality in the home, women still feel they have a long way to go in terms of politics.
Mrs Penn-Lettsome, while adding her voice to the conversation said; however, women remain their own worst enemies.
“West Indian Women [and] BVI women are our worst enemies... Because I think that if you're saying the women have the equality in the home and it's not transposing to the society, what I find is when women are in power they don't pull up young women,” she added.
Mrs Penn-Lettsome explained that women instead tend to exhibit certain behaviours that do not uplift their female counterparts, but rather pull them down.
Women relish in downfall of other women- Ms Penn-Lettsome
“Instead of women inspiring a successful colleague, who's also female, they sought to relish in your downfall or your disappointments,” she added.
Mrs Penn-Lettsome said while the points raised by Christopher are valid, there may still be some need for women to push themselves a bit further as compared to men.
“At the same time when you're doing that it would help if we ourselves would push our sisters, and I don’t find that we do that,” she said.
Whether she was "pushed" by her "sisters" or not, Mrs Penn-Lettsome is an accomplished Virgin Islander.
She holds a Master of Laws from the School of Financial Services of the University of New South Wales, Australia, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of the West Indies, and an International Diploma in Compliance from the University of Manchester Business School and the International Compliance Association.
Mrs Penn-Lettsome is a lawyer with over 25 years experience and recently completed a 3-year term as the Executive Director of International Business with the Government of the Virgin Islands. This follows 13 years as Senior Counsel and Head of Regulation with an international law firm.
She previously held the positions of Deputy Registrar of High Court, Acting Magistrate, Registrar of Companies, Deputy Managing Director of the Financial Services Commission and Acting Deputy Governor of the Virgin Islands.
Mrs Penn-Lettsome is also a past President of the BVI Bar Association, first chairman of the Financial Investigations Agency and first Secretary of the BVI Reporting Authority and has served on numerous Boards and committees.
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36 Responses to “‘BVI women are our worst enemies’- CRC Chair Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome”
The point is, don't use the US as a marker, it makes the BVI look bad. Do what's best for the BVI, and that includes inclusion.
Jealousy and envy equate to HATRED.
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You admit that witchcraft is real, so you are therefore implying that there is a supernatural dimension we cannot see. So who, or what occupies this dimension? Circling around, if everything we see is physical, how do you explain witchcraft?
By your logic, the THOUSANDS of books in the bible and elsewhere are the results of massive conspiracies. Do you think the Americans and Europeans (who could not even predict how Russia would respond to blatant provocation) - are capable of such deep conspiracies?
Satan the Chief liar is the one that is our worst enemy. Human whether male or female is not, truth.
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The truth is the truth. Neither lies and humans opinion of others should be accepted as ultimate truth.
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It all started during slavery days and culminated with the burning of Road Town by the people from the rural areas. The building that is called the fireproof was one of the few that was not destroyed in the inferno. This terrible hatred of people from Road Town is rooted in resentment for the colonial masters and Road Town as the seat of their power. This is one of the major issues that still festers under the surface until this day. It is not spoken of openly but is acted out in many weird ways. This division is at the heart of the problems that have destroyed this little country. Any Tortolian of the older generation will tell you this if they are honest. It has destroyed the fabric of our country and the domino effect continues to ripple. I personally do not see any improvement for the future as this has become part of the BVI DNA. People here will hold it against you for life if you pass them one day and not say hello. Foreigners cannot understand the depth of evil that this little so called christian community continues to carry around even in this 21st Century. This is the cancer that is eating this country...some petty ignorant sh** that is passed from generation to generation spawning evil and corruption. This is what needs to be cured before there can be any real progress towards BVI Love. People need to stop faking it and admit the truth and deal with it and stop destroying those that are courageous enough to speak out. There is no way that what obtains at present can have a happy ending.