‘Distaste & Disrespect’ from UK press towards Premier & wife – Skelton-Cline
The photo in question appeared in the UK Times article of January 23, 2020, entitled “British Virgin Islands: cash and cartel trouble in paradise,” in which the Premier and his wife were edited in front of a photo of cocaine found in the historic $250M November drug bust.
Yellow Journalism – Skelton-Cline
“In that article, it depicts the leader of our country, Hon Andrew A. Fahie and his spouse in front of that drugs that were taken by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force that was captured… and I thought it was in such distaste and disrespect and disregard,” Skelton-Cline said on the Tuesday, January 26, 2020, edition of his show.
“Why would that paper… why would you use the Leader of the country’s spouse in telling your story and have that kind of backdrop… it is that kind of yellow journalism that reeks with sensationalism and therefore paints and frames a picture of the Virgin Islands,” he said.
The man of the cloth further alleged, that in all of the articles coming out of the UK on the announced Commission of inquiry, the VI was painted as a territory that "reeks" of drug trafficking and money laundering.
He accused the CoI Commissioner, the Right Honourable Judge Gary R. Hickinbottom and the former DPP Kim Hollis QC of peddling the same corruption narrative as quoted in articles.
Corruption narrative being peddled
“I'm saying all that to say this is why you and I have to be cognizant have to be conscious, have to to stay woke, that we cannot allow people to frame our story,” Skelton-Cline said in noting that is the same of personal life, family as well as for the country.
“When you have other people determining what is in the frame of your picture and then sells that to the world then that is how the world began to see you and what the world believes about you,” he said.
He further illustrated that Premier Fahie's response to the CoI was never carried in the international press, “framing our story as some corrupt corridor in the Caribbean who are inhabited by persons that just run drugs, can’t explain their wealth and money laundering.”
40 Responses to “‘Distaste & Disrespect’ from UK press towards Premier & wife – Skelton-Cline”
premier should file a lawsuit against the paper for just the implication of being involved in drugs.
absoluy shocking
Something happened in UK and you are bring it to us in BVI?
Mrs Fahie,sorry but that is all part of the oath to love your husband.
Be strong in the Lord,and will be fine.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/huge-cocaine-shipment-destined-streets-110018771.html
LOL!
Busy quoting the Bible but don’t know how to turn the other cheek.
He tells them what they should headline
and how?
Go and review the past VI media coverages of Jaspert and h and your heads, His wife and son they faced the disrespect daily,inprint and in person.
The white man NEVER had any good intentions for black people. Son of .... will want to see us dead, BUT we are more than sand on the sea shoreshore, we are more than numbers. The UK has more drugs,corruption, vice and murderous folks than the VI.
PROTTING MIGHT COST YOU. MAKE SURE YOUR BAF ARE PACKED FOR DEPATURE AND ARRIVAL THE PLANE SOON COME THE 7 MILLON JET PLANE REV REV REV STOP TALKING AGAIST THE GOVERNMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE YOU MARLOM MYRON AND MARK MIGHT BE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT
But we ARE a corrupt territory. We are Caribbean. We don’t JUST run drugs but we are important enough for 2.5tons to be found here, which means billions of $$ of the stuff comes through here. Many big man BVIslanders CANNOT explain their wealth without admitting some involvement in the above. Money laundering? Same thing: so many examples uncovered gives us an indication of how many go undiscovered.
And your defense is that none of the accusations are true?
So ... race trumps reality, mr man of the cloth?
But we ARE a corrupt territory. We are Caribbean. We don’t JUST run drugs but we are important enough for 2.5tons to be found here, which means billions of $$ of the stuff comes through here. Many big man BVIslanders CANNOT explain their wealth without admitting some involvement in the above. Money laundering? Same thing: so many examples uncovered gives us an indication of how many go undiscovered.
And your defense is that none of the accusations are true?
So ... race trumps reality, mr man of the cloth?
It is sad that it was used for such an occassion as this.
There are many cases of corruption in the Kingdom detailed quite effectively in the news, and I dont remember ever seeing Queen Elizabeth and the Mountbatten- Windsors, juxtaposed to any of them!
But as with everything that happens in the Kingdom, this parallels the level of discrimanatory practices that has plagued that country towards its Black citizens for centuries!
This is just the beginning!
We should expect much more to come, since the Brexit debacle!