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Develop other sectors to remedy imbalance – Umoja host Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There is a lot going on in the Territory that we need to pay more attention to, Cromwell Smith suggested. Smith, who hosts the radio programme Umoja, made this statement on his show which was aired on September 13, 2012 on a local radio station.
Air for sale! - Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Umoja’s hosts, Cromwell Smith and Natalio Wheatley, while on their local talk show, spoke about the sustainability of the Virgin Islands (VI) and added that the rate at which the people of the VI are going, or in this case, treating their environment, can lead to the very worst, as bad as selling the air that we breathe.
Sowande Uhuru: “Who is a Virgin Islander”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With all the talk buzzing around the territory about who and what is a ‘Virgin islander’ Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru, saw it best to address this matter on a local talk show which he co-Hosts with Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka.
Smith: UK wants to have greater control
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Umoja’s host, Cromwell Smith, in reference to the relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) and their Overseas Territories, stated on his talk show that aired on a local rado station last evening, September 6, 2012, that the UK wants to have greater control, and referred to this as a pattern of intrusion.
Live by the character of a Virgin Islander says Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Continuing their discussion from last week’s programme on the topic of self-determination and what it means to be an indigenous Virgin Islander, hosts of the Umoja show expressed that there seemed to exist a fear of some sort that prevented the discussion of the issue.
Opportunities should be reserved for us -Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The hosts of the Umoja radio show believe that the immigration process has not been managed as effectively as it could be; this is according to co-host Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
BVI Reading Council to host Spelling Bee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Reading Council (BVIRC) is scheduled to hold its Spelling Bee competition on September 8, 2012 at the Cultural Center. This was revealed on the Radio Show, Umoja, aired on a local radio station on August 23, 2012.
Lack of education seen as a deterrent to self-determination in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In highlighting some of the weaknesses that prevent us from successfully marching towards self-determination, co-host of Umoja, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru pinpointed education as a key deterrent.
Indigenous Virgin Islander is misnomer – Umoja host, Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Touching on a sore point for many locals last evening, August 23, 2012, on the Umoja radio show, aired on a local radio station, host Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, said blacks are not indigenous to the Virgin Islands (VI).
UK is pushing own agenda with cruise ship pier project – Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Umoja co-host, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru, has said that the upcoming Port project will bring in some US$500 million over a period of time, a sum which is believed they [United Kingdom] would like to have in the UK. This he notes would amount to a “pretty handsome bounty”.
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