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VI Labour & Immigration policy a mess! – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The immigration and labour policies of the Virgin Islands are in dire need of a fix according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
March on Washington remembered 50 years later
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most important moments in the annals of history and that of the human struggle for equality in itself. Over 200,000 people were involved in the civil rights non-violent march on Washington D.C. in August, 1963 led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr and a group of other civil rights, labour and religious leaders at the time.
Resident bemoans unfulfilled promises by gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Political parties should refrain from making irresponsible and unrealistic undertakings during election campaigns that ultimately result in unfulfilled promises, according to one Virgin Islands' resident.
Provocative calls by Hon. Walwyn unrealistic – Sowande
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru believes that provocative calls made by Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn regarding the need for the granting of citizenship and its accompanying rights to the children of expatriates upon their birth are unrealistic.
Should the Premier 'bell those cats'?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator and social activist Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru said as a citizen of the Territory, he would like to see Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith take a much stronger stance when it came to certain subjects that Ministers are left to make statements on.
Walwyn’s 'enslaved' claims in poor taste & disrespectful – Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn has been challenged to support his rhetoric in claiming that the children of expatriate parents are enslaved in not receiving immediate rights to citizenship upon their birth in the Virgin Islands.
Jr Calypso comp.& dramatic plays suggested for VI Festival season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Observers have suggested that dramatic plays among other art forms should be included during the Virgin Islands’ annual Emancipation Festival celebrations, in similar fashion to what had been done during the Festival of Arts held earlier this year.
Are VIslanders placing nationality before race?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Virgin Islands’ Emancipation Festival just concluded, a discussion on race and the history of African descendants dominated the Umoja radio forum last evening, August 15, 2013 and it was implied that descendants of Africans may be putting their nationality ahead of their race.
Residents need to be equipped for Cruise Pier project - commentator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator and People's Patriotic Alliance (PPA) political candidate Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru has suggested that government needs to prepare its citizens properly if it intends to sell the Cruise Pier Development Project.
HOA sessions like watching Jerry Springer Show – Elton Callwood
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The public remains with unanswered questions following the Motion of No Confidence brought against the National Democratic Party (NDP) government by Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA in the House of Assembly (HOA) on July 26, 2013, according to radio panellists on the Open Mic talk show aired on July 31, 2013.
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