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'I stand by’ my statements on slavery & reparations– Gov Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor of the Virgin Islands Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert has shunned inquiries about statements he made on slavery and reparations, telling the local press that his position on the controversial comments has not changed.
400 years & it's the same philosophy
Thomas C. Famous
“400 years 400 years
400 years and it's the same philosophy
I said its 400 years
I said its 400 years and the people still cant see”- Peter Tosh
Gov Jaspert ‘in a difficult position’ to apologise – CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – United Kingdom (UK) national and Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews says the Governor of the Virgin Islands, Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert is in a difficult position to apologise for comments he made regarding the UK not paying reparations to the descendants of slaves in the VI.
'UK owes us apology & compensation for slavery'- Kishmet B. Daniel
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Rastafarian and Virgin Islander Kishmet B. Daniel believes the Virgin Islands is quite in order to call for reparations for the evil acts of slavery and thinks if Africans were the enslavers they would have paid reparations.
Slap in the face? UK supports Governor’s stance on slavery reparations – Premier
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the United Kingdom (UK) has indicated that it backs the position of the Virgin Islands (VI) Governor, Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert, regarding paying no reparations to the VI for the cruel acts of slavery.
‘Could you imagine a street in London called Holocaust Highway?’ – Hon Flax-Charles
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Some three weeks after outgoing Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert irked Virgin Islanders of African ancestry when he said relics of slavery should remain in the VI, one legislator has finally broken the silence of the House of Assembly (HoA) on the matter.
'You can't allow people to come into your country & disrespect you’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, in reiterating calls for the Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert to apologise for statements made about slavery reparations, has urged Virgin Islanders to not allow disrespect from outsiders.
‘Let's not forget from whence we came’- Kishmet B. Daniel reminds VI in poem
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands and the rest of the world battle the coronavirus pandemic, the issues of racial injustice grip the globe and the Territory looks towards Constitutional Review and ultimately self-determination, local entrepreneur, cultural advocate and poet, Kishmet B. Daniel has some words of encouragement, particularly for the people of the VI and descendants of slaves.
Sir Hilary’s call for reparatory justice ‘deeply resonated with me’- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The call by Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), Sir Hilary M. Beckles, for reparatory justice from the European powers to help place the Caribbean on a stable footing for the future, has “deeply resonated” with Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), who believes many in the Virgin Islands would feel the same way.
Governor's statement on slavery reparations ‘derogatory’- Elroy A. Turnbull
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Calling the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), H.E. Augustus J.U. Jaspert, a pawn and messenger of policies of the United Kingdom (UK) Government, former educator Elroy A. Turnbull has labelled the Governor’s recent statements of slavery reparations for the Territory as derogatory.
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