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October 7th, 2021
CoI is a theatre to ‘shame & humiliate’ persons in public- Skelton-Cline

WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has lambasted the United Kingdom-funded Virgin Islands (VI) commission of inquiry as one that has a mission to ‘shame and humiliate’ persons in elected office and in the VI public service on the public stage.

October 6th, 2021
Skelton-Cline’s contract was reduced from $16K to $9K per month- CoI hears

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Dr Carolyn O’Neal-Morton said because of the financial strain on the public’s purse, contracts, including the third contract between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline for the post of Strategic Adviser, were reduced where possible.

October 5th, 2021
CoI ‘feels like targeting & victimisation’ toward me as a private citizen - Skelton-Cline

WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Local clergyman and talk show host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has blasted the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry for what he called victimisation and a public lynching towards him in his private capacity as a citizen.

October 5th, 2021
'I am the Commissioner, you aren’t'– Hickinbottom tells Skelton-Cline

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Commissioner Gary R. Hickinbottom has reminded businessman Claude O. Skelton-Cline that he is the boss at the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry(CoI) and asserted that his findings on the governance and whether there is corruption, victimisation and the like in the Virgin Islands will be evidence-based.

September 29th, 2021
UK is the 'architect of victimisation'- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Show on 780 AM ZBVI, Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline has questioned the claims by the United Kingdom that there is an issue of victimisation in the territory.

September 24th, 2021
‘The whole curfew needs to be lifted off' VI - Skelton-Cline

BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Fahie administration to end the national COVID-19 curfew for good, since he believes the curfew is having adverse economic impacts on the territory.

September 23rd, 2021
‘Who got more witchcraft & Obeah’ than VI?– Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Commentator and pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has brought into question the Virgin Islands’ apparent lack of effort to assist Haiti in the wake of a recent major earthquake that left many homeless.

September 22nd, 2021
Make strips clubs legal & tax them accordingly- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host and local clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Government of the Virgin Islands to legalise local underground strip clubs in the territory so the government can begin taxing those businesses.

September 17th, 2021
‘Kindergarten bickering’ in HoA amidst CoI is disconcerting- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Honestly Speaking talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called out what he called 'kindergarten bickering' in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) among legislators, even as the UK-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is present in the territory, as disappointing.

September 13th, 2021
Unvaccinated vendors, taxi drivers ‘acting the fool’- Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commentator and consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has referred to unvaccinated taxi drivers and vendors as ‘acting the fool’ for refusing to inoculate against the COVID-19 virus in the best interest of their industry.

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