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NDP should formally cut ties with breakaway members— Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Radio personality and Pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has issued a blunt warning to opposition parties in the Virgin Islands to ‘get their houses in order soon or they can forget about forming the next government.’
UK regulator ASSI blasted for ‘tone-deaf, heavy-handed’ airport restrictions
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The United Kingdom’s Air Safety Support International (ASSI) is being accused of imposing regulations in the Virgin Islands that are culturally tone-deaf, economically burdensome, and executed without sufficient local consultation.
The VI 'has outgrown the mandate of the AG’s office'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Radio personality and former government consultant Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for a comprehensive review and overhaul of the Virgin Islands’ legal and constitutional framework, since he believes the current structure governing the Office of the Attorney General (AG) is outdated and ill-suited to meet the needs of the Territory.
Alliance meeting with Governor undermines VI pushback against UK- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI—Social commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline is of the view the United Kingdom’s proposed ten-year plan for the Virgin Islands is nothing but a “neo-colonising” move that undermines the Territory’s path to self-determination.
Skelton-Cline calls for Independence Referendum @ 2027 Elections
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The question of independence for the Virgin Islands (VI) must be put to the people in a national referendum at the next general elections in 2027, former government consultant Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline said on his radio programme Honestly Speaking on ZBVI 780 AM on April 15, 2025.
VI still 'paralysed' by Fahie scandal— Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The Virgin Islands is yet to properly come to terms with the fallout from the arrest and subsequent jailing of former Premier Andrew A. Fahie, and the people of the Territory have been left traumatised and paralysed and continue to suffer under the lingering weight of silence, fear, and stigma.
Skelton-Cline advocates collective stand against UK overreach
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Radio personality and outspoken commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline is calling on elected officials to formally draft a singular, collective correspondence articulating the Territory’s official position on the Review of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Bodies in the British Virgin Islands, Volume II: A Roadmap for 2025 to 2035.
Native VIslanders ‘losing control’ of their country- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— "We are losing control of our country, and the lines between Virgin Islanders, Belongers, and others are being blurred in a way that is dangerous for our future.”
VI's real estate market plummets! ‘Where have the buyers gone?’— Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—The Virgin Islands' real estate sector is presently experiencing a sharp decline with transactions plummeting to historic lows- to millions of dollars annually- that is predicted to have direct adverse implications for the Territory’s economic stability.
Words not enough to address food security in VI- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— In yet another fiery address on his popular radio programme Honesty Speaking, social commentator and pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline raised urgent concerns about US Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio’s meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica, warning of the potential implications for the Virgin Islands, particularly in the context of regional preparedness, economic uncertainty, and food insecurity.
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