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‘I am guilty’ of not defending Gov’t for keeping VI safe- Patsy C. Lake
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands icon and businesswoman, Patsy C. Lake says she is overcome with guilt for not defending the COVID-19 strategy of the government of Andrew A. Fahie (R1) at a time when critics were berating the government for keeping the territory safe.
VI in worse pandemic days yet demanding CoI persists– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline said amidst the most challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI), the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) is still being demanding towards public officers and witnesses.
Suspend 'cooperation' with CoI to focus on pandemic- Skelton-Cline to VI Gov't
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Pointing to a spike in active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands, radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Andrew A. Fahie Government to suspend its cooperation with the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) so that more focus can be placed on the pandemic.
Colonialist CoI aiming to suspend VI constitution & impose direct rule– Thomas C. Famous
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Member of Parliament (MP) in Bermuda and Virgin Islands (VI) Belonger, Thomas C. Famous has called the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) extremely colonialist in its operations, with the UK ultimately looking to divide and conquer to impose direct rule.
'He was not being rude' – Skelton-Cline defends Speaker's banter before CoI
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Programme on 780 AM ZBVI Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has defended the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Julian Willock, who appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) last Friday, June 18, 2021.
‘Westminster model of governance is outdated for VI's democracy’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called ‘outdated’ the Westminster System of Governance for a modern and growing democracy like the Virgin Islands (VI).
Breaches of Register of Interests Act does not equate to corruption– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAYS, Tortola, VI – Radio talk-show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on those paying attention to the ongoing UK sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI), to not equate breaches of the Register of Interests Act, 2006, to corruption and deception on the part of Legislators.
‘CoI has made us afraid of being family & friends'- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands radio talk show host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline says the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has made persons residing in the Virgin Islands afraid to be family and friends.
VI seeking UK help to train nurses locally – Professor Ian Cumming
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the challenge of getting trained nurses back to serve in the territory after studying abroad, the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has turned to the United Kingdom (UK) for help.
Expat exiting VI forced to leave her infant child @ airport- Skelton-Cline claims
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Programme, Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline has called on locals to treat expatriates better, following reports of a woman who had to leave her infant behind while she exited the country to allow for her work permit to be processed for new employment.