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‘We want no part of that homosexual affairs’ – caller to Speak Out BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – There was no love fest on the Speak Out BVI show last evening, February 26, 2013 as one caller sought to warn Ministers of Government that there were still VIslanders that possessed a spirit of rebelliousness when it came to speaking for their rights.
'Don't spin the facts'- Douglas Wheatley to politicians
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Social commentator and host of a local radio programme, Mr Douglas Wheatley has called on authorities to exhibit transparency in transactions regarding the water situation in the Territory.
Put our people first! Caller on Speak out BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “The change that we need here is not going to come from expanding the airport or expanding the cruise ship dock or getting big mega yacht marinas or high-end tourism, it’s going to come by embracing our people, to actually begin to put our people first, and not in any discriminatory way,” were the words of a caller on the Speak Out BVI show last evening, February 5, 2013.
Speak Out BVI: Caller accuses Govt. of lack of accountability
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One caller on the Speak Out BVI radio show aired last evening, January 22, 2013 raised the question of accountability regarding the Territory’s politicians while accusing them of taking the people’s money.
DPU encourages employers to observe cost of living stats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Development Planning Unit (DPU) has encouraged employers to approach the unit to conduct an observation of cost of living statistics whenever they are considering whether to raise salaries for their staff.
Govt losing out due to absence of pari-mutuel betting- caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller on the radio talk show programme "Speak Out BVI" believes Government is losing lots of much needed revenue by not legalising pari-mutuel betting.
Expatriates & VIslanders need each other for survival - talk show hosts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Making reference to the contribution of expatriate workers (“down-islanders” as he called them) to the development of the Virgin Islands (VI), as was raised recently on the Speak Your Mind TV talk show, Doug Wheatley agreed with host Sam Henry that there was a symbiotic relationship in existence.
No death penalty in VI unless Independence given - Caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One caller on the most recent Speak out BVI show was of the opinion that the death penalty should never be put into law in the Virgin Islands.
Britain integrating us into the UK – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the radio talk show programme, Speak Out BVI, Doug Wheatley, believes that Britain is slowly integrating us into the UK.
Land Bank should be introduced in VI - Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Many persons have run into difficulty making payments towards loans taken by themselves or foreparents for land they have acquired. This has forced many to lose their property.