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‘The people have NOT spoken’ – radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A caller to the Speak Out BVI show with host Doug Wheatley does not believe the people have spoken as is being said regarding the overwhelming victory of the National Democratic Party (NDP) at the June 8, 2015 polls.
‘Don’t allow foreign citizens to come & vote’ – caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller into last night’s June 16, 2015 Speak Out BVI talk show aired on ZBVI radio 780 AM suggested that persons should not be able to return to the Virgin Islands to vote if they hold citizenship in another country.
'Stop the culture of secrecy in Gov't' – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley said there continues to be a culture of secrecy in the territory and proposed that the Governor or Deputy Governor hold seminars for civil servants to get them to be clear as to which documents can be shared and which cannot.
‘Let’s go back to the municipal system’– Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the ‘Speak Out BVI’ talk show Douglas Wheatley suggested on his show last evening April 21, 2015 that a new system giving more financial autonomy to the districts might be better for the Virgin Islands as the ongoing debate as to the effectiveness of the current system continues.
‘Six Pack bill devastating to VI boating’ – radio caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller into last night's April 14, 2015 edition of the Speak Out BVI show on ZBVI 780AM expressed the fear that the Six Pack law that has taken effect in United States jurisdictions, including the US Virgin Islands, will spell doom for charter boat businesses in the Virgin Islands.
‘Bunch of illiterate people leading us' – Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Edmund G. Maduro continues to blast the Government for their policies on beaches owned by international investors and their alleged disallowing of locals to access them.
‘Give firemen @ Beef Island a truck!’- radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller to the Speak Out BVI radio talk show on Tuesday night April 7, 2015 suggested that the Government supplies a truck to the fire station located at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport so that it can serve the needs of not just Beef Island but East End if needed.
‘Min. wage should be at least $7.00’ – Radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A caller to the Speak Out BVI radio show of Tuesday March 24, 2015 on ZBVI 780 AM believes that even if the minimum wage is raised from $4.00 to $6.00, it would not cover the cost of a round trip for someone living on Anegada who has to travel to conduct business on the main island of Tortola.
‘Prices will increase with minimum wage’ – talk show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller into last evening’s Speak Out BVI radio talk show suggested that there needs to be a stronger Consumer Protection Agency if the minimum wage is ever adjusted upward or else businesses will raise their prices as well.
Doug Wheatley against raising of nomination fee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley has spoken out against any proposal to raise the nomination fee for candidates to enter the political race, saying there should be no further hurdles to persons wanting to run for office.
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