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Hostility between VI locals & migrants?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Umoja radio show, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, has called for dialogue among the various cultures that occupy the Virgin Islands (VI) amidst suggestions that there may be too much hostility between locals and migrant workers.
ICIJ report suspicious; attack on local economy – Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka has come out swinging in defence of the integrity of the Virgin Islands Financial Services sector, describing the recent heat on the Territory as a suspicious attack on the economy.
Christianity got us mash up'- Caller to Umoja show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While one caller on the Umoja radio show was insistent that persons in the Virgin Islands needed to repent and to ask God’s forgiveness to clear the minds of our children, another caller had a different perspective altogether.
Discussion needed on Caribbean economy – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Co-host of the Umoja radio programme, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru has recommended that VIslanders turn their minds towards a discussion on what he termed a ‘Caribbean economy’.
Time for VI fishermen to elevate from small boats & pots! Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentators Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka and Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru have renewed calls for a ‘third pillar’ of economic support in the vein of the fishing industry for the Virgin Islands.
Umoja Show supports small businesses for Buy BVI Trade Show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Umoja Show came out in full support of small businesses in the Virgin Islands (VI) and the integral role they play in the development of the economy when the radio show was last aired November 29, 2012.
Transportation legislation needs more attention – Umoja show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The need for a more fully functional public transportation system across the island as well as legislation to support the issue, which was identified as a growing concern especially among the youth population, was one of the main discussions on the Umoja Show aired on November 22, 2012.
Water & Sewerage woes tell story of partisan politics in VI- Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The struggle between the two major political parties is destroying the Virgin Islands and the troubling water and sewerage issues tell a story of destructive partisan politics while the people continue to suffer, were the thoughts of talk show co-host Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
A Biblical Position on Gambling
By Rev. Dr. Melvin A. Turnbull
My position on what could be considered a vexing issue is simply to speak where God speaks, and to be still until He does. It needs to be understood that God’s direction to mankind is basically communicated in two main ways: through laws and/or through principles. Where there is a law, there is no room for debate – it’s either we obey and ‘live’ or disobey and ‘die.’
Is globalisation a covert re-colonisation process? Cromwell Smith questions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka believes that the Virgin Islands has to take another hard look at the issue of globalisation.