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Biwater debacle led to mistrust in pooling investments - Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the emergence of Biwater on the local scene and its subsequent reported failings, there was a resultant level of mistrust with regard to pooling resources among locals, according to Commentator Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka.
Cromwell Smith defends remarks on tension between VIslanders & expats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka has come out in defence of comments he made stating that there were existent tensions between Virgin Islanders and expatriates from among the Caribbean and other nationalities here in the Virgin Islands.
Are Fahie & Fraser trying to embarrass the gov’t? – Cromwell Smith asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Regarding [legislators] Fahie and Fraser, I don’t quite understand what they are attempting to do; I think the country is at a stage where we need solutions to challenges and maybe I haven’t been paying enough attention, maybe I haven’t been paying attention at all, I hear a lot of criticisms but I’m not hearing solutions,” remarked Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka.
VI Labour & Immigration policy a mess! – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The immigration and labour policies of the Virgin Islands are in dire need of a fix according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
March on Washington remembered 50 years later
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most important moments in the annals of history and that of the human struggle for equality in itself. Over 200,000 people were involved in the civil rights non-violent march on Washington D.C. in August, 1963 led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr and a group of other civil rights, labour and religious leaders at the time.
Knowledge of slavery required for true Emancipation celebration - Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka is of the belief that a stronger, more intimate knowledge of slavery is required in order to celebrate the Virgin Islands annual Emancipation Festival in its proper context.
Are VIslanders placing nationality before race?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Virgin Islands’ Emancipation Festival just concluded, a discussion on race and the history of African descendants dominated the Umoja radio forum last evening, August 15, 2013 and it was implied that descendants of Africans may be putting their nationality ahead of their race.
Gov'ts also to blame for VI price increases - Commentators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentators, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru and Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, are of the belief that governments over the years have been a major contributing factor to the increase in prices in the Territory.
VI sat on its hands during recession – Commentator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator and host of the Umoja Show, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka believes that the Virgin Islands (VI) sat on its hands during the recession period and failed to prepare for the future, especially with regard to the tourism sector.
Cromwell Smith knocks PR efforts of CCT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka has knocked CCT Global Communications’s public relations efforts in getting messages out in times of crisis, explaining, “You could send out information to the public and you could write it in such a way that, if it’s too difficult to understand, you still won’t get the message out.”
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