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Local minority situation untenable in RVIPF; HM Prison - Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of a minority contingent of locals on staff within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsum Ghut has long been one of great concern within the Territory.
Is the VI public sector overgrown?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Out BVI radio show, Douglas Wheatley, has sounded a warning about wasteful spending and the possible overgrowth of the public sector in the Virgin Islands in the wake of a possible financial services sector crisis in the Territory.
Wheatley says no system fool proof; suggests breaches inevitable
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host Doug Wheatley, in offering an assessment and examination of the recent troubles affecting the Virgin Islands (VI) financial services sector, has expressed that no system that has ever been created is fool proof.
New dispensation needed in VI political arena - Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and commentator Douglas Wheatley has called for a new dispensation in the political arena of the Virgin Islands.
NDP Radio sounds like a ‘love fest’- Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting it was nice to see that the National Democratic Party (NDP) has returned to the radio airwaves via the show ‘NDP Radio”, radio show hosts Mr Douglas Wheatley and Mr Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru have challenged the ruling administration to be more open to constructive criticism and for their supporters to ask more "searching questions" of the guests.
Premier not showing ‘all hands on deck’ approach – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith has not demonstrated that he truly wants "all hands on deck" as he had stated in the past. This is according to radio talk show host, Douglas Wheatley.
Political will lacking to deal with jobless expats – Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One caller on the 3D radio show expressed grave concern about the number of jobless expatriates within the Virgin Islands who stand around on a daily basis waiting to be selected for jobs.
'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.
Same-sex marriage legislation will not be imposed on us- Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- UK lawmakers took a big step on Tuesday February 5, 2013 toward legalising same-sex marriage, an issue that has prompted widespread rebellion within Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party. The move has already been creating quite a stir among persons in the Virgin Islands who are now wondering if the Territory would also have to pass such legislation once it is done in the UK.
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.
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