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Are you ready to go back to Africa?
ALRED C. FRETT
Facing the Reality of Racism:
If Life is good but Racism is bad, then living in denial will not alter a grain of sand or blade of grass... Racism is real and must be exposed in order to be defeated… Those Persons who claim that speaking about it, makes it worse, are wrong, because all our present progress, has resulted from public Debate, and the Caribs, Arawaks, and American Indians, who were silent on their Displacement, suffered badly.
Divorced from justice but not separated from the people
Alred C. Frett
I am Forever Grateful, & Offer Thanks to you the People:
It may be flattering for persons to praise my last Articles as Master Pieces, but the truth is, the things I am saying now are what I have been saying all along… It’s merely a matter of speaking Truth to Power, in order to provide Truth for the Youth... It’s also okay for those who differ with me and call me a Hypocrite, because I promote the full employment of V-Islanders, even as I support the Rights of employed Non-Belongers.
New initiative tackling colonialism & inequality in US Territories
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, Sr Croix, USVI- A new organization vowing to confront American colonialism launched on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, determined to fight to change the way the United States deals with the approximately 3.6 million people living in its territories — including the US Virgin Islands — in regards to democracy and self-determination.
Racism? Republicans expel Black lawmakers for protesting against gun violence in US
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA- A vote to expel two Black lawmakers from the Tennessee House of Representatives for leading a protest on gun control has been deemed controversial, as a White female legislator who also led the protest was not expelled.
Witch-Hunt & harassment continues! UK Police arrested & released Wade N. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The alleged witch-hunt and harassment of locals by the United Kingdom (UK) police officers continue under the pretext of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI). Many residents have lambasted the one-man commission's report as biased and its credibility is under attack, since all of the areas that have issues under the Governor’s portfolio (civil service, courts, police force) have not been touched in the report.
The VI people ‘see the plot to destabilise the country’- Julian Willock
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock has maintained that the allegations of human trafficking made out against him are bogus and that the Virgin Islands people are aware of this.
Crime up for sexual offenses, domestic violence & drug seizure- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) under the United Kingdom Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has faced an increase in crime in some areas.
Buckingham Palace needs to do more than apologise for racism- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After the late Queen's lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey apologised and resigned after she was deemed to make racist comments to a black British charity boss, Buckingham Palace also apologised for Lady Hussey’s actions; however, Bishop John I. Cline says Buckingham Palace as well as nations that perpetuated racism need to do more in rooting out racism and “righting the wrongs” against people of African descent.
‘Rogue public officer’ Najan Christopher charged by police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Director of the International Affairs Secretariat Najan Christopher, who was described by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) as ‘a rogue public officer’ has been charged by police for Breach of Trust and False Assumption of Authority.
'Stop this I am born here’ talk- Businessman & Author Don M. Martin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pioneer businessman in the textile menswear industry and author Mr Don M. Martin, who has strong roots in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), has blasted the popular discriminatory “who from here or not from here” talk that has been ripping through the fabric of the Virgin Islands for quite some time, adding that he will be strongly advocating against such behaviour of disunity.
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