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Hon Lorna G. Smith 'rejected' the political alliance- Bishop John I. Cline
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI—In another twist that continues to send shockwaves through the political landscape territory-wide, former Deputy Premier Honourable Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) has categorically distanced herself from the newly announced political alliance involving opposition legislators, according to Bishop John I. Cline.
Disrespectful, disloyal trio must apologise to party leaders—Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—“Apologise to your leaders. Apologise to the electorate, because, right now, all you’ve done is create chaos, and the people will not forget that.”
‘Money has become our god’- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands celebrates Emancipation Day, John I Cline, Pastor at New Life Baptist Church in Duff's Bottom has warned that as a people “we have slipped away from God, money has become our god”.
VI has no political willpower to deal with silt pond issues– Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Outspoken clergyman Bishop John I. Cline, in calling for more to be done to preserve and even restore silt ponds in the [British] Virgin Islands, has said governments in the past and even now have lacked the political will to address the issue.
'What is the plan’ for good policing in the VI? – Protesters demand of Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite a low turnout to a planned march to the Governor’s office in Road Town, Tortola, today, February 14, 2024, the small group of persons which included Bishop John I. Cline and his brother Ronford Cline called it a demonstration towards getting answers for poor policing in the territory.
'We need to unite & take a stand against crime'– Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Community leader and former Senior Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, John I. Cline has called noteworthy, a new ‘Stomp Out Crime’ campaign being proposed by Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr in response to the perceived rising crime rate in the [British] Virgin Islands.
'If police alone could make VI safe, then US would be the safest place’- Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Former senior pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline says the police alone cannot make the Virgin Islands safe, rather it is the people who must come together and play a part for the good of the community.
VI under threat from young generation 'void of godliness'– Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Former senior pastor of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline has called on Virgin Islanders to return their children to God and stop raising a generation of what he referred to as "children void of godliness".
Emancipation celebration in VI is now a 'carnival'- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While criticising the way the VI Emancipation Festival is celebrated in the Virgin Islands, outspoken clergyman Bishop John I. Cline blasted the local emancipation celebrations as one that has become a carnival.
‘We need to take back our emancipation village’- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Declaring that the people of the [British] Virgin Islands have become an arrogant people, high-minded and self-serving, with a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof, outspoken clergyman Bishop John I. Cline has blasted the current state of affairs of the Festival Village, including the type of artistes being invited to perform.

