Former FS L. Allen Wheatley wants UN to observe execution of CoI reforms
In 1995, Mr L. Allen Wheatley was recruited to be the Financial Secretary of the Government, but never officially assume the post until 1998, during which time he served as FS in training and the substantive post was that of Deputy Financial Secretary.
He went on to serve in his official capacity as Financial Secretary from 1998 to 2002 and Mr. Wheatley made the statement via a Whats App group called “Eyes of the People,” according to sources.
Double edge sword!
Whithin the 3-minute audio message, Mr Wheatley pointed to the UK Order in Council to suspend the VI constitution as a possible double edge sword and said it places the territory at the mercy of those in the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).
“We need to understand what our situation is in real-time… these guys have full control of us, just like how they take the slaves and whip him.”
“These guys just got us suspended yet again and want to whip us when they want and rape repeatedly when they want, that is not a way for a country to live,” he added.
Mr Wheatley further called for an end to the UK’s neo-colonist rule over the VI which here termed as morally, politically, socially, and spiritually wrong.
“Mr Premier, call the United Nations and have them come here and put a group of people to observe while this COI [implementations] is going on, have somebody check these people from doing what they want when they want,” he added as in the case of the UK being unhappy with some implementations.
UN Presence could possibly protect VI - Mr Whealtey
He hinted that a UN presence could work to protect the VI from the UK neo-colonialism and its rule over the VI to even the playing field.
Meanwhile, While Premier Wheatley has already said that his Government believes the UK Order in Council should be withdrawn, the UK Government may have a different outlook.
Governor John J. Rankin has already hinted UK Order in Council to suspend the VI constitution may not be removed given its importance as it relates to the United Kingdom's leverage for the VI to implement all the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations with the exception of suspension of the local constitution.
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34 Responses to “Former FS L. Allen Wheatley wants UN to observe execution of CoI reforms”
Hope your past is flawless and you have no skeletons in your closet. Mr. Wheatley was the damn best FS this territory had. He paid his consequences, so his "nonsense " saying that Mr. Wheatley can't make valuable contributions to his country? Who went to jail with him for the same offenses came out and is on many government boards and is the pilot of the largest petroleum/gas company in the territory. Do you have a problem with BS coming out of jail and given the opportunity to use his talents? You people are slime who thinks that a person can't move on from their past. Allen Wheatley will fly because he is intelligent and talented.
But you feel it’s okay to call the Governor racist , he is in this position to ensure the people are not abused and robbed of their tax payers funds.
Thank god our last governor got the ball rolling or where would we be?
Talk about biting the hand which feeds you.
It’s people like you who add to the ignorant racist side I see too often on this small island.
Mandella did not go to jail for being a crook, big difference.
Moreover, the Age of Discovery gave birth to imperialism, colonialism, slavery (the greatest forced migration of a people in human history from one continent to another), and empire-building in the New World. The colonial powers intended to conquer and colonize. With the greater force with weapons and other assets, the European powers overpowered the weaker force in the colonies. England emerged as the dominant empire, encompassing approx. 25% of the globe (the current count is that there are only 22 countries in which the UK has not had influence over) and over 400 million people. The British Empire expanded its influence, power, and control well beyond its borders. Along with other countries/empires, it committed genocide, violence, and murder against indigenous and enslaved people, exploited and expropriated the labor of indigenous and enslaved people and their natural resources. The people in the colonies were deprived of their rights and freedoms, and many still do. The Colonizing powers had/has unilateral power to do what, what, when, where, and how they want with colonies and people in the colonies. The people were second-class citizens. They had no mechanism for redress. The colonial powers were powers unto themselves and accountable only to themselves.
The exploited labor and natural resources of the colonies, along with the fruits of the slave trade, slavery, and empire, made the UK and other colonizers incredibly wealthy. However, that wealth came at a high cost to the indigenous and enslaved people. In addition to having their labor and resources exploited, their cultural traditions were shattered, among other atrocities. Colonizers had all the power; the colonized naught. Some colonies have attained rights and freedoms, but for others(Overseas Territories), the center of gravity/ center of power still resides in the UK. After WWI, the League of Nations was formed to harmonize peaceful relations among nations. Then WWII happened. Post-WWII, the UN was formed. The UN is a work in progress doing some positive things, mainly a selective paper tiger.
So who going protect us from these greedy politians who have no vision and not trying to bring the BVI up to speed?