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‘I’m not hearing enough outrage’ regarding crime – Hon Fraser

- calls for more legislative amendments to address crime in VI
Senior Opposition Legislator, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said with regards to the conversations surrounding crime in the Virgin Islands (VI), there is not enough outrage over the situation in the territory. Photo: HoA/Youtube
Meanwhile, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) pledged his full support for the amendment and reiterated calls for the HoA to be united on the response to crime. Photo: HoA/Youtube
Meanwhile, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) pledged his full support for the amendment and reiterated calls for the HoA to be united on the response to crime. Photo: HoA/Youtube
The call has been made for legislators to be united in the fight against crime in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Team of Reporters/File
The call has been made for legislators to be united in the fight against crime in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Team of Reporters/File
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Legislator, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said with regards to the conversations surrounding crime in the Virgin Islands (VI), there is not enough outrage over the situation in the territory.

Hon Fraser made the comments during the debate on the Explosives (Amendment) Act, 2021, at the Ninth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola on May 13, 2021.

Crime levels unacceptable - Hon Fraser 

“It is unacceptable the level of crime in this territory, especially gun crime, and I’m not hearing enough outrage regarding the topic,” he said.

Addressing the House of Assembly, he said someone told to him that local gun crime is ‘simply the street cleaning itself up.’

“With that, I cannot subscribe to, not only from a human standpoint but from the standpoint of a legislator,” he said while calling for more amendments to address crime in the territory; however, he said the Explosives (Amendment) Act, 2021, is not enough to address crime.

House told to unite against crime 

Meanwhile, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) pledged his full support for the amendment and reiterated calls for the HoA to be united on the response to crime.

“We cannot be separated in this house and we cannot be separated outside of this house and we cannot afford to allow the issue of crime to become a political football, we have to be united on it, as we have been united on things like financial services,” Dr Wheatley said.

Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) introduced the Bill’s objects and reasons, saying “The purpose of the Bill is to amend section two (2) of the principal Act by widening the definition of explosives so that it includes explosive materials which may be used in a firearm as ammunition including articles consisting of a cartridge case, blank cartridges, or training cartridges.”

He said, given what has been occurring in this territory, as it relates to gun crime, “this government we have bemoaned the fact that gun crimes have no place in our community and, Mr Speaker, we would work to try to get that out of this community. Because gun crime is like fungus that eats away at the very fabric of us as human beings.”

The Explosives (Amendment) Act, 2021, was debated and passed without amendments.

14 Responses to “‘I’m not hearing enough outrage’ regarding crime – Hon Fraser”

  • Unemployed for months.. (14/05/2021, 12:28) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
    Ayo stressing bout the wrong things..
  • @ district #3 (14/05/2021, 12:53) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Sir you have a role to play , so stop pointing fingers , you have everything at your disposal to make some constructive noise so put your energy in letting your people know the real truth / it's time to forgive that fellow who betrayed you ( a mind is a terrible thing to waste .
  • Xxx (14/05/2021, 12:57) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Fraser did his best hope he is grooming someone
  • musa (14/05/2021, 13:55) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Bvi have good human resources and together we can get the crime down first step our security department need to get more involved and our leaders need to make sure yhe laws been enforce.
  • My girl (14/05/2021, 14:09) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Watch at his condition in the court
  • @ vino (14/05/2021, 14:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So Whats going on ?
  • Ms Cleo (14/05/2021, 14:42) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    commissioner is white so we can't offend had the commissioner been local lots of us would have been all over them like a cheap suit. it is stunning what comes from the lips of those we placed in leadership position. give a good listen during the next sitting only to hear what the 13 blind nice talks about....
  • ONLY one comment (14/05/2021, 14:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    ?
  • Third Eye (14/05/2021, 15:20) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    I agree with you Mr. Frazer. Gun violence is our if control in the BVI. The big heads are not saying a word about it. Their main agenda is to that deadly vaccine.l hope you can tell the others to focus on gun control please
  • frazier (14/05/2021, 16:27) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Plain and simple..the so call protecting us from corvid and it protocol is wat pressuring the people and raising crime ...cant see why it cant be done in a way to ease wat happening to the whole place but it seem like it more to the picture...
  • Yolanda (14/05/2021, 23:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Oh we are outraged by the crime going on here alright. All the crime
  • musa (15/05/2021, 08:25) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Place some bins around the island lets try gun amnesty and drugs also,together we can make a difference.
  • Gary Fensik (15/05/2021, 13:23) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Make your own dam noise about crime then or shut up. Do something ...Did you say anything publicly when Rod Simmonds was gunned down in your dam district?.lead, follow or get out the way.


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