LEAKED LETTER: Governor fabricated lies to justify UK intervention in VI – Premier
“To describe the BVI’s situation as exasperated and our resources as stretched, as Governor Jaspert has done in his NSC paper, is an exaggeration and grossly misrepresents the state of affairs on the ground. To use this fabricated case to create justification for UK interventions is dishonest,” the Premier said in his September 25, 2020, letter to Baroness Elizabeth G. Sugg.
Ms Sugg, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, was being made purview to a list of allegations regarding poor conduct by the Governor, including making high-handed decisions in the Territory.
'Highly insulting' Governor's suggestions - Premier Fahie
“To suggest that the UK Military and Government must swoop in and rescue the BVI people is highly insulting, considering that neither the BVI’s border protection nor our public health situations are out of control,” the Premier said in the letter that was published in its entirety by one local news site.
According to the Premier, there was evidence that border protection and the public health system were being well managed by the Government of the Virgin Islands and our people.
As of September 29, 2020, the Territory has just three active cases of coronavirus and, according to the Premier, “facts are that the Government of the Virgin Islands and our local teams from across the various Ministries and Departments have been performing admirably in containing and managing the spread of COVID-19 in the BVI.”
He said a reduction in cases is one of the reasons his administration was able to set the date for the reopening of VI’s borders to tourists as December 1, 2020.
VI had a handle on public health & border security - Premier
“While there were a few incidents of illegal entry into the BVI some time ago, we have been able to stop the trafficking of humans and illicit items by leveraging the resources available to us.”
“This includes drawing on the support of the US Virgin Islands through our Friendship Day Agreement to coordinate their resources with ours; the mobilization of local surveillance assets by HM Customs; and the hard work of the BVI officers operating under the Joint Task Force and other agencies.”
Local Political pundits and social commentators have long accused the embattled Governor of meddling into the affairs of local government and creating rifts between the VI and the UK.
Some have argued that the Governor has been in the Virgin Islands for three years but never thought it prudent to do his job and enhance border security, especially in the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic when persons were being arrested for illegal entry and human smuggling when the borders were closed.
While the VI Government has not refused help entirely from the UK regarding border patrol, it has said there was no need to send the UK military in but had asked that the UK assists with technical expertise on border surveillance while it procures and installs its own surveillance system.
The Andrew A. Fahie-led Government believes strongly that the Territory must be able to effectively manage its own affairs into the future with minimum assistance from the UK, especially where the Uk's ability to provide assistance is constrained, as is the present case.
The Premier said Governor Jaspert’s latest attempt was one to deliberately bulldoze the elected Government and also injure the relationship between the government and the people of the Territory.
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21 Responses to “LEAKED LETTER: Governor fabricated lies to justify UK intervention in VI – Premier”
I mean, is when hurricane season start he want to be talking about looking at shelters to ensure they are suitable for use. Really?
Read the part that says that we now have border protection under control given the joint relationship with the USVI.
Is the governor really trying to help or is he trying to hinder...sing that territorial song and God Save the Virgin Islands. Who vex, vex. His views on slavery and slave ownership speaks volumes and cannot be forgotten.
The last time you all were left to your own demise, you developed economies that competes with the UKs. Now you left again to your own demise and you looking like you can actually become independent by being united. Their job must be to hinder progress. How can they treat other nations more favourably than the BVI...this is not even acceptable. How can a blooming Commissioner from the UK not even be able to effect community policing but instead can have a heap of incompetent people on his hands to this day, and he there more than 3 years. This too is a matter of nationality security. So governor bringing military to protect an already protected border but cant ask the Commissioner what the devil he doing? What is the real concern and motive here. Come on people, open eyes.
As the topic states that The Governor Frabricated lies for the intervention of the United Kingdom.
What's good when you have a Governor Fabricates lies ? Who doesn't care about reparations for the Atlantic Slave trade.
He has been sent by the same family who has played more than a huge part in WORLD DOMINATION.
Why allow this ?
My Caribbean brothers,sisters and BVIlanders alike, we are apart of the same fight. Wake up !
While at it, you do know that someone not agreeing with or liking something regarding another person is not necessarily a hater right?
On top of that, you do know that we all don't share the same mind, feelings, thoughts, right?
He has lost our respect and has no moral compass compassion empathy or understanding
Please Royal Navy take him away with our trash.
that is how you all making decisions in secret to dismiss and fire people and to bad talk in cabinet and make dangerous decisions on people.
the behind-the back letter is out