No Governor @ upcoming Emancipation Festival for 2nd year in row
This comes as Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. is acting in the Office of Governor until August 10, 2024, in the absence of His Excellency, the Governor Mr. Daniel Pruce, who is out of the Territory.
"Mr. Archer’s appointment is in accordance with section 37 (1) (a) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 which states, “During any period when the office of Governor is vacant, or the Governor is absent from the Virgin Islands or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his or her office, the Deputy Governor shall, during Her Majesty’s pleasure, act in the office of Governor and shall perform the functions of that office accordingly,” a release on the appointment noted.
Just last year, the then Governor Rankin’s absence from the VI, meant he missed the start of his final BVI Emancipation celebration as Governor, which is a celebration of African ancestors’ freedom from colonialism held annually at the end of July to around the 10th of August each year.
Now in its 70th year, the festival is set to feature music, parades and other folklore presentations in addition to various showcases such as food, arts and crafts, and other events as part of the grand celebrations.
This year's celebration will be done under the theme, "Celebrate our freedom and Live in Unity, As BVI Festival turns 70!”
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40 Responses to “No Governor @ upcoming Emancipation Festival for 2nd year in row”
Unity among ourselves?
The UK in order to protect our lives and properties from each other,was necessary to fortify this ittybitty Islands with reinforcement from the UK and neighboring Islands. The
neighboring islands,all Black like we are the
offenders
and majority overcrowded prison population withseveral murderers ofneighboringislandsroaming in plainsight in our streets and communities. WE lock and reenforce our home, automobile and
posessions,our life and limbs from potential
assaults by neighboring islands' human
imports
We living large in unity amongst ourselves the way we are and who we are..
The stars align by these coincidences and tell us what they cant say in 2024. "How dark is the baby?" We are ruled by sheltered people stuck in the past. The fight for your own rights has not ended whether white or black gay or straight. A racer that slows down near the end can lose no matter their start & promising projection.
We are truly free as individuals as many break the law every day such as homosexuals but as a society we are not free or equal or democratic. Not with these false titles & false hierarchy such as governor and minister, made up nonsense men use to justify their will & subjugate other men & women.
No offense to him personally but what has ANY governor really done to earn OUR trust and respect? At what point do these actions fall on him. Never, they never check themselves.
What is the significance of the Scottish militia bill and our cannabis bill, loss of arbitrary control & loss of dependency, lost to self sufficiency.
They are appointed by another culture which committed heinous crimes wholesale, under 200 years ago, & that is where their loyalty lies so to place them over us without any input, is simple dictatorship and disrespectful to OUR culture & international standards of democracy.
To say we have generational wealth is nothing compared to their society which profited off ours. Had Germany conquered them in world war 2 they would know the actions of a superiority complex culture by experiencing their own fellows ways and likely would have been enslaved too.
No one deserves the high ground during a celebration of freedom & recognition of shared humanity, by skipping or simply not making time for it, because it is by chance history the ex-slavemaster culture is not in the same or worse position.
The germans were exterminators. In an alternate universe German efficiency has a whole new meaning.
Yet theres too many rumors of helping cover up Neo nazis fighting for Ukraine against their historical ally Russia. Im convinced those people making decisions in the UK are truly confused from all the rewriting of history they do & drinking their own propaganda no matter how far removed it is from factual reality...
Skipping Emancipation festival doesnt seem right for a governor & whoever does his schedule should be less inconsiderate.
SET OF BAD PEOPLE
to fly off to another destination, during Festival holidays ????
Yes, A lot of us .