Premier should have defended VI against cruise ship COVID policies – Julio S. Henry
An irate Henry made the comments on the Monday, May 10, 2021, edition of ‘Da Morning Braff’ show on Tola Radio 100.5 FM with host Floyd Burnett aka ‘'Heritage'.
Cruise ships bullying destinations - Henry
“The cruise ships now trying to bully destinations, and my Premier… instead of telling me about the defence he put up, to support and defend his own businesses, he telling me that If I ain’t vaccinate I will get left behind,” he said.
Premier Fahie, during the April 10, 2021, edition of ‘ZOEJ Says” live-streamed on Facebook, said cruise ships with vaccinated staff were requesting vaccinated tourism operators in the territory and that the government will not be setting the rules, rather, the industry.
“There are persons already asking, tourists… when I come, I want to be able to go in a taxi where the taxi operator is vaccinated,” he said.
“So, the industry will demand what happens, not the government, because when you have a tourist come off the cruise ship and then demanding that they only go in a taxi that is vaccinated, you can’t bring them to the Premier to complain,” Hon Fahie said.
Workers must stand up against vaccination policy
So far, at least two resorts have implemented policies to have staff vaccinated or be permanently laid off. According to Henry who himself is a taxi operator, businesses should not be allowed to implement the ‘unnecessary” policy.
“Now is the time for all those employees who are not being affected right now to stand up together in solidarity with other employees who are being affected.”
He said the collective workforce cannot allow employers and businesses to bully and enforce vaccination, rather, they must stand in solidity against the policy.
“If the government does not put up a fight for those employees, what does that say about you when it comes to your turn, are they going to defend you?” he quested.
Henry called for policies in 2020
In May 2020, Henry had implored the Fahie administration to re-open the tourism sector, warning that the economy was sinking and at risk of losing its tourism industry.
"In recognising the approach of our USVI neighbours, who are moving forward to allow hotels and villa rentals to begin accepting outside reservations, says to me that we in the BVI should continue to practice measures of safety and social distancing while moving in a direction that prepares us to reopen for tourism and position ourselves to accommodate visitors to our shores," he said in a circular sent to the media on May 7, 2020.
Government has since reopened the airports and seaports and is now relaxing quarantine protocols for fully vaccinated travellers.
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64 Responses to “Premier should have defended VI against cruise ship COVID policies – Julio S. Henry”
Sam, you need to get a new job or get your vaccine. Either way you also need to close your mouth.
The boys growing up have very little positive role models that are publicly worthy of any attention.
The collared and holy one gone silent courtesy of COI but my impression suggests he is feeding the amazing ignorance to these embarrassing mouth pieces.
BVI spiraling below sea level fast in the direction of Hades.
Not everyone feel the same way as you about the vaccine.
Smart people know the vaccine is saving lives and the more people have it, the more effective it will be.
That way the pandemic ends and this whole conversation doesn't need to happen.
You want to complain about the pandemic but avoid doing the one thing we know will end the pandemic.
Come out the rabbit hole and start helping us get back in business in a responsible way.
Then it would be choice and decision for the customer.
What exactly is the risk to YOU for being in the proximity of an unvaccinated person?
So you want everyone to be vaccinated to kill the disease. Which it would.
Looking at at this and the Oil Nut bay isues, it clear that this administration has, to the detriment of its working class populace, dropped the leadership ball.
The master and not the government is clearly making and enforcing policy.
IF THEIR RIGHTS ARE NOT RECONIZED BY US, WE SHOULD NOT FUSS ABOUT THEM NOT WANT TO COME TO VISIT OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. COVID-19 REMAIN DEADLY TO US AND THEM. THERE LIVES AND GOOD HEALTH ARE PREFERED OVER THE BEAUTY OF OUR COUNTRY.
I am not a fan of Andrew A. Fahie but he has done nothing wrong, how is he going to defend the Territory against the COVID-19 policies implemented by cruise ships traveling to the Virgin Islands (VI) as a destination. Did you think that over before you wrote it? Because if you did something is wrong with you, Tell us what defense does Premier Andrew A. Fahie or any other Premier have against the Cruise Ships, the Cruise Ships laid out their COVID-19 policies we take it or leave it, the BVI laid out their own and anyone who wants to come to the BVI has to meet our COVID-19 Policy. The Cruise Ships not bullying anyone they are saying if you want us these are our terms, if we don’t want to work with it then they don’t come. Sam if you want to work the cruise ship get vaccinate the Premier can’t make rules for the cruise ship.
You said instead of telling me about the defense he put up, to support and defend his own businesses, he told me that If I am not vaccinated I will get left behind. Maybe you can tell us what defense you would use. You say that Workers must stand up against vaccination policy you don’t have a leg to stand get vaccinate or find something else to do. Sam all this CRAP YOU WRITE IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU ANYWHERE, FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO, SORRY SAM. What is wrong with you people, you listen to all Media bull shit.
These past ds y s and weeks have demonstrated to us and a ll we ho can see,that their is a drought of intellect and common sense in the VI ,top to bottom that is unsettl I ng. Added to that an undercurrent of illegal and dishonest activities,top to bottom. Everything t hingshaky and unsettling as the elected Gov does it s day to day of pulling the wool over our eyes with fast talk and little production.