'Some of you all, you’ve gone mad’- Skelton-Cline to BVIAA Board
Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first reported news of the Saint Lucian’s abrupt resignation from the BVIAA on May 7, 2026. Information received indicated that Menal wanted to give his required three-month notice but was told to leave effective immeditely. His contract was renewed in January 2026 for another four years.
During the May 19, 2026, episode of Honestly Speaking on ZBVI 780 AM, Skelton-Cline said the Ministry of Communications and Works, under which the BVIAA falls, seemed to have been caught off guard by Menal’s resignation.
“I suspect if the ministry, the PS and others were paying attention, and the chairman or acting chairman of their board were paying attention, they should have seen some of these tea leaves and anticipated.”
What happened?
Skelton-Cline said that with Menal’s contract having just been renewed for another four years, and his resignation coming soon afterwards, “The question is what happened there?”
On the allegation that Menal was told to leave immediately, foregoing the three months as mandated by his contract, by a board member, Skelton-Cline commented, “What kind of arrogance and pomposity? What hubris? You have a leader of a major corporation in your country, trying to build an airport, rebuild what is there, and you just going to let him go.”
He said if he were part of that meeting, he would have instead paused and called the minister responsible and first asked if he was aware of the situation and of any direction from a ministerial or Cabinet position.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with this board. Some of you all, you’ve gone mad.”
Menal was doing a ‘fine job’
Board members, he explained, have an instrument from Cabinet from the relevant minister who serves at the behest of the Premier, who ultimately holds all portfolios.
“If, in fact, you’re not on the same page as the minister on matters of direction, not some illegality, matters of direction of that entity and the course and the manifesto of that nation for which the people elected, then the right thing to do is simply resign. Give the people back their instrument.”
Skelton-Cline added that everyone knows his position; he does not agree with importing resources on some of these positions.
“He was here, and he was doing a fine job,” Skelton-Cline admitted.
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4 Responses to “'Some of you all, you’ve gone mad’- Skelton-Cline to BVIAA Board”
OMG another setta money being paid. Contract renewed in January 2026 fir 4 more years. I see a big lawsuit coming for breach of contract against the board. The carelessness to protect government capital killing Tortola. See millions paid to British lawyers for witch hunt cases. Dumb @$$ ppl running Tortola hear.