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‘Too much venom & vitriol’ running high in VI– Skelton-Cline

- calls on Virgin Islanders to stand down & take a breath
Honestly Speaking radio Moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has described the current state of affairs in the Virgin Islands (VI) as one where Virgin Islanders seem to be in fear, and this he says is fuelling vitriol and venomous behaviours in the people. Photo: VINO/File
Claude O. Skelton-Cline further called on all Virgin Islanders to stay calm regarding the current situation in the VI and said that in the absence of understanding, fear prevails. Photo: VINO/File
Claude O. Skelton-Cline further called on all Virgin Islanders to stay calm regarding the current situation in the VI and said that in the absence of understanding, fear prevails. Photo: VINO/File
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio Moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has described the current state of affairs in the Virgin Islands (VI) as one where Virgin Islanders seem to be in fear, and this he says is fuelling vitriol and venomous behaviours in the people.

Mr Skelton-Cline did not give specific examples but said, “When I see these kinds of emotions running high… fear is the monster, fear is the fungus that invading our spirits and minds and I need us to calm down, stand back,” he said on the May 12, 2021, edition of his radio show aired on ZBVI 780 AM and live-streamed on Facebook.

According to Skelton-Cline, issues such as the Hurricanes of 2017, the August floods, the COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (CoI) have caused Virgin Islanders to experience fear.

“We cannot continue to go down the path that we are currently going down because it is going to lead to self-destruction. My brothers and sisters I am calling on us to calm down… there’s too much venom and vitriol, there’s too much of a vicious spirit loose in the atmosphere,” he said.

'Stay Calm' - Skelton-Cline 

The clergyman further called on all Virgin Islanders to stay calm regarding the current situation in the VI, adding that in the absence of understanding fear prevails.

"Our fore-parents would not be proud of the way that we are relating and behaving with each other on the earth right now," he said. 

"No need for egos to flair, nobody doesn't have no point to prove to anybody. We all on this journey and we are in a different place on the journey, as a country, if we are going through what we are going through from all that has already transpired... we have to get through together," he said.

19 Responses to “‘Too much venom & vitriol’ running high in VI– Skelton-Cline”

  • Snakes (14/05/2021, 17:03) Like (51) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who are the snakes and vampires.? ...When they reaping in all the tax payers money using all kind of creative means to rape the treasury, they didnt care about virgin Islanders then....Now they are exposed they are so much inlove with virgin Islanders..
  • Root Cause (14/05/2021, 17:09) Like (21) Dislike (0) Reply
    What are some of the root causes that has and is triggering such?

    1) The high nand cintiouous rising cost of living.

    2) The continuous low to slave wages.

    3) The notion that a few are living well while the majority are living in hell/barely getting by.

    There are many more underlying root causes triggering intense dissatisfaction among the opulace.

    When people see millions being spent daily and their lives, education and other are not attended to, and they continue to suffer, such breeds discontent.
  • Really ?? (14/05/2021, 17:10) Like (28) Dislike (0) Reply
    really..? whos the one who " stirs the pot" and gets us hating each other..calling racism colonialism.....
    who is the one who whips everyone into a frenzy over the most benign things...it is you CSC...so dont come not about too much hate...
  • So Pastor (14/05/2021, 17:11) Like (35) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who hash up and is responsible for all the drama that the Country is going through. The fear is from you and your cronies.
  • margaret thatcher (14/05/2021, 17:29) Like (30) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is the pot calling the kettle black...
  • NICK (14/05/2021, 17:59) Like (18) Dislike (0) Reply
    i am not afraid about col but it will be nice if my taxpayer money was spent in roads and sewage system.check the sea from slaney to sea cow,there is always raw sewage making the sea darker and pockwood pond is a disgrace ,this country need to get moving.
  • @ CSC (14/05/2021, 18:05) Like (26) Dislike (0) Reply
    Boy its you who has been throw gas in the FIRE / pointing fingers to try and create distractions which a lot of virgin islanders have seen right through it , you wanted the spotlight , well you got it - look in the mirror
  • Citizen (14/05/2021, 18:30) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
    CSC cannot be serious. Lol. Was he asleep.
  • lol (14/05/2021, 19:25) Like (22) Dislike (0) Reply
    He is behind most of it. Well sah
  • Ghost (14/05/2021, 19:26) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
    Can somebody please tell me if CSC is for real..he just doesn’t know when to stop talk.. he needs a muzzle at times.. CSC you are partly responsible for the way things are .. he continuously sows division between locals and expats.. his spoon stirs up every pot.. he is a trouble maker that doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut.. look in the mirror CSC- the person looking back at you is responsible for a lot of these feelings you’re speaking of .. yes “you”..
  • AHEM (14/05/2021, 22:38) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    WE THE PEOPLE OF THE BVI DID NOTHING WRONG SO WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR. THE ONES THAT DID WRONG IS THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE IN FEAR.
  • @ ghost (15/05/2021, 08:23) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    since school days he and the self proclaimed bishop has always displayed their arrogance in false pretences / hypocrisy so it's no coincidence that they choose the same path of deception on innocent people using the church as their playing field
    • Ghost (15/05/2021, 14:24) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Smile. I hear that!.. all I can say is that the wheat and tares we all grow together until “that” day.. truth is the way CSC behaves though ravens can feed us, he deters me greatly from hearing him preach...just my opinion but I believe he also hinder persons from coming to God..he should be using his platform more for God..JC needs to speak to him but if they’re both cut from the same cloth then.....
  • mad (15/05/2021, 08:27) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Projection: is a psychological defense mechanism in which individuals attribute characteristics they find unacceptable in themselves to another person. For example, a husband who has a hostile nature might attribute this hostility to his wife and say she has an anger management problem
  • Connor (15/05/2021, 13:03) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who to blame.
  • Butch Edi (15/05/2021, 13:19) Like (3) Dislike (4) Reply
    With all that is going on. When Orlando Smith retired he stated boldly in the HOA that he has no regrets despite all the bull nonsense that went took place under his dam watch. Talk that. Time will tell
  • Observer (15/05/2021, 17:23) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Vino kudos to you , that pic you picked of CSC is perfect for the above mentioned article, I can see the venom coming from his mouth and eyes , who else notices the Venom he is talking about? This man has too much anger.
  • Real (15/05/2021, 19:09) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is a dangerous man..
  • All God's children (17/05/2021, 10:21) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    From John 8:44: You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.


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