VI in a ‘hallmark of sheer anxiety’ over recent events- Hon Penn
In the letter published in his December 2022 edition of the District 8 Newsletter, Hon Penn pointed to a sea of uncertainties in the VI giving rise to a feeling of lost control and anxiety.
“Needless to say, the massive scale of uncertainty brought on by the Commission of Inquiry, the events surrounding our former Premier, disappointment in our leaders, discontentment with the laws and policies that govern our territory, unjust practices, or the loss of loved ones, have brought on a hallmark of sheer anxiety, with overwhelming speed.”
This he said has given rise to perplexity, a feeling of lost control, and strong emotional disturbance in being experienced in the VI amongst some common enemies facing the people of the VI.
VI facing global & local events - Hon Penn
“On a global basis, our democracy is disheveled, our economic pillars are threatened from the pandemic and sanctions, pollution is on the rise, the threat of global warming, global wars, water problems, electricity bills, and escalating food prices are just some of our common enemy,” he added.
Hon Penn questioned how the VI can absorb all the global upheavals and, along with personal challenges, while still maintaining the basic functions, adapting to processes, and preserving the essence of our identity.
To do this, he said the VI has to fight collectively as a community and remain resilient, “As your Eighth District Representative and as part of the Coalition for the Movement of National Unity, I am here with you in this struggle,” he affirmed.
Hon Penn said to confront the challenges he will work collectively to ‘reset the compass’ and face the perplexing issues. He further assured the community that he is committed to meeting the needs of his Eighth District community but on a broader scale, the territory.
“I will help to empower you to discover and implement solutions to resolve our issues. It does not matter whether it is from natural sources, man-made causes, self-inflating circumstances brought on by dishonesty or greed, or global effects,” he detailed.
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29 Responses to “VI in a ‘hallmark of sheer anxiety’ over recent events- Hon Penn ”
the mindset of those we vote for must change: those we vote for must have integrity and clean fingers:
@2023: Just for a helpful correction, please accept. Thank you in advance.
Must have integrity, yes, and clean minds, not fingers. It is a greedy-mindset, yes, they now have.
It is not a fingers problem. Their mind control their fingers, not the fingers control their mindset.
- You and all you did with the plane and the $8 million has flown under the investigation redar.
- You and your sidekicks escalation in the millions on the Georgie Hill road has been buried from the law under the concrete and lands illegally taken from us in the east with no compensation for all of us to date.
- The UK is listed as one of the most corrupt country that hides their corruption yet they still remain in charge of their own affairs. They cannot suspend their constitution because they have none. Yet they make everyone feel as if they are saints and we are only bad and corrupt people (by their design for the most part).
- A non transparent COI by the Governor that hides his wrong and inefficiencies but exposes who they wanted to expose for unethical reasons which will soon be known.
- A public service that has FAILED and failed in upgrading for 35 years and it is solely under the Governor but he gets exempted from the failure or from being known as the failure even when Marlon speaks he exempts him. Probably because he has no choice as he has to sing for his freedom.
- Questionable actions of pass governors and Commissioner of Police swept under the rug.
- Man died and was missing but only the Governor knew where he was to find him. The Governor was never questioned. Remember not even the police dogs and many police who were looking could find the missing man.
- UK resisted doing a COI in the heat of Covid in the UK because it was not the best thing to do at the time since the UK needed to save lives and the economy in the UK but did one on the BVI.
- Had public officers who they want arrested for breach of trust but protecting others who are assisting in their plots.
- In other Overseas territories where it was found wrong doing by governors they were sent back to the UK and are roaming free without any charges or arrest and a new Governor sent to replace them and that was the end of the matter because it involved them.
- One black Governor sent to the Caribbean in the last 50 years and it was in 2021 in Bermuda. How do you explain this in this day and age other than racism.
Will stop there for now but let's keep track of everything. The point is no one man should have the power to look into everyone and go at who they want ethically or not and the system does not allow it to be reciprocal. This is where the real chaos comes. It is wrong and you cannot do wrong claiming you are trying to get right. At least public officers can be suspended or fired and elected officials can be voted out but the system totally exempts governors and the UK from punishment for unethical and questionable actions. This is why it is time for independence with solid systems in place to govern us because we will never do anything good or right in their sight unless they are doing it or they are governing. The BVI is no worse than any other countries but that is what they and people like you Marlon want us to believe.