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‘Ya’ll need someone like me’ in leadership- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

- said some people are blinded by party politics
Social Commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has said the Virgin Islands (VI) needs a leader like him. Photo: Facebook
Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline lamented the fact that there is no plan for the Virgin Islands to mitigate or cushion the impact of current global tensions. Photo: Internet Source
Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline lamented the fact that there is no plan for the Virgin Islands to mitigate or cushion the impact of current global tensions. Photo: Internet Source
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has said the Virgin Islands (VI) needs a leader like him.

Speaking during his show on March 12, 2026, Skelton-Cline lamented the fact that there is no plan for the Virgin Islands to mitigate or cushion the impact of current global tensions. 

Food and fuel, he said, are what is needed to keep the VI going when that time comes. A plan would also indicate the type of leadership in the VI, he opined. 

“This is what leadership means. See ya’ll need someone like me and others with the same [thinking],” he said. 

Skelton-Cline has long been a critic of both the government and the opposition parties and has argued that a new slate of thirteen members of the House of Assembly is needed.

He has also said no one government is to blame for the current situation the VI is in. During the show, he called on the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the private sector to develop a plan for the country. 

Some are blinded by party politics

“Some of you are afraid of bold and courageous, and direct leadership,” Skelton-Cline accused, “You like to run around with folks skinning and grinnig when there’s nothing funny when they don’t have no plan before you.”

Some, he added, are blinded by party politics to the point of “allowing our country just to sleep through a revolution”. 

Skelton-Cline has continued to sound the alarm for proper planning for the Virgin Islands in the face of an unpredictable future. 

Despite his comments, Skelton-Cline has not said if he plans to run for office in the next general election.

13 Responses to “‘Ya’ll need someone like me’ in leadership- Claude O. Skelton-Cline”

  • The Usurper (17/03/2026, 08:01) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    I was rushing to be the 1st takes deep breathe..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROTFL. If i'm lying remove this post LYING is in his dna without it he doesn't exist.
  • wheatly (17/03/2026, 08:06) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    No, we don't.
  • Chris P Bacon (17/03/2026, 08:08) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    We need this clown in leadership like we all need a$$holes on our head
  • Mr.gage (17/03/2026, 08:46) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is he serious? He has to be trolling! He better not even attempt to run DOA.
  • Resposta (17/03/2026, 09:00) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply

    CsC you must be smoking weed that id**t can't even do a good job as a pastor and you want to be leader hmmmmmmm you are to co****t j???ck a?????.

  • trust (17/03/2026, 09:17) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    What's this coming too antichrist
  • Finally…. (17/03/2026, 09:19) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply

    Why grift off the government and you could be in the government getting paid to do nothing, while continuing the grift?

    If the BVI elect this man in addition the to the sh*t show that’s going on right now, we will deserve everything that comes with it.

  • .... (17/03/2026, 09:22) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    not ahhhh FOX
  • WTF (17/03/2026, 09:27) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Honestly Speaking became a comedy show a long time ago.
  • Tired (17/03/2026, 09:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I am tired of reading about losers. The narrative must change.
  • Captain Obvious (17/03/2026, 09:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

    We have enough c. R. Ooo. *s in government we dont need anymore



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