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(PLTM) - The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) wants the people of the BVI to forget what happened on April 28, 2022 when their leader and former Premier Andrew A. Fahie was arrested in the U.S.
This is according to National Democratic Party (NDP) At-Large candidate Allen O'Neal, who said that April 24 election is a referendum on the corrupt VIP. Speaking at the NDP's launch of its nine candidates at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza over the weekend, O'Neal labelled the entire VIP as corrupt.
"Make no mistake about this election. This election is a referendum on the corrupt VIP and the corrupt Premier, but they don’t want us to talk about the elephant in the room. I am here to talk about the elephant in the room. Don’t ask me to pray for corruption and for the plans of the devil. We see the green flags are out with the Senegal or whatever," he said.
O'Neal, who served as the first Director of Tourism in 1975, said that it's hurtful to know that the VIP squander $60M.
"How could we let a government misspend $60M. The Great United States of America that have [lots of] dollars, for their COVID relief and stimulus they give each family, they did it by a very fair way, they did it by social security number. They didn’t care who you voted for, each adult got $1,200 and each child qualified got $500," he outlined.
O'Neal, cousin of the late Premier Ralph T. O'Neal added, "We on the other hand, give hundreds of thousands of dollars to single individuals while others got nothing...I know many of you in the audience you did not get anything from all the big money that was being sent out."
He mentioned the many areas the VIP failed to fix.
"They want us to forget that they did nothing with the East End/Long Look sewer situation. All of a sudden, something is going to be done, according to the vow of our accidental Premier [Natalio Wheatley]. I call him an accidental Premier because his boss was out on an excursion in Miami and...he had an accident, hence the accidental Premier."
He said the VIP is hopeless.
"This government that is going to come to you know to talk to you about give them four more years, is a government of closure…in North Sound every public building has been closed; the Port of Entry-closed, out for business; the clinic in North Sound is closed, nobody there. And our Representative one day, his daughter was trying to attend to individuals outside the building."
O'Neal added, "A Post Office-a mini administration building, closed-no business; when you do that you take people hope away, especially the elderly, where would they get their blood pressure check etc."
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There plan for that Beach has not very well been thought out.smh
Under the NDP, nothing was spent on our infrastructure- to the point that the ghuts and drains were never even cleaned for years until those August 2017 floods. Where did our budget go? Then, what did they fix after Irma? They talked a big game about loans and garbage disposal and contracts but 18 months later we elected the VIP because we still barely had mail service.
The VIP jumped in and started fixing things. Bloated contracts went to cronys and family, but we could at least see and feel our budget being spent in the community and serving us; a little, at least.
There are good people standing as independents and for both parties. It is time we recognize we are one of the richer places in the world and stop voting like we belong to some crappy HOA and want the President to make sure our drive is plowed first after a snowstorm. It is time we cast our votes for integrity, conscience and good governance.
I'm sure you are a well rounded person ! Act the part!
Soon our HOA will be filled with persons with rights to Run for Council without Roots in the BVI and put us all to take a seat!!! and we will be having difficulty in future finding jobs bc their people will have THE JOBS.. Its already happenning.!!... Locals need to work together to bring more Stability in these VIs
No one is talking about the garbage in Pock Wood Pond. Went there yesterday to take some garbage you barely have room to drive in this has been this way for 5 years and no one is doing nothing about it, we are just like a third world country. Maybe I missed it but I haven’t heard one political candidate addressed that problem. The VIP big thing right now is how many people will be coming to the BVI don’t they have any shame? There are wrecked cars and boats all over the Island but no one talking about cleaning up. The good thing about our tourist industry is it’s on the water but weather you enter the BVI by water or air you still have to drive on bad roads see the cars and boats wrecked over 5years ago. I believe the best thing for the BVI right now is for the UK to take us over for about 3 years and after that don’t allow anyone who has been in government for the last 25 years to run for office.
With a UK take over things can’t be worse than what we have been going thought for the pass 20s.
A lot of people don’t agree about a UK take over because their gravy train will stop, and that’s why those same people are pushing for independents along with the government because they won’t have to answer to anyone. Tell me I am wrong.
