Men 'liming' on corners a possible 'social challenge' - Skelton-Cline
Mr Skelton-Cline made the comments in his opening commentary on the Tuesday, October 8, 2019, edition of his Honestly Speaking show.
'Social challenge'
"I am deeply concerned about what I see emerging as what would be a social challenge for us here in this country. There were several persons who came into this country on the heel of the Hurricanes in 2017, in part through construction companies and others for the recovery and rebuilding," he said in reference to the possible source of the high foreign male population now present in the territory.
"But as I continue to drive around our country especially in Road Town and even where I live in Cane Garden Bay, through some of the villages, one of the things that concern me, is the amount of men that I see populating all throughout the place on every corner on every nook, under some trees," he said.
Calling it a possible 'Social Challenge' he said, the activity of liming and sitting around is changing the culture of the territory akin to places like Jamaica and Santo Domingo, which is the capital city of the Dominican Republic.
"What I am concerned about especially on Fridays...[is] the amount of the male population just sitting around, standing around in their own enclaves throughout our town and throughout this territory," he told his listening audience.
Economic Impacts
Mr Skelton-Cline said he is aware persons may think this is a sensitive issue; however, the people need to be "cognizant and vigilant" about monitoring what's taking place in the territory as it relates to population.
The man of the cloth also noted he was unsure about the employment status of the persons, "You see them throughout the day... but it is concerning to me the social challenge all these men who came in," he said in questioning whether they might be making a meaningful contribution to the territory.
"I think its worthy of notice," he implored in questioning other aspects of the economy such as healthcare, economics, housing and possible emerging underground economies to support the population.
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40 Responses to “Men 'liming' on corners a possible 'social challenge' - Skelton-Cline”
They need to be deported which would go along way in helping the country.
Your house finishing fixing so ya'll gone again with this sh** labeling people ..... Same men probably worked on your house.....
Some of you so ungratefully i don't know how you call your self Man of God..... Its sad when people like you Preach the word on Sundays and the rest of the wicked the wickedness steps in.
Oh you have become such a disease Claude. How can you possibly call yourself a man of God. Get help
They need to be checked out before it is too late.
We cannot afford to become over populated.
This little country is too small for that.
Most of them had a leniency to stay and work for a period of time, then go back after their jobs have been finished.
Some of them choose to over stay and hustle under the table.
Is it because we are so afraid to fight those who will kick our axxes the way it needs to ,so instead of getting the sxxt kicked out of us we find the weak ones as a decoy but then we want to feel like somebody we mingle amongst them so they can look up to us like we need to be looked up to because the people who are in our circle don’t think much about us ,
Go challenge those with the millions and the billions go talk to them about the hand that they got up all of our axxxs and then I can see where you are coming from until then please be very quiet.
this is an on going issue plaguing us for years. not now due to irma. and from my understanding most of these people who came in on temp work permit. as we can all see now the follow of work has dramatically slowed down. send them back if they can not find work
lets be real here we here worrying about the man them liming in Road town lets talk about the man who took our tax dollars and all now he cant go the jail that wa the bvi really need to talk about why this man ain't in jail as yet ?????
It is up to the immigation and the police dept along with a concerned Government anf the peopke to arrest and curtail this destructive imported culture.
The liming and lingering need to stop yes. especially in area close to road side and business places.
Government need to look into this some these guys be looking hungry and desperate.
Yes the BVI youngsters them bin doing this but it gets real over bearing.
and since irmaria and the government give out permit like they angry want the place rebuild. now construction site slow down and now is both youth, young men and old man lingering on the road side because hardly work for them to do.
Lets keep the BVI DRAMA Free, Violence Free, get the place to be the paradise it used to be.
If its one thing men like its woman, another thing men like is shooting the breeze with each other.
Face the facts Jamaica, Santo Domingo or Tortola. The men are doing the same thing.
Men will be men, in school every man had a play ground.
You might see ten man standing around and make up a situation when in reality nine out of ten have nothing for sale.
Note the demograhic in the VI of those who are prone to the practicing of this social habit. Stateside, Southern Blacks,
Caribbean Latinas and specific origins of "West Indians"
do likewise in their neighborhoods.
We continue the struggle to break the chains, unfortunately.
Around from one party to the next ..y u don’t care about people U. U destroy human life. U will not get back in politics never. Your hands butter on both side. Father forgive me of my sins ,am not perfect m..Humble to U My Heavenly Father ,Guide and perfect us All One Nation
Just like the young men in every village have a "tree" so does the older heads....check out.