Commissioner Dr Turnbull Sr blasts portion of CoI as misinformation
He was at the time speaking as a panellist on Constitutional Round Table hosted by H. Lavity Stoutt Community College on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Dr Turnbull opined that it is part of a conspiracy to deliberately attempt to discredit local leadership and create a narrative about the Virgin Islands’ inability to self-govern or move to self-determination.
“Don’t be fooled by the narrative being painted that we are corrupt and all that. That is not us…. All the problems that we need to solve, we have what it takes and we can do it,” the senior pastor of the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church, Mr Turnbull told the public.
No to direct rule we have built this- Dr Turnbull
The clergyman debunked the theory by some that the UK needs to recolonize the Territory via direct rule. Dr Turnbull, the father of legislator Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), noted: “The truth is, history shows that every time we determine our destiny, every time we are given the authority and the power, we have always done well.”
He also said that all branches of Government must be held to account as there are three branches, Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
Dr Turnbull Sr expressed concern that the Judicial arm, which is not working, is given a free pass. Some on the panel raised issues of the years persons are on remand “without a court date and when you look they are found not guilty of the allegation/s”.
Recently, Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) publicly said the CoI has “caused our system not to function and has put the Territory back many years.”
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18 Responses to “Commissioner Dr Turnbull Sr blasts portion of CoI as misinformation”
Yes just look at ma** Col***$ the symbol of corruption
in the old star trek episode who are having a race war which is destroying their home planet. BVI and England
fit right into that story.