Digicel Chairman blasts UK for ‘pitiful donation’ to volcano ravaged SVG
The UK Government has committed just £200,000 through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to support the regional response to the ongoing La Soufriere volcanic activity.
Lack of support ‘a slap in the face’ - O'Brien
Commenting on the lack of support, Mr. O'Brien, said, "In a time of dire need, the UK Government's pitiful donation is a slap in the face to the people of St. Vincent & the Grenadines who, as members of the Commonwealth, find themselves in a desperate situation.”
He said the UK Government needs to step up increase substantially its aid and financial assistance as a matter of urgency, “This would be a small measure of the historical debt owed to these communities," O’Brien remarked.
The global Digicel group has so far donated $500k worth of much-needed items to support the urgent relief efforts in the country, with more donations coming from Digicel regional branches.
Digicel in an April 20, 2021, press release said nations like St. Vincent & the Grenadines have historically been slave nations that were exploited by the UK and since its independence in 1979, the country has maintained strong political, legal, administrative, tourist and trade links with the UK.
UK must do more - O'Brien
“As part of the Windrush Generation, who assisted British reconstruction activities after the devastation of World War 2, they [people of St. Vincent] served in many occupations hit by labour shortages - yet their children were subjected to deportation and threats of deportation from the UK despite living and working there for decades because of a lack of official paperwork,” the release noted.
O'Brien noted that the ongoing La Soufriere volcanic activity has caused the mass displacement of over 30,000 people with food insecurity issues and a potential public health emergency.
As such, he called on the UK Government to step up and do more for St. Vincent and the Grenadines given its historical ties to the county.
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45 Responses to “Digicel Chairman blasts UK for ‘pitiful donation’ to volcano ravaged SVG”
Uk are not responsible anymore, give me a break on the slavery cards, like a broken record.
Uk are not responsible anymore, give me a break on the slavery cards, like a broken record.
Caricom are the people to harass, sort your own company out and shut the door behind you.
People want BVI independence but will still make noise when the UK stops providing humanitarian aid.
Just in case you didn't know Christianity is a lie . We were colonize and brutally forced to believe in this false truth of a man coming to save the world one day . How much more decades do we have to wait . How much more of our people are going to die thinking they are going somewhere ? Truth is energy dont die and the minute you don't fear death is the greatest achievement of the mind . Death is just a restart . There will always be life . Please people do your research about the "Bible" and you will be shock to know that the white man came and saw the land, told us to kneel and close your eye and gave us the book and after we open our eyes they had the land and we had the book . This God thing is bullshhhh .. There's no one person coming to save the world because if its so what is going to have to "non chosen ones" are they just going to go hell because they weren't colonize like we were ? . COME ON PEOPLE Voodoo is not a demonic thing .In Fact VOODOO and OBEAH is what led HAITI TO INDEPENDENCE and that why the white man demonize it ! They did so because they know the force of voodoo is real the healing of voodoo is real and the energy of voodoo straits back to our ancestors and indigenous tribes before the illusion of jesus . Adam and eve had cane and abel . Cane killed abel . Cane was then punished by God and had to leave the garden and then Cane got kids . I count 4 minus 1 so where and who did cane got children for . I think this is an important aspect that people look over from the book and when you ask a pastor he assumes and give you some bull SH"t story . The bible is full of "ALLEGORIES" . Yes go ahead and research the world . Please my people the only person that can save us is ourselves life is about reproducing and using natural things not closing your eyes and giving the pastor money be GOD send to give 10 percent of your income . COME ON now why are people still buying in to this ? DO you know why the HAITIANS are not scared to die ? ITS because they know and found some Truth about life and the Fact is LIFE WILL NEVER END ! ENERGY WILL JUST BE RECYCLED .. I AM MY ANCESTORS MY ANCESTORS ARE ME !! STOP BELIEVING AND BEING SCARED OF THE FORCE THAT PROTECTS YOU > LIVE LIFE MORE NATURALS !!! .
I believe when we Africans die we rejoin the Ancestors until we come back to a another experience on this world or on another one. I believe this is why the others are trying desperately to reach the stars in mechanical vessels. Not possible. Their destiny is eternal death, endless darkness, the blackest night. And they are terrified.
sound familiar ???
dont come with the hand out when you openly hate UK
The UK is feeding,clothing and giving shelter to at least six Vincentians convicted of the most heinous of crimes against their host country and some if its people. At least $ 40 000 per year amounting to,millions. What is needed in the Caribbean is pride,dignity, self love andvdignitu.. These attributes can not be bought or gifted.
gifted.