‘End the lip service’- Rajah A. Smith tells Hon Walwyn
He described the situation as a “big” one and wants Honourable Walwyn, who has been vocal on the issue, to do more than talk.
However, talk show host on the Straight Talk radio show on 780 ZBVI on Wednesday March 8, 2017, Donald E. de Castro opposed his view, pointing the finger to the expatriates for the issue, since he said they do not seem to learn from the mistakes of other expatriates.
“Everywhere I go, a lot of young people come to me and talk to me about the problems that they have in the Virgin Islands and a lot of them have this issue where they have a kid, whether male or female, born to a BVI father and an expatriate mother, and they cannot get status in the territory,” Smith said while a guest of the Straight Talk show. “That is becoming a big issue.”
All talk no action
“You hear the Minister of Education and Culture talking about this over and over, and I think all he do is talking. How many times has he been to England and the Foreign Commonwealth Office to at least put a waiver to people who fall into these categories? You see the United Kingdom opened up its doors to Syrian refugees and to the world, and we have kids that born here in the BVI, who are over 18 years of age, and can’t get status,” Smith argued.
Expats do not learn
However, host of the show de Castro felt that the expatriates are the ones who create that problem for themselves.
“I understand what you say and I follow your argument, but I have a different view on that,” deCastro, playing the devil’s advocate, stated. “A lot of them put themselves in these situations and people are not learning from others experience. They come here, they know that even though the child is born here, that they are not supposed to get status…we don’t make the law, it is an English law.”
Stop lip service
In response to de Castro, Smith called for an end to the lip service by Hon Walwyn.
“But what happens to that child who stays in the BVI? And make the BVI their home? That is what I am saying, this lip service needs to stop.”
de Castro pointed out that the Government of the VI indeed has to try to talk to the UK government with a view to correcting it, and in retrospect agreed that the children should receive status.
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22 Responses to “‘End the lip service’- Rajah A. Smith tells Hon Walwyn”
The process works,and each needs to read and ask questions if they don't understand.
EXACTLY! These uneducated fools have taken over our airwaves talking pure bull sh××! I know many expats with kids who went through the same process and their kids have a BVI Passport and enjoy all the benefits today. Some people just love to remain ignorant as an excuse to play the victim over and over. Raja should have done his research before he went on ZBVI seeking to score political points for a political career that doesn't even have on wheels much less going anywhere.
Agree wid you talking big dog.
Leh myron go hall he garot backside and show action.