Expat vs local talk in VI ‘tore away at my heart’- Angelle A. Cameron
Mrs Cameron, a co-host of the MY BVI radio show on ZKing 100.9FM made the comments on the Tuesday, December 22, 2020, edition of the show, alongside Bishop John I. Cline and Dr Albert L. Thompkins during a conversation in reflection of the 2020 year.
Locals vs expats
Speaking on the expat vs local argument, Ms Cameron said, “Unfortunately, over the course of this year one of the arguments that really tore away at my heart was that argument about people who are expatriates living in our territory and people who are indigenous Virgin Islanders,” she said.
She said people in the territory need to recognize that the human race is one, regardless of the origins of people who now call the VI their home.
“At the end of the day, we are all from one race and it doesn’t really matter which island or country we come from, we are all humans,” she said.
Cameron continued, “We saw the divide globally and we know it exists here in the Virgin Islands as it relates to the racial divide, but none of that should affect the way our community remains resilient.”
Building resiliency in the VI community
The My BVI Radio co-host underscored that a way to keep building resiliency in the territory is by keeping families together and paying attention to the households, especially single-parent families who struggle, in an effort to offer more support.
Cameron called for both the people and government to take stock of data relating to families in the VI, such as those affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This she says could account for wayward youths and re-integrate them back into the family, in an afford to regain a sense of community.
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68 Responses to “Expat vs local talk in VI ‘tore away at my heart’- Angelle A. Cameron”
If all the d***n i*****s went home then there would be no more problems.
Nothing worse then them d*** i***** cops here just like how them kill that man a Throw him in the sea up fat hogs bay.
Ayu i**** p***** especially women like to come and marry off our local man and brainwash them just for papers
I’m
Married but never applied for anything and not planning on applying either jus because of this same division
Btw people marry from diff islands countries states nothing new.
There are however some that really do marry off for papers but not all .
Tip treat your men right and they won’t look after another island woman as u call us.
The women from d*** I***** is here for the US DOLLAR, CAUSING CONFUSION BETWEEN THE LOCAL MEN AND THEIR WIVES, MARRYING THE LOCAL IDIOTS FOR PAPERS AND DROPPING ANCHOR BABIES. THERE ARE SO MANY ANCHOR BABIES IN THE BVI.
If you like how things run here in the BVI. BUY A PlANE TICKET AND GET YOUR A** OUT OF THE BVI. You idiot!!!!!
you meant to say "IF YOU DONT LIKE HOW THINGS RUN HERE IN THE BVI BUY A PLANE TICKET AND ETC.."
No,expats like how things are run here in bvi,thats why expats are here. the expats will remain here,because the Immigration law say,that expats can come here and work here and settle here,so thats the law,expat must come,just like in America and UK,there must be migration and Immigration laws..
But when expats come,they have a lawful right to reside,and to speak and to criticize and to support and to agree and disagree and not be reproached for being an expat.
The point is clear,if you dont want expats here,pass a law to deport all expats, and make a law to say no more expats can come to BVI; and leave bvi people to live and reside alone with no expats...But if your law say expats can come,so why when expats come,you criticising expats for coming,working and residing.you need the exzpats to work and pay taxes etc..
clearly,yu'al are a bunch of JJA*******SS to be talking about expats.
I am not advocating conflict between expats and local individuals, however, we can co-exist and work towards the development of the territory that we call our adopted homes. We can share each other cultures and do not be dominant over each other. As descendants of of Africans slaves we should continue to work towards the dismantling of the WHITE supremacy and the disunity that was perpetrated by Author Hodge. He advocated the Divide And Rule policy that is still existing until today. So whether we are from St Vincent, Jamaica, St Kitts, Guyana or Grenada we should unite as the Cocasions and the Syrians do to assist each other.
Tortola is by far the most racist place I have ever visited. From successive governments to the local people, of course not everyone. Let's face it, where would tortola be without expats. Let's face it who possess the brains and the expertise. Most politicians are there because of popularity not know how.
It would be wise for tortola to pick ministers from both parts of the divide. Every party have good people but not one party have the expertise to manage and minister the complete government. That is the reason why the premier is in everything. Because he has to oversea most of the ministries it is causing a drain on him.
This government has a few functioning ministers. Fahie, Rhymer, deputy, and health, the others are junior ministers. Could you imagine if you had, Sh***n he is racist, M**n, to add to the team. It would work wonders. I think that the former premier would make an excellent governor.
Yes the expats are only there for the US dollar. What else. You don't have anything else to offer. Take away the dollar you are left with Haiti. Sewage all over the place. Where else would you see that beside Haiti. I dare anyone to tell me where else in the Caribbean you would see sewage flowing in the street. No agriculture, no fishing can not sustain one self. No education to speak about. No professionals, nurses, doctors, teachers, ah come on and some moron calling for independence. It would take you another hundred years to be self sufficient and efficient. You might not like it but it us true. Most toland are lazy and have a born here entitlement like if that put food on the table. Tolans are jealous of what expats have, beautiful, shapely, intelligent, hard working, industrious. And yes 90 percent of tolans are real ugly. I said it.
I was told by a Kittian that I should go back to my country because I objected to them pushing their way pass myself and others waiting in a line "You came here and want to act like its you home" but they were the ones acting out of place. This happens many places in the world its not a VI thing