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‘There is a great injustice being done by insurance companies’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Having insurance resulted in many persons breathing a sigh of relief following the destruction of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017; however, for many that relief has switched to frustration after visiting their various insurance providers.
'Leadership will have to take a pay cut too' - Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It may not make much of a "dent" on Government expenditure but Leader of the Opposition Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) believes if there is any move to cut civil servants pay, Cabinet Ministers should take a pay cut too.
‘Hurricane Irma was judgement for the VI’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The churches in the Virgin Islands have come in for criticism from man of the cloth and former General Manager of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, who also said Hurricane Irma was judgement for the Territory.
‘The VIP will be the next government’- Carvin Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former long serving President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Mr Carvin Malone is strongly optimistic that the Virgin Islands Party will win the next elections, constitutionally due in 2019.
'Keep eyes on new governor' - Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline warns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "We at this point as a people of this jurisdiction cannot take our eyes off this ball," is a heads up by Virgin Islander Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, who asserted that the ball in this case is thrown at the people of the Virgin Islands (UK) in the form of a governor who seemingly has no real experience in governing.
Hons Skelton & Pickering best suited to lead VI – Claude O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “Is Dr Smith’s successor sitting among those senior cabinet members?” was the question put recently to Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline by the host of JTV CH 55 “Big Story”, Peta-Gay Coombs to which he give a first-time heard assessment as to who in his mind is best fitted for the Premiership of the Virgin Islands (UK), replacing Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
‘Tumbleweed is good at disguising itself’ – Claude O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Where there is the absence of worthy leadership, unworthy persons will lead. Where there is the absence of worthy leadership, unworthy leadership will arise.”
Gov’t believed I wanted the treasury - Omar W. Hodge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “They (the government) just ignored the situation in thinking that Omar wants to go with the treasury. They think purchasing a coast guard is going with the whole treasury.”
‘That’s the mentality of a pedophile’ – Hon Julian Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The current Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has been labelled as having the mentality of a pedophile by Honourable Julian Fraser, Former Chairman and Leader of the Opposition, while a guest on the television talk show, Honestly Speaking on CBN Channel 51 on Tuesday July 25, 2017.
'Everyone being shifted except Minister of Finance' – Wesley I. Penn
ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI – “Where we are now, our leadership is not the way it used to be. They are not functioning as a unit. They are going different directions and there is a leadership challenge. I would recommend that the Premier reshuffles his government because we are not getting what we set out to get.”