‘I am proud to have rich white friends’- Hon Kedrick D. Pickering
Bring the evidence & I will resign
Hon Pickering touched on the “rumours” that he is guilty of selling out the country to ‘rich white friends’. “I have never heard such unadulterated nonsense. First and foremost no government minister can sell out government land. The process of trying to sell anything that belongs to government is such a detailed process.”
He challenged, “Anybody from anywhere who could show proof that I have been involved in anything corrupt to do with government business bring it before me [and] I will resign right away.”
Proud to have ‘rich white friends’
There have been constant criticisms from members of the public that Hon Pickering has been diverting much of his attention away from his district while attending to the business of his “rich white friends” at Oil Nut Bay and Necker Island.
He informed the naysayers, however, that Mr David Johnson [Oil Nut Bay] is his friend. “I am proud to say that I have rich friends and I am not somebody who is afraid of my friends.” According to him there are people who are envious and jealous of him because of his ‘rich white’ friends.
‘Let sleeping dogs lie’
According to Hon Pickering, apart from having “rich white friends”, he has been accused of neglecting the community but said, “To those who post on social media that I have been sleeping for 16 years that sometimes it’s good to let sleeping dogs lie.”
Looking to defend his party member, Territorial At Large Representative without a Portifolio Honourable Archibald C. Christian said in his short address that Hon Pickering had to be juggling when it came to dealing with his district and in some cases even had to sacrifice district for territory.
Nationality coming into question
Defending his identity and right as a citizen of this territory, Hon Pickering said he had to go check his birth certificate after his nationality was being questioned by some of his critics.
Giving a background of his father’s migration to the Virgin Islands, Hon Pickering said that he didn’t need anyone to remind him that he has the name ‘Pickering’ because his father was adopted. He explained that his dad was an orphan and was brought to the VI at the age of 7 where he was adopted.
“I don’t need anybody to remind me that my name is an adopted name… that is downright disgusting and distasteful. I tell ayo they who say that I was sleeping for 16 years should let sleeping dogs lie,” he said noting that he has done his best at utilising his God-given talents.
“The name that I carry, I have done nothing less but to elevate the name.”
Outshined by Hon Marlon A. Penn?
Speaking of the things that were accomplished under his watch in the Seventh District, Hon Pickering pointed to the Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP), which he said is a success story with over 900 students passing through since its inception in 2007.
Others he alluded to were the tennis court in the community and the computer lab at the Francis Lettsome Primary school. He pulled down the talks of those who he said have been coming around in the community saying nothing was done as he said, “If you have something to add, add it but don’t destroy what people have done.”
He said, however, that they are big problems in the Seventh District community in particular that of the young men that are on the street corners every day with nothing to do. “There is nobody that feels it more than me every time I drive through this district and I see those guys hanging out in these streets.
“I have been relentless in trying to improve the lives of my people especially the young men in this community. I have never given up….”
The development of Brandywine Bay came up in the discourse and he said the project is ready and set to go.
Fat Hogs Bay beach, he said, will be restored by the end of this year also. “People say Marlon (Hon Marlon A. Penn) outshine me, Marlon must outshine me he younger than me….”
Continuing on the Fat Hogs Bay project, Hon Pickering said plans are afoot to take a portion of the land to build a park which will be named after Mr Leslie Malone.
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82 Responses to “‘I am proud to have rich white friends’- Hon Kedrick D. Pickering”
That's a problem ?
I heard nothing about that in his speech just talk about being proud he has rich friends and where he is from etc...
Trust me Kedrick is not winning the 7th... How does the saying go keep your friends close and you enemies closer!
Now I am not saying Kedrick is the enemy ... but I know you get my point... We going come and show our faces because
he is in power right now but please believe me he not getting our x on election day!
The only thing that was true was about his history. So if he really wanted to address the rumors he should have told the truth and not have people for fools
Some of us still on the plantation. He should hear what the same man J***** talk about him and others when they leave ONB. Keep it up. Some of us still on the [plantation.]
He did, "[...] he outlined plans for the youth, including the multipurpose stadium, tackling what he calls a global issue, unemployed young men, moving forward with the East End/Fat Hog's Bay waterfront project and the Brandywine Bay project to enable economic activities."
And yet people going to still sing this man praises. He is a c***k and every sensible person knows that
He addressed a lot of rumors and said what he has accomplished. That District has come far and still has a way to go.
Because they could fly you anywhere.
That's exactly why u need to go. YOU find that to be a source of pride. I am proud to have friends. But you need RICH WHITE friends. You cannot serve us with that mindset, and those people do not consider you to be their friend. They're the ones who talk your business.
rich friends to donate items or funds for your community that may be needed.Look at the
YEP center that is not govt built.Plse note these rich people knows of organizations you
can solicit for grants of can get other rich people to donate to worthy causes.
Whose donkey have the NDP taken?
Whom have the NDP cheated?
Who have the NDP oppressed?
Whose hand have the NDP accepted bribe to look the other way?
They are guilty of all of the above. They sold us back in slavery and most of us have not realize it as yet. Trickery!
How would he feel if there was a headline with a picture of Mr. Johnson stating he was proud to have "black" friends? People would jump all over him for saying such a thing!
It doesn't surprise me that he considers Mr. Jonson a friend. They are birds of a feather who currently enjoy a symbiotic and opportunistic association that benefits both of them. Come June 8, that association may be over and then Mr. Pickering will know if he has a real friend or not.
Hopefully you can go and spend some time with your rich friends to recover after you lose.
I know you will have fun relaxing and doing nothing because thats one thing we people of the 7th diacrict know you are good at!