I never called the Premier a liar- Christian
The issue stemmed from a meeting in Virgin Gorda in September where Mr. Christian had told residents that after some investigations about the acquisition of the land at Manchaneel Bottom he had found that Hon. O’Neal “has not paid one penny for that land which is now privately owned.”
Mr. Christian had also stated that Hon. O’Neal did not enter into negotiations with the owners. “How can you tell your people that you have done something when you have not in fact done anything? The truth needs to be told,” he had said.
In response to the attack, Hon. O’Neal had stated at the launch of 4th District Representative Dr. Vincent Scatliffe that, “I heard Archibald Christian say at one of the meetings that Ralph O’Neal is a liar; but everyday he lives his mortal life he will regret those words.”
But Mr. Christian said on Sunday that he never called the Premier a liar and that he only said the Premier should tell the people the truth about that land and the fact that he had not acquired it.
The At Large candidate again reiterated that the land in question has still not been acquired by Government. “On the question of land acquisition, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to know that as of Friday, the business day that closed in Government, the Government of the Virgin Islands still did not acquire the lands in Manchaneel Bottom. The second notice has not been published and therefore we await the completion of that negotiation.”
He also urged residents to pressure the Premier into revealing the cost for the land they are now seeking to acquire to build a cargo dock. “The question you must ask your Honourable Premier when he comes back to you after the second publication is how much money is he intending to spend on behalf of the citizens and residents of the Virgin Islands for that land in Manchaneel Bottom.”
Meanwhile, in supporting his colleague Dr. Hubert O’Neal, Mr. Christian said if Dr. O’Neal is elected, the distribution of land will be restructured and not used as a political tool around election time. “Government owns hundreds of acres of lands in Virgin Gorda and Anegada and the sale and distribution of those lands on both islands must be an ongoing process, free of political interference and affiliation.”
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