'If I was the Premier', I would reshuffle my Cabinet- Pastor Skelton-Cline
Pastor Skelton-Cline issued a call for the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to be called to a “unity of purpose” and asked for the help of the government in doing so.
Easy to play “politricks”- Pastor Skelton-Cline
The Pastor said, as a people, it is easy to discuss all the issues wrong with the Territory; from its road conditions to government’s financial support to Yolo Promotions’ 2025 Vybz Kartel concert.
“I know it makes good news, I know, and it’s not legitimate, all of it is, but it’s too easy because what ends up happening to us as a people, we end up playing as pawns in the games of politics of division,” he stated.
What therefore is needed now is leadership that can call the VI to a unity of purpose, Pastor Skelton-Cline said, adding that if this is not done the people will die divided.
“It’s too easy to play ‘politricks’, it’s too easy. There have to be some innovatives, some creatives, some imaginative thinking as a singular people about how we’re going to live, how are we going to survive the onslaught of what’s getting ready to happen in the earth,” he warned.
I would reshuffle my Cabinet as Premier
In a daring statement, the Pastor added that if he were Premier, he would reshuffle his Cabinet and go even further and invite the Leader of the Opposition, Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL), to be the Minister of Finance, “collapsing” the entire Opposition.
“You see one of the things about leadership is that you got to strengthen your area of weakness…you got to staff your weaknesses. If I was the Premier, I would have gone down in history… We got to stop playing politics with the destinies of the people of the Virgin Islands and the destiny of the Virgin Islands,” he said.
It was in February 2023, that Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) declared he made a mistake in supporting the series of government contracts Mr Skelton Cline was gifted immediately after the Andrew A. Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party was elected into government back in 2019.
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17 Responses to “'If I was the Premier', I would reshuffle my Cabinet- Pastor Skelton-Cline”
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how can a government take tax money give it to foreign entertainers neglecting to fix the place for the residents
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Many seem prematurely to sense an opportunity in the current government, yet I believe the Premier has demonstrated sound leadership by showing loyalty to his team. Take a lesson here from Republican politics—loyalty to one's team is an undervalued but critical leadership quality. The dissent from the Deputy Premier and the Works Minister on the Yolo issues doesn’t indicate disarray; on the contrary, it illustrates that the Premier is confident enough in his position to allow differing opinions within his Cabinet. That, in fact, is a hallmark of strength, not weakness. To quote Peter Tosh "stand firm or you gonna feed worms"
Now, I must admit I find his obstinance on the entertainment tourism issue puzzling, as it seems not to buy him any significant political capital. Still, he likely has his reasons. A Cabinet reshuffle at this juncture, however, would signal panic and hand the opposition more ammunition in their misguided push for a no-confidence vote.
If opposition were genuinely concerned with the welfare of the territory, they would offer constructive feedback and propose effective solutions. If such proposals were sound and sincere, the Premier could choose to adopt them—or not—at his own peril. But to engage in critique without offering meaningful alternatives serves neither the territory nor its leadership.
contest to see who's the most corrupt of them all. Stage it like that beauty pageant. Hollywood Florida is
also totally corrupt and the exposition will show everyone who is what. Great for PR.