‘Outrageous for Govt to subsidise airline while owing persons’ – Donald E. de Castro
De Castro was last evening January 13, 2016 speaking on his show Straight Talk aired on ZBVI 780 AM between the hours of 8:00pm and 9:00pm. It was de Castro’s first show for 2016 and he dealt with a number of issues.
Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith had on Tuesday January 12, 2016 announced that Government was putting $7 million into BVI Airways to allow it to make flights directly to and from Miami, Florida, USA, with the aim of improving direct access to the territory which he said would be a boost for tourism and financial services.
“One of the most disturbing [pieces] of news for the week is that we the taxpayers are now investing $7 million to BVI Airways which will fly between Miami, Florida, USA and Beef Island,” de Castro said.
“This is outrageous. They can’t pay their bills…the [artists] who played at the last festival cannot get their money. There are contractors who have been working and who cannot get their money. The individuals who are working cannot get their money,” he said.
He made the point that additional airlift to and from the territory is import. “But what happen to VI Airlink, owned by a local family?” he asked, noting that the family owning that airline has been in aviation since 1969.
“Wouldn’t it have been much better if this Government had the efficiency, common sense and intelligence to put that $7 million when [VI Airlink] was starting up? We would have had planes coming here long ago!”
de Castro went as far as to say that as long as you’re poor, you’re local, and you’re black, the NDP will know what to do with you. “If you’re black and you’re rich or you’re white, you have a song and dance with the NDP. We have to change this attitude,” he said.
According to the talk show host, the territory must not allow people from "outside" to dictate everything to it.
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30 Responses to “‘Outrageous for Govt to subsidise airline while owing persons’ – Donald E. de Castro”
is me losin it, or did donald finaly say sum tind sensable
The banks are selling people property who the Gov owes. the Gov bank they are the worst no compassion or respect especially for locals.
He got answers
The reason why we seeing so much rapid development with little regard for the local people is because the hospital, airport and others were requirements for a certain investor to invest here. They are doing exactly as they are being told.
it was no problem, I guess because it was Fraiser or Ralph.
Get use to it election long gone. With this VIP NDP crap.