‘Social movement is necessary for a community’s progress’ - Shaina M. Smith
She was being interviewed on the popular radio programme Honestly Speaking aired on ZBVI 780 AM on May 15, 2018, with host Claude O. Skelton-Cline, former managing director of BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) and social commentator.
She said, “As far as social movement that brings about change or effect change in the community are very necessary for its progress and our political development is a classic example of that.”
She further added that while she was doing a research during a VI History class, she learned how the people of the VI progressed as a people socioeconomically through the political arena.
"Research made me appreciate the VI heritage"
Meanwhile, Ms Smith indicated that through research on the Virgin Islands is what lead her to “appreciate the heritage” that she came from, while emphasising that the VI community cannot “sit back” and let anybody do what they want to the people of the territory.
“Doing a research on the history of the VI made me appreciate the heritage that we come out of and that we can’t sit back and just let people do what they want any old how and not say something about it,” Ms Smith said.
She continued, “On the other side of the march is when you are going to know who we are as a people. We are a people of agitation from slavery days because slavery was abolished because of agitation by both slave as well as the abolitionist who supported or was against it.”
Political aspirant believes that the people of the territory must “take seriously” what the elected government does in regards to financial stewardship and not to allow anyone to make decisions for the territory.
She expressed, “We have to take seriously what our elected government does when it comes to financial stewardship and what’s important. We always have to be ready for a rainy day and know that you have to act and plan because somebody can’t do it for you, it has to be you making decisions for yourself and from that position locally in terms of what we are doing on the ground in terms of our governance.”
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Moreover, are BVI residents ready to agitate for 1) financial stewardship, 2)transparency, accountability and responsibility, 3) resources waste, 4)consumer protection agency, 5) register of elected officials and senior civil servants ownership, 6)investment in human capital 7) spending money for its intended purpose, 8)quality infrastructure investment, 9)environmental resources preservation and protection, 10) getting value for money, 11) education reform, 12)healthcare reform, 13) civil service reform, 14)economic diversification............etc.
God is able to turn this situation around or give us something even better, so let us sincerely seek his guidance on this matter.
Too much fake Christians (including Shepards) on this little island and that’s half of the problem!