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Time to see the vision & plan the mission

Alred ‘AC’ Frett. Photo: VINO/File
Alred C Frett

When The Beginning Rushes Towards The End:

Everyone should read this fully, especially those living within the Virgin Islands, and as usual, try to arrive at your own conclusions… There may be things you watched but didn’t see, and things you heard but didn’t understand… There may be things you never realized before but need to know, and things I hate to say, but have to… Now is the time to spread the Word, for where there is no vision, the People will perish.

We created a World where fabrication is treated as Gospel, but just this week, the World was forced to acknowledge, by a 164-to-1 ratio, that Africa was wrongly undersized, and it should be corrected… Of course, the only one who voted against Truth was America... In the UK, westernised African Politicians, are still claiming that Slavery was good for us, and we should be the ones compensating the Masters.

They are the same ones that still support the concept, where some persons are ordained to be Royalty and Monarchs, while others are born to be Servants and Slaves… In this way, Oppressors can preach Equality, and convince the Oppressed to celebrate Emancipation, although neither condition really exists...They would support the attacks on me for refusing to join with the lying squads, in misleading the Youth.

They preach that Truth will set us free, but they can’t afford for us to know the Truth, because that would make them unable to fool us and rule us… Instead, they teach us to hate ourselves enough to believe that all our unjust suffering is a part of God’s Master Plan… According to the Missionaries, we should feel obliged and proud to be Victims, for we will receive justice and endless rewards in Heaven, after we die.

While we are boasting about the depth of our Education, we are being programmed to live in ignorance… We still believe in Adam, Eve, and talking Snakes, so we would argue to death that they were punished just for being disobedient, although the Bible clearly states that it was all because they visited the Tree of Knowledge and learnt wrong from right and good from evil... Ignorance still remains our worst enemy.

For centuries, the Authority of God and Religion was manifested in the Church’s head, and although the USA was founded on the principle of separation between Church and State, evil persons are intent on overruling this… While many of us know better, we are conditioned to go along in order to get along, so the Truth is hidden from our Children, and we have more holidays about religion than about freedom.

Confusing The Parents’ Yesterdays With The Children’s Tomorrow:

This is Truth for the Youth and the Year of El Niño, when the weather will be unpredictable… Some places will flood while others face drought; the Planets will eclipse one another, and Earthquakes and Volcanoes will fracture the Earth’s Crust… We may live in denial or think someone will fix it for us... I try to live within a window of 2 Centuries, where we can address what was, what is, and what is likely to be.

These events have been happening long before our Great-great- grandparents, but we call them Omens of the last days, and proof that Jesus is soon returning for his World… Perhaps we are right about these being the last days for us, but I’m not so sure about Jesus coming to collect a World that we wrecked… We have multiplied problems faster than TikTok, and every move we make takes us closer to the end.

Of course, we can always say nothing and do nothing, which will make us no worse off than the Rocks, but we are alive with all our natural senses, and being dead will come soon enough… In the meantime, the failure to express our concerns could mean prolonged suffering… It is all a matter of choice, and when we take actions, we should expect reactions; especially since Elections come with consequences.

Every aspiring Politician will claim to have all the answers until they face the test, and waste all of our time making excuses or blaming others… I am no political wizard; just a simple man who sees and feels the times getting harder and harder... Cries for Water, Power, Transportation, Health Care, and many other Services, are as loud as thunder, but the accountability and solutions disappear as quickly as lightning.

We Do What We Do Because Of People, And Not Because Of Karma:

We are stuck in the era of Trumpism, and I seek no fight with Government or its Agencies, since these have the ability to use your own Money against you… My Mission is all about the Youth in particular, and the People and Country in general… This struggle has never been easy, and those old enough would know that for over 40 years, Governments and Special Interest bodies focused on trying to block and derail us.

Life can be rough, and when those who should be helping are the same ones creating hardships, they will never understand why anyone would consider themselves and what they own as belonging to others… They may think of me as crazy or ridiculous… Nonetheless, I take this seriously and focus on keeping Prices down, as well as sharing gains with those within the struggle, and have helped us along the way.

We all know that the targeted attacks are not likely to stop… Even now, they habitually withhold our Payments for up to 6-months, steal our Workers in order to staff departments within the Hospital, and don’t seem to care that, in their zest for our destruction, they succeed in hurting the People, the Country, and even themselves… Luckily, we have managed to survive, thanks to all the support from you, the People.

Manmade Stress is a sickness-multiplier, and our People are getting sicker and sicker… No one makes appointments for Accidents or Emergencies, but it seems that while we focus on providing Medical Care and turning no one away, they are publicly announcing their inability to provide the Country with basic Services… At the same time, Funeral Homes are increasing in number and busy like never before.

Think about it… Our main purpose in life is to guarantee sustainability by passing on our knowledge to successive generations... However, Oppressors know that Knowledge is Power, and only by keeping us in Ignorance will they be able to remain in control... Consequently, they destroy our Heroes, pollute our History with Propaganda, and replace our Books with Games as time manipulators and distractions.

They promise Equality and Freedom, while using us to achieve their own goals; then they watch as we fall into their Traps, and are amused at how deeply we believe in their manufactured fantasies... As a result, we squander our self-worth and are stuck below our own potential and national capabilities... We can do better, and I proposed 10 objectives that could put us back on track... You may recall them as:

#1. - Ensuring Human & Civil Rights for all… We are one of the weakest animals based on size, but our intelligence makes up for the difference… This same intelligence says that we can never make it alone, and our survival depends on living in groups or societies… If we are unable to respect that process by sharing and caring for one another, then we are all doomed… AI has no emotions or allegiance to us.

#2. - Access & ownership of Real Estate… Even the birds and beasts have spaces or places that they regard as home, and are prepared to develop and defend… A progressive society or community would require no less, and our People should be granted that individual and collective right, without fear or favour… This process can be extended to include Financial Assistance for 1st Time Homeowners.

#3. - Support & Subsidies for Farming, Fishing & other Local Production Enterprises… Our Local Food Production is limited, but we must eat to survive, and our dependency on imported foods places us at the mercy of external forces… In addition, our Ancestors only survived because of Farming and Fishing, so the decision to support these Enterprises, is a no-brainer, especially during crises.

#4. - Ensuring Local Company & Employment Rights & Privileges… Communities will always require Goods and Services, and it is far better to access these internally rather than from external Sources… Whatever the case, local Providers and Merchants should be encouraged and assisted whenever necessary, with the understanding that they are obliged to function in the interest of the Community.

#5. - State Assisted Training & Higher Education… Civilisation is a dynamic process in which we live and learn how best to serve and improve our Conditions… Subsequently, the higher the level of Skills and Education, the greater the sustainability and progress of the Society… Some Countries treat these Skills as their Exports to us, so investing in these fields is in both the individual as well as national interest.

#6. - Replace Prison as a Solution; Especially in Child Support Cases… Imprisonment is the most counterproductive aspect of Society, where we prevent able-bodied persons from being productive, while we feed and maintain them, at the public’s expense… Meanwhile, they are learning how to become better criminals... This Self-defeating practice worsens exponentially when one is locked up for Child Support.

#7. - Provide Public Defenders for Persons deemed unable to afford their own lawyers… Saying that one is Innocent until proven Guilty, is just another game at the People’s Expense, and Governments seem to take pleasure in punishing their People... Parents cannot afford to feed their Children, but every day they face new hardships, as Governments make Rules and Laws in order to profit from Fees and Fines.

Instead of being a force for Crime Prevention, the Police is now used as a Tool for oppression and Traffic Tax Collection... Meanwhile, Governments have several Departments for Public Prosecution, but no Public Defenders to protect us from the tentacles of the Law, or the clutches of expensive lawyers... We are deemed to be guilty even before trial... No wonder every slug and jackrabbit wants to be a Politician.

#8. - Salaries for Civil Servants & Politicians to be decided by Public Arbitration & not by Politicians… Governments do not make Money; they simply take Money, and it is ridiculous to ask someone to be the judge and jury for themselves... Whenever we allow Politicians and Civil Servants to name their price, we are giving them official permission to rob the bank and kill the Depositors.

Furthermore, it is basic common sense that, since these persons are employed by the Public, then we should be the ones deciding their wages and terms of employment... In a System where Employees pay themselves, the Cart is leading the Horse, and the results are widespread corruption and institutionalised failures… instead of Politicians representing us, and Civil Servants serving us, we become their Slaves.

#9. - Reduction or removal of Income Taxes for VIslanders & Companies… This is not a new concept, and has been the main attraction for Tax Havens... It is just that we are busy protecting external Tax Prevention Interests while vampirising our own locals... Of course, it is easy to waste what you didn’t work for, and Political Leaders have always regarded higher Taxes, as their panacea or solution.

Very few Leaders care or realise that Taxation without Representation, remains the chief destroyer of Governments and Empires all across the World... Before seeing ourselves as being special, we should take a look at the US and UK, and learn from the mistakes of others... There is no doubt that if we plan wisely and live within our means, it would be easy to reduce or abolish many of these punishing Taxes.

#10. - Increases in Social Security & NHI Contributions & Benefits… Simply put, Social Security is for when you cannot work, and NHI is for when you are unwell… Both of these are important in their own way, provided they are not used as Government Piggy Banks or Scams… One cannot get Blood from Stone, and as the cost-of-living skyrockets, our People cannot afford to be Sick or Jobless.

We are not an Industrial or Resource-rich Country, so we must use Today to plan for Tomorrow, and, Just as we should work on decreasing Taxes, we should also consider ways of ensuring the well-being and safety of our People... This may involve increasing the Social Security and NHI Premiums, on the condition that increased Subscribers’ Benefits would be swiftly and effectively delivered accordingly.

Again, I have no monopoly on solutions, and these are merely my suggestions… You may have better ones, and what is important is that we obtain and implement the best Policies, in the greater interest of the People and Country... There is a universal movement fixated on driving us backwards, and unless we counter with a greater movement forward, all our great ideas and excuses will amount to nothing.

6 Responses to “Time to see the vision & plan the mission”

  • one eye (07/09/2026, 14:45) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Great read but to long !
    • agreed (07/09/2026, 17:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      He is so filled with vitriol for the church that he buried the lead( his 10 recommendations). So ironically the very thing that he detests is responsible for his message not reaching a wider audience.
  • Hey bro (07/09/2026, 22:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    U CONVENIENTLY LEFT " XENOPHOBIA " AND OUR CARIBBEAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS ( AKA) DEM ISLAND PEOPLE ) AND WE SHARE THE SAME ANCESTRY / ISN'T THAT FORM OF RACISM , SPEAKING IN PARABLES AS USUAL IS LIKE SPEAKING IN TONGUES - WE ARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND WE NEED TO STOP USING THAT DIRTY MENTALITY THAT ONLY THE WHITE COLONIALIST SLAVE MASTERS ARE RACIST , WHEN WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING THAT THEY DID TO OUR OWN BLACK PEOPLE , AND POINTING OUR DIRTY FINGERS AT OTHERS , WHEN WHATS UNDER THE RUG GETS " EXPOSED " WE NEED :EQUAL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE FOR ALL • LOOKS LIKE " INTEGRITY " TURN INTO A GHOST . WHO'S FOOLING WHO ?
  • Marty Probasco (08/09/2026, 06:43) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    @Hey bro......if you want to go down that road about docalked "island people" we can go there. I worked covertly with the immigration department in Tortola from 1986 to 1996....the so-called "island people" , some. Not all have some deep seeted guilt and attitudes towards Tortola people and the virgin i8in particular..to this day, they didn't know who I worked for. But I will say this. Some "island People" have contributed, Some rape, some use, the virgin islands and people to get ahead. It was like them belly full but we hungry, pot a cook but food no nuff. I have heard so called "island People" say to me that they will never leave the virgin islands. Some have left the BVI and struggled elsewhere and want to return..but life is Always real. Keep on living. Grow your garden where you are.
  • jack (08/09/2026, 09:26) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Keep speaking truth to power brother
  • Outsider (09/09/2026, 12:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    #1. - Ensuring Human & Civil Rights for all… I'm all for it... though the last time I read one of your columns, I didn't think rights for migrants were one of your priorities. Good on you if you've changed your views.

    #2. - Access & ownership of Real Estate… This process can be extended to include Financial Assistance for 1st Time Homeowners.... Sounds expensive. See point # 9.

    #3. - Support & Subsidies for Farming, Fishing & other Local Production Enterprises… Sounds expensive. See point # 9.


    #4. - Ensuring Local Company & Employment Rights & Privileges… Isn't this already the position?

    #5. - State Assisted Training & Higher Education… The Government doing yet more. Sounds expensive. See point # 9.

    #6. - Replace Prison as a Solution; Especially in Child Support Cases… Don't much disagree. I am not a 'lock 'em up and throw away the key' guy.

    #7. - Provide Public Defenders for Persons deemed unable to afford their own lawyers… … The Government doing yet more. Sounds expensive. See point # 9.

    #8. - Salaries for Civil Servants & Politicians to be decided by Public Arbitration & not by Politicians… Sounds a bit nutty to me; imagine how unattractive being a Politician would be if the salaries were peanuts? Good civil servants and politicians are needed. We don't want to leave leadership politics only for the rich who can afford low salaries. Moreover, no one gets to vote on the prices you charge at your Pharmacy store.

    #9. - Reduction or removal of Income Taxes for VIslanders & Companies… Now we are getting to the nub of things. You want to say that you are FOR government to giveaways, but are AGAINST having to pay for it. That's plain inconsistent.

    #10. - Increases in Social Security & NHI Contributions & Benefits… Ahh, so you want tax cuts for businesses (#9) but want the workers to have to contribute more to their Social Security and NHI - NHI which your Pharmacy shop of course benefits from. Hmmm, very principled indeed.


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