UK direct rule is a ‘long-term plan’ to takeover VI– Patsy C. lake
Ms Lake made the comments during the May 2, 2022, demonstration where scores of Virgin Islanders protested the possible suspension of the local constitution and imposition of direct rule.
Speaking at the event, Ms Lake said she was proud to see young people out in numbers to stand up for their rights after realising what was happening in the territory.
“When we started to protest against Wickhams Cay, it was just a handful, and quite a few kept saying… they ain't going to get through.”
Ms Lake was part of the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement, a fight for the people of the VI to support their right to land ownership in the territory.
“While some may think that the representation that has come out this morning is not enough… let me tell you this is only a small representation because the organisers didn’t have enough time,” she added.
UK had long-term plan - Ms Lake
Ms Lake said the arrest of the Premier and the events that followed was a long-term plan for the UK to take control of the VI.
“I am asking you all, stand up!” she told the those gathered in demonstration against UK direct rule.
“I am in total and complete support of everything. Whether we have or we don’t have… all of us going in the barrel to conquer us,” she added.
She called on Virgin Islanders to regroup and stand up against the UK, pointing out that the people of the VI are now more educated than ever before.
“I am in total and complete support that our constitution should not be removed,” Ms lake added.
Ms Lake also called for Governors to be held accountable for some of what has happened in the VI.
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56 Responses to “UK direct rule is a ‘long-term plan’ to takeover VI– Patsy C. lake ”
Pedestrians cannot get to the sidewalk without dodging the mess at the entrance of that building.
nah uk going put a set of loans in our @$$#$ to keep us under them thats turning the scales. we keeping them afloat.
Make that a "very corrupt small market town... "
The colonies rebelled and some gained independence. Though this is not entirely the same thing. We have elected some criminals to our house of assembly and our system needs to fix. The UK must take some blame for laying down in bed with each of these parties when it suited them and allowing the sore to fester until it burst. The people here are the real victims.
Thank you for calling out the obvious truth here.
The subject of the article is just one example of how we need to "reset" the political and governmental culture of the territory. What we have in place is in no fashion whatsoever ready for the independence so many myopic individuals have been calling for.
If the match had happened when the COI was taking place she would not have surfaced.
I certainly don’t want to hear a word she has to say. She is trying to save herself.
Shut you gre**y @##
You don't have to plan to take over what is yours. Did you buy the territory from the UK? If you or no one else did, then this territory belongs to the UK. If the UK don'r step up the man in Senegal will own the whole damn place by judgements for money owed. You all just talking piss to cover your @##$.
the gravy train is over now be quiet
LONG LIVE PATSY ONE OF WE
And what a surprise, she's against any of the recommendations. Let's audit Patsy's relationship with government.