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UK ‘let my people go’ & end colonialism– Hon Vanterpool
Hon Vanterpool was at the time speaking at the Continuation of the Ninth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom on December 20, 2022, when he said that the VI managing its own affairs should be a precursor for the UK to grant the VI independence of their own without the people the VI having to ask for it.
Let the people of the VI go - Hon Vanterpool
“I want to say to the United Kingdom… Like the lord sent Moses to speak to Pharaoh, I want to say to the United Kingdom, let my people go.
“Mr Speaker, I'm saying it this way because I'm not going in the direction where I'm saying to my people that we should ask to be let go. I'm saying to you [UK], let our people go… the time has come when colonialism must stop. It must be ended in the Caribbean because it has ended all over the world,” he said.
Hon Vanterpool reiterated that the people of the VI should not have to go to the UK begging for independence, as colonialism is over.
“We still have to be told what to do… I'm asking the United Kingdom to wake up with your own conscience,” he added.
According to Hon Vanterpool, the VI has made mistakes just as the UK has made mistakes, as evident in a roster of recent Prime Ministers.
“We cannot go to the Kingdom and tell the people what to do. Therefore, the people of the United Kingdom should not have the right to tell us what to do. Get out of it, even our people here in serious positions should stop thinking that way and realise that we have been managing our affairs for a number of years,” he added.
VI not colonial slaves anymore - Hon Vanterpool
“United Kingdom, let my people go, we are not colonial slaves anymore. We are not people who can't think for ourselves,” the seasoned legislator and successful businessman reiterated.
According to Hon Vanterpool, the VI is being whipped psychologically by the United Kingdom, which is seeking to impose things like capital punishment, same-sex marriage, and legislation that still have to be assented to by the Governor.
“That is colonialism, assent by a colonial master to do what you want for your country,” he said.
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35 Responses to “UK ‘let my people go’ & end colonialism– Hon Vanterpool”
On the Topic Issue from you, am not interested.
However, as a person, I respect you.
What you and many have failed to accepr at this time, that the BVI is in no position to defend its citizens Spiritually, economically, politically, educationally, medically, muchless globally. We need help from stronger countries, the UK included? Can't you and many others reconize the the BVI is on a self-wounding distructing path? Many and I can.
There is no Saviour but the GOD of heaven. Have you ask yourself some relevant questions. If the UK rewrite your constitution it will be in the best interest of the UK or for the Virgin Island people, and how would it be done ? it will be done with small little words, for example " Marriage is between a man and a woman" but if this little word is used in the constitution " other gender" is included it will change it , two little words and you will have a Sodom and Gomorrah. If they allow same sex marriage it is for their profit or is it for yours, and this will have a domino effect on our children. As children learn from example, and they wanted to see that example that is good and right in the sight of GOD. If they see two men or two women raising a family ,that's they example they will portray and think it is right.
There are more things that will get change for example they are aware that the blue fin tuna is in these virgin islands water a priced fish and best for economic stability. It will be easy to change the status of who fish and where they should fish. Encourage one group of people to buy big fishing boa t create market to harness this type of fish, while regulation rewrite to oppress another group. This is for economic reasons.
Have you ask yourself why the changes in employment, reason , get the head of all department to be employed by one group of people while the others try to work to level up in management position , so they can garner more profitable wages, be in the best position to buy land then push out another group of people. I remember when people try to {fence the beaches in the 80's}. It will never happen. It will take some local to work more than twenty years to get into CFO, COO, directors, managers, position. To create oppression is easy, to maintain oppression it is using silence. Let see , what recently happens, Chief Police was changed years ago, assist chief of police change. Director of Ports and Airport will change, director of Trade will change, director of customs will change. If you haven't see the pattern , then envision it.
When you have problem in your house, you do not call the neighbour to solve it, find mechanism to foster good ideas and make the wrongs right. Hon making good sense, stand up or get out the way.
I agree with you 100%. the wise will survive the blind will be lost
We must fight to be free from the Uk oppressors slavery is a thing of the pass