‘We can’t sit back & let the Brits take over again’- Radio show caller
Nevertheless, a dissatisfied resident voiced his frustration to Doug Wheatley, host of Speak out BVI, about persons from the United Kingdom coming into the territory and being placed in high powered positions.
“Some time ago I called you concerning the way things are going in our country, where it relates to the appointment of these, outsiders, I call them. Today, I heard that Neil Smith is on vacation and I also heard a rumour that he is not coming back. Therefore, our financial secretary will be taken over by someone from Britain again.”
The caller stated that he is very scared because too many persons from Britain are coming in the territory and taking over all of the top positions.
“If we have a system that we voted for the government, having this government put in place and then in some way being control by these outside persons, something just is not right about it.”
Something has to be done
According to the distraught resident, something just has to be done “because we can’t sit back and let the Brits just come and take us over again. We can’t do it. This is why I asked persons like you, who been around for a long time and have quite a lot of knowledge in that area, where you see us going.”
The caller urged Mr Wheatley to give his views on the matter and asked for solutions that can help the country from going back to the colonial days.
In response to the caller’s worries, Mr Wheatley remarked, “my comment is going to last an hour and a half. I’m going to have a special show where I deal with that but I haven’t forgotten you at all.”
Can’t be justified
The caller to the Speak out BVI talk show suggested that people are using the behaviour of the government to justify why persons from the United Kingdom are taking up the top positions in the territory.
According to the caller, “Personally I don’t think nothing happening to the government to justify why they sending in these guys from the UK to come here and look over us. I don’t see it. There must be some other checks and balances that can be made without having these so called guys come in and just watching our every move and running our system.”
The caller continued, “We send away all kind of people to the best universities and they’re back here….. Why do we need them (British), they’re not better than us. Come to think about it they have a lot of problems themselves. They have problems in their own systems. Who is going to be called to look over theirs? That’s why I said something needs to be done.”
The talk show host said that he is fully aware of what the caller is saying and he has prepared a response but as he stated before it will take an entire show. Additionally, he will take the point of view from a historical position on the matter.
The Head of the Prison Services, Director of Public Prosecutions, Police Commissioner and incoming Auditor General are all United Kingdom nationals.
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29 Responses to “‘We can’t sit back & let the Brits take over again’- Radio show caller”
so sad, so sad.
Something must give...that's all I have to say.
Listen up. These decision are being made by Virgin Islanders who are repeatedly throwing their own locals under the bus while using the Governor as a scapegoat. Wake up!
We are so quick to judge and oppose change, perhaps that narrow mindedness and dictatorship attitude is what's bringing them in.