'We don’t feel like anybody until white people affirms us'- Skelton-Cline
Speaking on his weekly show, Honestly Speaking on ZBVI 780 AM on November 26, 2024, Skelton-Cline was at the time acknowledging the re-enactment of the Great March of 1949 in Road Town on November 24, 2024.
He noted that former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Dame Janice M. Pereira, BDE was mentioned “several times” at the re-enactment ceremony.
“You know why they mentioned her name several times?...I heard her name mentioned several times because, finally, white people and the white structure have approved and confirmed her. So now she is acceptable to us.
“We don’t feel like we are anybody until white people affirm us.”
‘Something is wrong with us as a people’- Skelton-Cline
Skelton-Cline opined that “something is wrong with us as a people” and that stems from miseducation, misinformation, haters of ourselves, “until we paralyse ourselves”.
The commentator also said Dame Pereira, who is from Virgin Gorda, should have been leading this territory already.
It was in late October that the Government of the Virgin Islands held a week-long National Celebration in honour of Dame Pereira on the occasion of her retirement from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court as Chief Justice.
It was in September that it was announced that Dame Pereira will sit as a judge on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in London for a week in December.
The JCPC made the announcement on September 12, 2024, stating that it was pleased to announce that the Hon Dame Janice M. Pereira DBE has accepted an invitation from the JCPC's chairman Lord Reed to sit with the JCPC in London for a week in December, to hear scheduled appeals.
This, according to the JCPC, was made possible by the gracious decision of His Majesty The King to appoint Dame Janice to the Privy Council.
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Leadership, particularly in government, is akin to managing a large enterprise. It requires a clear vision, the ability to execute plans, talent management skills, charisma to connect with people, financial and business acumen, cultural awareness, adaptability, and political savvy. Unlike private enterprise, government leaders must also address societal responsibilities, making these competencies even more critical.
This is not to say that the Honorable Dame lacks these qualities—only that academic accomplishments alone are not a guarantee of leadership effectiveness. Moreover, her positions on key issues affecting the territory remain largely unknown, making it premature for individuals like Mr. CSC to make sweeping judgments about her leadership capabilities.
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