Come off the track of idle talk – St. Vincent & Grenadines PM

Gonsalves. Photo credit: www.iica.int

SVG TODAY: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves believes that talk has become a product of the Caribbean, justifying that persons abuse radio call in programs.

“One of the products in the Caribbean these days is talk, ” he said during a press conference last week at Cabinet Room.

The Prime Minister said persons have also been abusing mobile phones, and he is of the opinion that a lot of idle talk goes on locally on a daily basis.

“You have a cell phone and you have over 120,000 in St. Vincent and the Grendaines and plenty FM stations and if you working at the hospital or at a clinic or school and something goes wrong with the toilet or something wrong with the louvres, you don’t go through the authority, no, you call on the radio like if it don’t happen like that in your own house sometimes”, said the PM who added that after the first call,  “you get a torrent of complaints.”

He stressed, “there is a virtual complaining industry and nobody has any solutions; those who are talking you don’t get it and of course it spills over into the opposition party which is a party of no one, just complaining complaining, complaining”.

The PM said that in his opinion, persons should, “come off of that track … I know it is a minority that do it but they have to come off that track”.

Although Dr. Gonsalves observed the complaints are excessive it does not bother him.

“For 40 years plus I have been a political activist and I know what is happening; fellas want my job and they will complain but you don’t get it by complaining you get it by telling the people what you going to do, how you going to do it different and better that the comrade,” he noted.

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7 Comments

  1. Manchat!
    April 29, 2010

    Well,from what i know of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, he is a brilliant man,as a matter of fact i think he has a doctorate in Law. So Dr.Gonsalves, this is the signs of the times we are living in today. Have you lost your prudence Sir?,or are you in some sort of mental slumber? God forbid…Are you then, my well learned and distinguished Sir experiencing a mild form of complacency?. That, I think is the problem of a few of our Leaders in the Region…..You see Sir,people complain because they are tired of what we call failed Leadership.They complain because there are no jobs,they complain because of poor economic conditions,they complain because there are no opportunities.they complain Sir,because their fundamental rights have been ignored and trampled upon,they complain because of lack of accountability,they complain because their basic need are not being met .And most of all Sir they complain because their Government have failed them;in some cases miserably.
    If i recall correctly, you Sir were a stalwart in the Struggle..What happen Sir?.

    People have Mediums now where they can voice their concerns,opinions,complaints,and frustrations about issues. Isn’t that part of our Great Democracy….I must therefore say Sir,that i am a bit disappointed in you if that’s what you are complaining about. I respectfully beg to defer Sir. It is not all idle talk. Just listen carefully and you will hear. Let us work towards Solutions.Because as you are well aware Sir,if you are not part of the solution,then you are part of the problem.
    Respectfully.
    MANCHAT!.
    Peace Profound!!!!!!

  2. Pottersville
    April 29, 2010

    i support the pm 100% its a norm in caribbean region

  3. April 28, 2010

    Nowadays we don’t want you all guys to come and “TELL people” We want to see action brotherman.

    That’s why people complain! So put words in action and don’t fool around because we will complain.

  4. Prophet2
    April 28, 2010

    It’s called democracy stupid, go away with your modern slavery/communism mentality. Down with ALBA and long live the OECS.

    • Apprehensive
      April 28, 2010

      2000% support Bro.

    • Tete Sot
      April 28, 2010

      Prophet2 i am not suprised that you wrote that statement. After all you are part of the nation of complainers who are not enterprising. You will not lift a finger to do anythingf. If babbling foolishly was the main pillar of democracy , it would fallen apart long ago . You would have a great part to play in its destruction.

      • Prophet2
        April 29, 2010

        @tetesot, people in china and cuba..etc, have no right to complain, in fact you’d be in prison if you were complaining. ALBA has the same philosophy, do you want Dominica, Antigua and Saint Vincent to be the same?
        Long live democracy and those of us who complain are not sheeple, we are not slaves anymore and we demand better, especially from those that we pay. We lose our freedom when we keep our mouths shut and politicians would love that.

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