Speaking on the radio show Honestly Speaking, which was streamed live on Facebook on March 7, 2023, Skelton-Cline noted that it is vitally important for citizens of the VI to exercise these rights.

“If you have not yet registered, people, this is especially for you. Those of you who have come of age, I want to encourage you to register to vote…So that you can participate in voting- one of your civic responsibilities. You can’t have freedom without responsibility.

“I know there’s some disenchantment, some discontent, some cynicism, some skepticism amongst the voting population; and I suspect that there are legitimate reasons to feel that way. But you cannot make eternal and commercial decision based on your feelings,” Skelton- Cline said, while noting that the decision to vote has to go beyond these feelings.

He continued by urging the population not to leave the future of their destiny in the hands of others.

'Do not remain silent'- Skelton-Cline

“It is not sufficient to be a silent bystander…There are those who wish to put out your voice, though there are those who wish to make you feel less than [them], though there are those who wish to convince you that your vote or your thought or your opinion doesn’t matter. You cannot afford, not just for yourself but for the future generations, to remain silent”, he reiterated.

Skelton- Cline continued by saying that civic rights do not end at the ballot box, but how electors go about holding those that are elected responsible.

While no official date has been set for the 2023 general elections, it is constitutionally due to take place no later than May 12.

The House of Assembly is constitutionally required to be dissolved by March 12, 2023, in advance of a general election that must be held within 21 days to 2 months later.