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'I am very passionate' Jr Minister to Pastor who felt she was 'shouting'

'I am very passionate' Jr Minister to Pastor who felt she was 'shouting'

Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Honourable Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has asserted that although her voice may be elevated, she was not shouting to resident clergyman Gregory George when she was responding to his questions at the community meeting held on Virgin Gorda on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.

When she concluded her remarks to his queries on several issues, Pastor George said the Jr Minister sounded like she was shouting at him and the residents gathered at the Catholic Community Centre.

“I would be offended that you would say that I am shouting at you, but I am not. Greg, you know me from time you born; I am very passionate and whenever I am passionate, you all talking about shouting and being emotional. But when you are on the pulpit, and you are shouting and praising God, nobody is telling you, you shouting!”

She said she respected his methods used to preach.

'We do not want to become slaves all over again'- Hon Flax-Charles


“I respect you when you are preaching, and you do a fantastic job, but I am preaching now to you in the same fashion that you are preaching, and it isn’t shouting. I am passionate about the work that we have done! We are not perfect, but we are doing the best we can with what we have in order not for the UK to take us over and we become slaves all over again,” she added, to a resounding applause from the audience.

“Well, thank you for your passion,” he retorted before he continued to pose questions to the legislators on the issue of the future plan for the dumpsite at Virgin Gorda and the suggestion of having a national insurance scheme for businesses among other things.

The Jr Minister pointed to him that COVID-19 happened, affecting the Government’s revenues and that persons needed to be realistic about certain expectations.

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