Coming Together with the Right Vision: The Future of Montserrat

Coming Together with the Right Vision: The Future of Montserrat
Author

Juliet Lewis-Ceesay

Release Date

Thursday, July 21, 2016

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Vision: The Way Forward in 2019 –Team Spirit –Togetherness and Unity
Working in perfect combination, hand in hand we are going to build back our Nation


Leadership – A Team of individuals that will appreciate the greatness of our ancestral legacy; the present moment of opportunities as they present themselves; progress towards implementing short, medium and long-term projects; growth of private sector; promote avenues for youth; population growth; realistic and workable policies; seek development partners whether homegrown or external to attain the right vision.

Woman Leadership: All over the world, we are witnessing a change in leadership. Women are now becoming leaders in Africa, Britain, Germany, and now it appears that the US will also have a woman leading the country and the world into 20/20. Other Caribbean islands have also selected women to lead.

The challenge we face in Montserrat is that women are perceived as community organizers, but not leaders. Today, I am calling to arms all Montserratians – Ladies and Gentlemen, old and young, it is time to change that perception? Presently in Montserrat, we have a female Governor, who has been facing mounting challenges with the present government. Therefore, I ask the question of all Montserratians home and abroad – Is it time to follow England and allow a woman to become our next leader in Montserrat?

Political Redress: Party system vs. A Unified Team? Is the present party system working in Montserrat? Everyone would agree that it has now become a corrupt system that does not allow for the progress of the island. Basically the parties have become a great source of division—the haves and the haves not. Reuben party vs. Romeo party; political division – all leading to anger, hatred, mistrust, greed, corruption – all within the system we call Civil Servants or the Government of Montserrat (GoM.) This institution must be restructured. We are aware of the dilemmas facing the Civil Servants. Elected officials are blamed for their ministries, but the day-to-day functioning of the Government is the responsibility of the people whom they serve.

Values of Team Members:
integrity; character; honesty; commitment; unity; compassionate; respectful; dependable; experienced; knowledgeable; truthful, caring. A guide post for present and future leaders! To be successful, these virtues play an important role in building the Team Spirit. The selection will not be based on present Civil Servant positions or Diasporas living aboard who wants to come home The selected team will be qualified people who have the vision, commitment and responsibility for the development in moving the island forward.

Get on board if you have boldness, courage and the capacity for competent execution that will make Montserrat the golden gem of the Caribbean once again.

Action is the driving force to getting things done. A Woman’s Vision for Montserrat!

Part II -- Who will be my choice as a leader? – to be cont’d….


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