Archie, Smith & Ronnie Out! Grant, Moses & Underhill In! as NDP At Large!
According to senior NDP sources, the three new Candidates voted on last night, September 10, 2018—to contest the election due by June 2019—are Ms Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe, Ms Sandy M. Underhill and Mr Trefor A. Grant.
Ms Moses-Scatliffe is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly, and Ms Underhill is the Principal of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS).
Mr Grant who has a consultancy with the BVI Tourism Board is also the Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee.
The final At Large candidate for the NDP is Chairman and Co-Leader of Government, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn.
Where are the others?
It means that the current NDP elected At Large Members have either been sidelined, not running or will be part of a new party.
The sitting NDP At Large members are Premier Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, who lost his seat as the NDP Chairman, but will not run again and Honourable Archibald C. Christian, the Junior Minister for Tourism.
These in addition to NDP co founder, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton, the Minister for Health and Social Development.
Virgin Islands News Online was told the NDP Congress will still have to confirm the three candidates, and that there is a move afoot by Hon Walwyn, to fill the District Candidates slate including the Seventh District.
The Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is expected to vote on its four At Large candidates by the end of September 2018, according to a senior party official.
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50 Responses to “Archie, Smith & Ronnie Out! Grant, Moses & Underhill In! as NDP At Large!”
Myron need to go back to the drawboard!!!
If you don’t like this new At Large team thumbs down
Thumbs up YES
Thumbs down NO
Not country, not my vote.
Tell madam principal that you cannot run a school with political interest.
She will never be a Stoutie!
And I was a NDP supporter
Just like how mitsy Simpson can't register as a candidate because she does not born here.
I was always curious about why non-belongers from larger countries saw it fit to grab up what little rights and privileges belongers had.
Everything is for a time. Sure, most of us will complain now, but this is exactly what we want and will vote for.
The reign of Walwyn for the win!
Were its financial management, poor planning, pre and post hurricane disaster management/performance, poor leadership, poor project management, infighting, electorate lack of confidence in government performance .........etc contributing factors to NDP collapse?
Clearly, it appears that none of the current other three at large members will not be on the NDP ticket. Are they retiring from active politics or they running independent or aligning with another party or forming new party? Further, are the D7, D2 and D5 reps running with NDP or going the way of their 3 at large colleagues? Is the demise of the NDP premature? If the demise is real, what a sad ending; it is painful to watch the disintegration. I will wait until all the cards are dealt b4 assessing the prospect of any candidate or party.
Ingrid Moses - Known to be BIAS in the execution of her duties in the House of Assembly.
Sandy Underhill- Don't know her but did a credible job at the High School.