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‘PEP’ a wakeup call for ‘VIP’ – Hon J. Alvin Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the ‘People’s Empowerment Party’ (PEP) Honourable J. Alvin Christopher fearlessly withstood the grilling of reporters at his party’s launch last Saturday March 29, 2014 when he declared that PEP may be a wakeup call to the VIP.
UPDATE: ‘We need to see our representative more often’ – Anegada Residents
SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – While leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Ninth District Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE has been showered with praises for his presence at the Farmers’ Week activities at Anegada on Monday February 10, 2014, others have come forward claiming that his presence is needed on a more regular basis.
Opposition calls for betterment of locals in 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser, RA has expressed concern about issues of maltreatment being experienced by many BVI Islanders at the hands of ‘false pretenders’.
VIP/Opposition member districts got shafted under NDP- Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In the last general elections of 2011, the now ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Government ran on a platform that “no districts would be left behind”.
‘After 2 years in office, NDP straight out failing the people’- Businessman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On November 7, 2011 the National Democratic Party (NDP) of Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith claimed a decisive victory at the polls over the then ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) of Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE. The NDP had lambasted the VIP government and had promised to fix the economy while being better listeners to the people.
Another political party emerging? Here comes the PEP!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After months of investigations this news site can confirm that a new political party is in the making.
Name bill on 'status of children' in Reeial George’s honour- Hon. J.A. Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “He was bold enough to bring it (bill on illegitimate children in the VI) before the Legislative Council (now House of Assembly) and even though it was unsuccessful he was committed in seeing equality and justice for those who were considered illegitimate. That much a fair person he was, he was the first to ever have taken such a step,” said member for the Second District Honourable J. Alvin Christopher in reflecting on the political life of the late Mr Reeial George.
Is the NDP practicing the rules of the jungle?-Hon. J Alvin Christopher asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Lashing out at the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration for what he described as a lack of respect for him as the representative of the Second District, veteran politician with well over 18 years in Parliament Honourable J. Alvin Christopher has given a stern warning to the Dr Smith administration as to how he is being treated by ministers of government.
7 years later key Harrigan Road still closed!
HARRIGAN ESTATE, Tortola, VI – It has been seven years and counting that residents of Harrigan’s Estate aka Shoulasten and surrounding communities have been forced to grapple with the inconvenience of a closed main access road in the community and today they are renewing their call for urgent help.
2nd District Rep. cautions on seriousness of No-Confidence Motion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “Madam Speaker, I believe if I do what I suppose to do and we do what we suppose to do in the Opposition and we bring a Motion of No-Confidence against this Government it would be able to stand. The people would see exactly what we are talking about because we would lay a public document for the people’s consumption, for the people to see the information and we wouldn't have to say anything of no kind of assumption of that sort since the facts would then dictate.”
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