News
‘We need prayers this week’ – Hon Walwyn
CAPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI – The ever controversial and outspoken National Democratic Party (NDP) Territorial At Large candidate and Minister for Education and Culture, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, said the political atmosphere is being filled with desperation as the election race enters the homestretch and prayers are needed to make sure people do the right thing come election day, June 8, 2015.
Carrot Bay Fisherman’s Dock contract signed- Shaina M. Smith
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the First District Shaina M. Smith said a contract has been signed for the completion of the Fisherman’s Dock in Carrot Bay so that fishermen in the area would be able to ply their trade in a more convenient way now that facilities will be constructed.
Shaina M. Smith sees 1st District as rundown
CAPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI – The National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the First District, Shaina M. Smith, last night May 12, 2015 rallied the residents of the district for their support come election day June 8, 2015 saying that there is much that needs fixing and that she is the one to do it.
Is Shaina M. Smith an early flip-flopper?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Member of the People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) Shaina M. Smith recently announced that she will be seeking the public’s support as she runs for the First District this upcoming elections with the National Democratic Party (NDP).
‘May the best candidate win' - Preston P. Stoutt
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mr Preston P. Stoutt, the youngest of three sons of the late Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands H. Lavity Stoutt, has announced his intention to run as an Independent candidate in the First District and has declared that the people will decide who the winner will be.
Shaina & the National Democratic Party
By Dickson Igwe
Shaina Smith is an attractive and intelligent British Virgin Islands television and media personality. She is an engineer, popular Op Ed journalist, and political party candidate. The following article is first of two stories shining light on the two main political parties in the British Virgin Islands.
Shaina M. Smith to run with NDP in upcoming elections!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After months of discussions with this news site’s senior sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Virgin Islands News Online- the official source for political coverage in the territory- can confirm that former People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) member Shaina M. Smith will be a candidate with the NDP for the upcoming general elections.
PPA makes 180 degree turn!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After first announcing via this news site that her party, the People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) was seeking to contest the next general elections constitutionally due by February 2016 Shaina M. Smith announced in a statement late March 15, 2015 that the PPA would not be contesting.
“I will not be running with the NDP” - Shaina M. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Clearing the air on reports that the newly formed People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) had been defunct and may not contest the next general elections and that its head Shaina M. Smith had gone with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), the information reaching our news room speaks to the contrary.
NDP not delivering as promised – Mr McLloyd Walters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One man has taken the bold liberty of using his democratic right of freedom of speech and a right to an opinion to boldly declare that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of the day has betrayed its electorates by not delivering as promised.