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March 17th, 2023
No woman ‘heading the ticket’ just yet for premiership in VI– Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Pastor and Political Commentator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, who previously declared that a woman will be the next Premier of the VI Islands, has said so far none has headlined any political party just yet but he is still hopeful.

March 17th, 2023
‘Perline is going to work with me’- Dr Kedrick D. Pickering

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- The National Democratic Party (NDP) has been working overtime to get a full slate of candidates to contest the April 24, 2023, General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI) and they have eyes on former Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) Director Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard to fill the slot for the Seventh District.

March 16th, 2023
NDP snubs Dr Hubert O’Neal? Coy W. Levons running in D9

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Loyalty will have to take a back seat it seems, as the National Democratic Party (NDP) seems to have moved on from former legislator Dr Hubert O’Neal in favour of Coy W. Levons, the Former Director of Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Transportation, Works, and Utilities.

March 16th, 2023
Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard laments being unable to take troubled youths home

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Independent Seventh-District Candidate Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard has said she wants to do so much more to assist troubled young boys in the Seventh District, but there is only so much that can be done.

March 15th, 2023
UPDATE: VIP hits 13-candidate mark; Marieta C. Flax-Headley in D2!

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- [Post time: 8:45 PM] Moments ago, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) ratified its candidate for the Second Electoral District (D2), former Principal and Educator, Ms Marieta C. Flax-Headley.

March 15th, 2023
Church must hold 'political leaders accountable'- Nehassie Chalwell

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Member of the Community Worship Centre Church of God of Prophecy (CWC COGOP) in Long Look, Mr Nehassie Chalwell has said the church has a responsibility to assist in holding political leaders responsible and that staying silent is giving consent to unacceptable conduct.

March 15th, 2023
PVIM’s Stacey Mather says he thought of how tattoos will impact political career

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI –Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Territorial At Large Candidate in the 2023 Virgin Islands Elections, Mr Stacey Mather MBE says he has thought about how his tattoos would impact his political career as a first-time candidate in the political arena.

March 14th, 2023
Former HoA Speaker Julian Willock opts out of contesting 2023 General Elections

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- While more and more persons continue to throw their hats in the proverbial political ring ahead of the 2023 General Elections, one person who had stated since last October that he was contemplating to run and was actually expected to contest the elections, former House of Assembly (HoA) Speaker Mr Julian Willock, has surprisingly said he will not be seeking political office.

March 14th, 2023
Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill replaces Hon Mark H. Vanterpool as NDP’s D4 candidate

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill, a former Principal of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), is back on the NDP's 2023 elections slate, following defeat in the last General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI).

March 14th, 2023
Karen C. Vanterpool & Rosita Scatliffe-Thompson enter 2023 elections race

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Two additional Independent candidates, both females, have entered the 2023 political race in the Virgin Islands, each vying to take up a seat in the House of Assembly (HoA) as legislators but representatives in a different capacity.

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