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Elections 2023: ‘I’m struggling to keep my voice, but we got to push on’- Premier
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said as the current 2023 elections season heats up, is it becoming increasingly difficult for him to 'keep his voice.'
‘I will work for you, fight for you & stand with you’ in D4 - Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fourth District candidate under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate for the 2013 General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI), Mrs Lude D. Hodge-Smith has promised to fight for the people of the district and work for them should she be elected to the House of Assembly.
Unapproved ‘erection of election campaign billboards is strictly prohibited’- T&CPD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even before the elections season switched into high gear, billboards were springing up across the territory and many have since been utilised especially by the main political parties.
Hon Turnbull promised much 'but little was done'- Troy E. Christopher
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was on March 9, 2023, that Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) was first to report that the son of the late legislator Delores Christopher, Mr Troy E. Christopher, was seeking to contest for the Second District seat in the 2023 General Elections of the Virgin Islands.
Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley is an 'accidental Premier'- Allen O'Neal
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has fired back at National Democratic Party (NDP) At Large Candidate Mr Allen O’Neal for referring to him as an “accidental Premier”.
Kevin C. Smith aka 'OJ' pledges to restore property value of D3
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Third District Candidate Mr Kevin C. Smith aka 'OJ' has pledged to restore the property value of homes and businesses as well as clean up the surroundings of the Third District once elected.
‘Beginning next week, I will share winner of 2023 Elections’ – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Clergyman and social commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has promised to release, in due time, the names of who will win the 2023 elections in the Virgin Islands.
Mitsy J. Ellis- Simpson joins political race as Independent Territorial At Large Candidate
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- After being unsuccessful at getting on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate as an At Large Candidate, Mrs Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson has opted to run as an Independent Territorial At-Large Candidate.
Revised Voters’ List for 2023 published; 16, 131 registered to vote
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 16, 131 persons are registered to vote in the 2023 General Elections of the [British] Virgin Islands.
NDP lacked the political will to help the Sixth District- Hon Maduro-Caines
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Sixth District Candidate Honourable Alvera Maduro-Caines has said the District is not a place to set sights on for political gain, as she highlighted her years of experience dealing with the struggles of vulnerable people in the community.