Hon Myron V. Walywn is new NDP Leader
He was elected the party’s second leader, during the NDP’s 2018 Convention and internal elections, held today Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Treasure Isle Hotel.
Virgin Islands News Online has since confirmed that Hon Walywn won the election, securing 68 votes, as against the 51, that voted for Honourable Skelton. (Virgin Islands News Online, has in recent weeks, accurately reported Hon Walywn as the front runner for the the NDP post).
Hon Walwyn will now lead the NDP into the Virgin Islands next General Elections—constitutionally due by 2019—since the party’s founder leader, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, did not seek another term as NDP President.
He served as the party’s President since its formation in January 1998.
Penn new Deputy
The NDP second highest office was won by Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) having won 69 of the delegates’ votes. Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), his challenger, secured 50 votes.
With the NDP contest over, eyes will now turn to the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Congress meeting schedule for July 2018 where they are to select some twelve candidates to run with party boss Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
NDP election history
The NDP first contested the Virgin Islands’ General Elections, in 1999 and secured five seats in the then Legislative Counsel, making up the Territory’s then political opposition.
In 2003, the NDP won government taking eight seats in Legislative Council, defeating the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). Dr Smith was the Chief Minister.
In 2007, the VIP cleaned House with the NDP losing ground and coming out with only two of the 13 seats.
Some say, had there been a recount, Dr Smith himself would have been defeated.
The party rebounded in 2011 however and captured nine seats and then in the 2015 snap elections, the NDP won again taking 11 seats.
Dr Smith has led the party into 5 consecutive elections 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.
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113 Responses to “Hon Myron V. Walywn is new NDP Leader ”
Is officially a goner
Party done!
You seem to be wanting a sorry argument. March if you desire to. Won't change $hit.
Andrew, new premier of the BVI as NDP candidates switch sides.
That the leadership position for the NDP has been sold to the foreigner, says everything about the founders; that their leadership abilities arr dead!
What will now become of the BVIslander? How will we fit in Myron's plans for the country? At best, we can no longer be in leadership positions, only as on-lookers.
It will be interesting to see the coming months ahead before newer electionsn be had in 2019.
Nothing like indigenous Bvi islanders.
We are all sons and daughters of slave from African, we should stop deceving ourselves and let the truth be told to the new generation.
Bvi belong to God.
Let the will of God prevails and congratulations to the New leaders of NDP
Rather watch it Hon. Frazer is switching to NDP ( breaking News)
The delegates made their choice and elected him as leader of the NDP and it’s up to the general populace to decide whether to elect the NDP or the VIP to lead the BVI forward. And come what may, the very few that come on to the news blogging sites to voice their views will not make any difference come what may!
We have to realise that all the noise that is being made is just that - noise. Hon. Walwyn, as it has been seen, does not pay attention to the noice, he gets on with the job he was elected to do whether his decisions be popular or not. That to some is the sign of a true leader!
How? Like, take the food out of our children's mouth when their fathers and mothers can’t get adequate employment because he gives the jobs to outsiders who will vote for him next election?? (These are the things you see?? I see civil war on the horizon, and Myron taking the next plane out of here to his ingenious birth island when things hit the fan. Us BVIslanders better fix this mess.)
But y’all to scared and that’s what’s really killing this country
Good luck BVI
20 years I’m with the NDP now I’m switching to VIP
The sad thing is you all acting as if this man just won the general election and became premier.
NOT
It nah reach yet and all the obeah and lodge power will not get him to the top. Only we the people so let the political games begin. Oh Sh__ it already started hahahahaha!