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‘You can’t get more than 2 bags of groceries for close to $200’- Lorna G. Smith
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Freshly announced At Large candidate for the 2023 General Election in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mrs Lorna G. Smith, OBE, has lamented the cost of living in the territory.
Lorna G. Smith OBE enters 2023 elections race
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Mrs Lorna G. Smith, the wife of former Premier Dr D. Orlando Smith, OBE, has announced she will be contesting the 2023 General Election as an At-Large Candidate.
Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard to launch political campaign on Feb 25, 2023
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Under the slogan ‘We Matter Too’, former Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard will be launching her elections campaign at The Stickit in Long Look from 7:00 PM on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Chad C. George contesting D1 as Independent Candidate
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Another person has thrown their hat in the political ring, ahead of the 2023 General Election.
‘I just want to go quietly out’- Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fourth District Representative Hon Mark H. Vanterpool recently had persons wondering whether he was changing his mind about retiring from politics and thinking of having another go at the 2023 General Election.
Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles resigns from Virgin Islands Party
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Outspoken legislator and Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has announced her resignation from the Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
Former W&SD boss said she was starved of resources to fix water & sewerage woes
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- With former Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD), Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe- Leonard stepping into the political arena as an Independent candidate for the Seventh District seat in the 2023 general election, the obvious question was how she plans to successfully run a District when she has been perceived by some as a “failure” in her leadership capacity as W&SD Director.
Lesmore Smith reminds public he is contesting 2023 General Election
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With candidates being declared for the 2023 General Election, Businessman Lesmore Smith has seized the opportunity to remind the public he will also be in the fray, as an At Large candidate with Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM).
L. Allen Wheatley to contest D8 with VIP
EAST END, Tortola, VI- While many are still wondering whether there will be a 2023 general election in the Territory, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), one of three political parties in the coalition government, is quietly amassing its slate of 13 candidates.
W&SD boss Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard retires! Is she running for office?
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Word reaching our news centre is that Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard has retired.

