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'VIP is not hungry for power' – Sharie B. de Castro
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – “Contrary to the current government, the VIP is not hungry for power; instead we understand that our people in the BVI are hungry for change. Real change requires a new type of government – A Virgin Islands Party government,” explained young Territorial At Large candidate Sharie B. de Castro.
‘I am proud to have rich white friends’- Hon Kedrick D. Pickering
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – The Stickett area was filled to capacity last night May 21, 2015 as it was the occasion of the campaign launch of Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering who, while outlining some of the areas of development for his district, stood up to his critics.
EXCLUSIVE: Dancia Penn ‘like a fly in ointment’- John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Shortly after announcing her run for political office as an Independent Territorial At Large candidate, former legislator and prominent figure in the legal fraternity Mrs Dancia Penn has come in for criticisms from Bishop John I. Cline who referred to her as a ‘fly in ointment’ due to her late entry into the electoral race.
‘It's not about the white envelope’ - McLloyd O. Walters
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Eighth District, Mr McLloyd O. Walters has told supporters he is a person who is committed to results as he spoke for the first fifteen minutes of his address, not looking down at a prepared speech as he said he was speaking from the heart.
Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith calls for unity in the Third District
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – In delivering a forty minute presentation where he rolled out his plans for the development of the Third District electoral candidate on the NDP slate, Mr Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith told his supporters that they cannot allow themselves to become something that they are not and for them to unite as one people.
Nomination Day in the VI is Friday May 22, 2015
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Excellency the Governor Mr John S. Duncan, OBE today issued the Writs of Election which formally pave the way for the upcoming General Election.
Ms Lorna F. Dawson-Christopher appointed Deputy Supervisor of Elections
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Lorna Christopher has been appointed Deputy Supervisor of Elections for the upcoming General Election scheduled for June 8.
General election looms as APNU decides to support AFC's no-confidence motion
DEMERARA WAVES
Guyanese could return to the polls in an early general election after Tuesday's decision by the opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) no-confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration.
India begins giant general election
BBC NEWS
Indians are voting in the first phase of a general election which pits the governing Congress party against the Hindu nationalist BJP opposition.
The formidable Jack Swing
By Dick Igwe
The swing voter is a powerful fact of modern politics, even in these British Virgin Islands. The most common swing voter model exists where a strong two party system is in place. Under the model, the two parties enjoy the support of the vast majority of voters.
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