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UPDATE: PM May hung in June UK elections
LONDON, United Kingdom- After calling a snap election for June 8, 2017 United Kingdom's Prime Minister Mrs Theresa M. May of the Conservative Party aka Tories failed to secure the 326 seats outright majority she needed in Parliament to form another government and will now seek to stay in power with a coalition government with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Premier Smith's $92G Cadillac repaired after accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was over four months ago, on July 31, 2016 that the state-owned $92,500 Cadillac Escalade purchased after the 2015 snap election for Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) was involved in an accident.
Biras Creek Resort to reopen 'soon' – Hon O'Neal
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Representative for the Ninth District Dr The Hon Hubert O’Neal has announced that the legal troubles of Biras Creek Resort in Virgin Gorda are over and it will soon be back as a functioning resort.
VIP was not ready for 2015 snap elections- Carvin Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Just over a year after the snap elections in the Virgin Islands (UK) that gave the National Democratic Party (NDP) a majority win, outgoing President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Mr Carvin Malone has admitted that the party, in which he held the position as President for over 17 years, was not ready.
Another snap election will disenfranchise many- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Respected talk show host of the Speak out BVI show on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley has questioned the reason behind the feet dragging by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Government on electoral reform.
Like this NDP Gov’t gone mad!- Radio caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “When you guys ready to march you guys let me know. This is madness,” said an obviously frustrated radio caller who admitted he voted for the National Democratic Party (NDP) at the June 8, 2015 elections but is since regretting his decision.
Weeping, wailing & gnashing of teeth from political pains
Hating ourselves enough to hurt ourselves:
If one didn’t know better they could easily think all the Noise Makers are innocent and justified in making a Racket about NHIS and other Complaints but these Problems are not new and no alternate solutions were offered by opposing Candidates… Thus, if this Snap Election was to create a Population of ‘Walking Dead’ who would be seen and not heard, it partially succeeded.
Economic plan of NDP is a hoax- Conrad A. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Delving into the records and reminding that the National Democratic Party has a history of fighting against its own people for the interest of others as is evident in records of their involvement with Glover Park Group, which at one time supported the unseating of the legally elected government through the moving of a motion in the then Legislative Council, Conrad A. Maduro of the United Party (UP) has accused the NDP of again working against the interest of Virgin Islanders.
Are we down for the count or saved by the bell?
By Alred 'AC' Frett
The odds are many but it appears that You the People and I are still winning Battles against National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and Health Service Authority (HSA’s) High Prices because I’ve been told that Candidates who have ignored these causes are now making them their Battle Cry - They are welcome because we can use all the help we can get… However, if they do not understand the facts and mission they can make bad matters worse.
What boycott? – Failure to read is failure to lead
By AC Frett
Reading is Fundamental:
Emancipation took place a long time ago but our People would still rather spend a lifetime listening to the Lies of others than spend a minute reading and researching Truth for themselves… We look at the written word and tell ourselves it’s too much to read so while Missionaries ceased to exist the lessons they taught our Ancestors are still being used to handicap our Children and Grandchildren.