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April 24th, 2023
Polling stations open from 6:00AM to 6:00 PM today, April 24, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Polling Stations in the Virgin Islands will be open from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on elections day today, Monday, April 24, 2023, to allow the people of the territory to elect the government of their choice for the next four years.

April 14th, 2023
D1 Candidate Chad C. George looking to hit it out the park!

CAPPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI- Independent First District Candidate Mr Chad C. George will be looking to hit it out the park, considering his left hand is any good, when he plays in a softball game at Cappoons Bay Field on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

April 14th, 2023
UPDATE: 42 candidates nominated for 2023 General Elections

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 42 candidates have been nominated for the General Elections of the Virgin Islands slated for April 24, 2023, the Office of the Elections Supervisor has disclosed.

April 6th, 2023
Governor threatens to publish CoI related reviews ahead of elected Gov’t

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speculations that the United Kingdom (UK) Government is trying to influence the outcome of the General Elections of the Virgin Islands (VI) continue with the UK-appointed Governor John J. Rankin threatening to make public certain Commission of Inquiry (CoI) related reviews before the elections if the Unity Government does not.

April 6th, 2023
Hon Fraser voted for greedy bill; has lots of explaining to do- Kevin C. Smith

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Third District Candidate Mr Kevin C. Smith aka ‘OJ’ has fired back at Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) over statements he made on the campaign trail in relation to Smith’s employment and role at the Premier’s office under ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie.

April 5th, 2023
'Our people in the 7th District deserve the very best'- Premier Wheatley

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI–Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley has launched his 2023 re-election campaign with big plans for the Seventh Electoral District, which he says will come as part of overall development in the Virgin Islands.

April 4th, 2023
It took us nearly 1 month to identify 'someone shot & killed in our street'- Lesmore Smith

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- The security system of the Virgin Islands came in for criticism from Independent At Large candidate Mr Lesmore Smith, as he lashed out at the system’s failure to quickly identify the body of a man fatally shot in the heart of Road Town on February 12, 2023.

April 4th, 2023
Entering political race was a matter of ‘put up or shut up’ - Zoe J. Walcott

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The former Vice President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), now a Territorial At-Large Candidate in the 2023 elections in the Virgin Islands 2023 Elections, Ms Zoe J. Walcott, said her decision to contest this year’s elections was a matter of putting up or shutting up.

March 31st, 2023
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.

March 28th, 2023
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.

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