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April 9th, 2023
‘Iron Lady’ Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill launches D4 campaign

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- National Democratic Party (NDP) Fourth District Candidate Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill believes her track record when it comes to leadership speaks for itself, as she was given the name ‘Iron Lady’ during her former years as Principal of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS).

April 6th, 2023
22% of VI population 'considered poor'- Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Independent Territorial At Large Candidate Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson has launched her electoral campaign, with the aim of bridging the gap between the poor and the wealthy, improving education and healthcare systems and ensuring that the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has a social security system that works for the most vulnerable and marginalised, including single parents, elderly and youths.

April 5th, 2023
D9 has ‘assured me they will give VIP a 2nd chance’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Echoing the statement by Julio S. Henry aka ‘Sam’ that the Ninth District is “green district”, incumbent Representative and former Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon Vincent O. Wheatley has said he has been assured by the people of the Ninth District they will be giving the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) a second chance in office.

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 2nd, 2023
‘Our [political] system is nothing but a legal dictatorship’- Hon Fraser

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Following his surprise move to endorse the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) for the 2023 General Elections, incumbent Third District Representative and Chairman of Progressives United (PU) Hon Julian Fraser RA went on to refer to the political system of the [British] Virgin Islands as a legal dictatorship, while accusing its House of Assembly (HoA) as being a rubber stamp.

March 31st, 2023
‘With Marieta & team VIP, D2 will be a district like no other!’– Marieta C. Flax-Headley

MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI – Promising to start radical reforms in the Second District as soon as she is elected to office, Second District (D2) candidate on the Virgin Islands Party 2023 elections slate, Ms Marieta C. Flax-Headley last evening, March 30, 2023, officially launched her campaign in the district.

March 31st, 2023
Hon Turnbull promised much 'but little was done'- Troy E. Christopher

BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was on March 9, 2023, that Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) was first to report that the son of the late legislator Delores Christopher, Mr Troy E. Christopher, was seeking to contest for the Second District seat in the 2023 General Elections of the Virgin Islands.

March 30th, 2023
Kevin C. Smith aka 'OJ' pledges to restore property value of D3

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Third District Candidate Mr Kevin C. Smith aka 'OJ' has pledged to restore the property value of homes and businesses as well as clean up the surroundings of the Third District once elected.

March 27th, 2023
NDP lacked the political will to help the Sixth District- Hon Maduro-Caines

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Sixth District Candidate Honourable Alvera Maduro-Caines has said the District is not a place to set sights on for political gain, as she highlighted her years of experience dealing with the struggles of vulnerable people in the community.

March 26th, 2023
'We should not let politics divide us'- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Emphasising that he must run a clean political campaign, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Ninth District, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley, has said the people of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) should not allow politics to divide them.

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