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‘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).
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.
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.
'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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.