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'I pledge to give my all’ to culture, tourism & D4 – Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Newly elected Fourth District Representative and Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture, Ms Luce D. Hodge-Smith has pledged to give her all to her portfolios of culture and tourism and a representative of the Fourth Electoral District in the VI.
‘Let's not allow party politics & selfish agendas to derail us’- Hon Stacy Mather urges HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – First-term legislator and Deputy Speaker in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Stacy Mather (AL) has challenged his fellow legislators to put the country first and not let politics and other agendas derail the work of the HoA.
‘I will work for you, fight for you & stand with you’ in D4 - Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fourth District candidate under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate for the 2013 General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI), Mrs Lude D. Hodge-Smith has promised to fight for the people of the district and work for them should she be elected to the House of Assembly.
Church must hold 'political leaders accountable'- Nehassie Chalwell
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Member of the Community Worship Centre Church of God of Prophecy (CWC COGOP) in Long Look, Mr Nehassie Chalwell has said the church has a responsibility to assist in holding political leaders responsible and that staying silent is giving consent to unacceptable conduct.
PVIM’s Stacey Mather says he thought of how tattoos will impact political career
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI –Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Territorial At Large Candidate in the 2023 Virgin Islands Elections, Mr Stacey Mather MBE says he has thought about how his tattoos would impact his political career as a first-time candidate in the political arena.
Hon Flax-Charles likens exiting VIP to ending a ‘bad marriage’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has further broken her silence as it relates to exiting the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). Her resignation came days after she was rejected as a returning At-Large candidate at the VIP Congress Elections on February 4, 2023, due to 'incomplete' paperwork.
‘I just want to go quietly out’- Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fourth District Representative Hon Mark H. Vanterpool recently had persons wondering whether he was changing his mind about retiring from politics and thinking of having another go at the 2023 General Election.
Progressive United 2023 Elections slate still a work in progress – Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI– Progressive United (PU), the four-year-old political movement founded by senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) is still working to finalise both its At-Large and District candidates for the 2023 elections. This is according to its Chairman Hon Fraser.
Hon Malone reveals he initially crossed floor to not appear like a ‘rogue member’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At-Large Representative in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed that at the time of crossing into the opposition from the Unity Government in June 2022, he also did so to not appear as a rogue member of the Government.
Luce D. Hodge-Smith remains viable D4 candidate in 2023 polls– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Fourth District candidate Ms Luce D. Hodge-Smith, who ran under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) 2019 election slate and lost in her bid to the Incumbent Hon Mark H. Vanterpool, has received sweeping recommendations from political commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline as a viable candidate to take up the seat once more.

