'I will be contesting upcoming elections with God’s help'- Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE
Speaking during the Talking Points programme on ZBVI 780 AM on Monday, October 5, 2026, Junior Minister Smith addressed recurring questions about her political future and her relationship with the government.
When asked whether she intended to seek re-election, Hon Smith said she had been asked the question “quite a few times recently” and made her position clear.
'I will be contesting the upcoming elections’
“You know, I have been asked that question quite a few times recently. And I don’t understand why. I have been working steadily. And of course, yes, I will be contesting the upcoming elections with God’s help,” she stated.
She added that she is currently in good health and expects to remain so, emphasising her commitment to continuing her service to the territory.
“I’m in good health right now, and with this help, I will continue to be in good health. I will continue to work for the people of this territory as I have been doing for the last, what, 3.5 years?” Hon Smith said.
Reaffirms alignment with Gov't & VIP
Junior Minister Smith also used the interview to address speculation about her political alignment, stating clearly that she remains with the current government and sees no reason to change that.
“Well, I’m with the government at the moment, and I don’t expect that that would change,” she said, noting that any special or official statements regarding party positions would come from the chairman of the party.
She praised the work of the administration, saying: “I work with them. I support them. I enjoy working with them, and I think they’re doing an excellent job, and there’s no reason to go anywhere else.”
Hon Smith was first elected to Parliament in 2023 and has held her current junior ministerial portfolio since 2025.
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The Premier is a young man, the Minister of Communication and Works, the Minister for Education, the FS, the Deputy FSs, Heads of Departments, etc. All their Pss are very young people as well and sad to say, they are not using their young brains to lift us up. They have fallen into the sad state of spending money without looking for the value of a thing. Think about it, Hon. Fahie was willing to spend $90 million on the West End Jetty. Think about that? Whatever they are quoted, they accept. No value for money. So spending money and travelling is the order of the day, but I need you to calculate the amount of money being spent in this small jurisdiction yearly. Each year's budget is upwards of $485,000,000 plus SAPs, sometimes two. Multiple that by four, and in the history of the Virgin Islands, this year they will have spent $600 million as the budget was $500 million and they secured a $100 million loan. You, young bucks, look around and tell me what they have spent it on. It is like young black boys buying sneakers and they spent a $1,000 and when you look in their closets they have three pairs of shoes and nothing to wear with it. We are certainly doomed, because the young has the brain power and no focus and love for country. It all has to do with power and money for them. So Ms. Lorna is not it, but youth is not a criteria I will be looking for only as we have been there and done that. We need some of these young people's hands off of the taxpayers money.
Our young people need to be groomed, learn the constitution and get intuned with the laws of the Virgin Islands. This is no play toy like before. Stop letting people put you all in things for their own gain and looking like puppets around the place.