More PVIM Confusion; Paul A Hewlett Out! Ian S Smith In! for D4
It was a few weeks ago, before they launched, that the party kicked out Lesmore Smith from the ticket who had already announced three months before that he was on PVIM slate as an At Large candidate only to be snubbed. Mr Smith is now running as an independent candidate and is the President of the BVI Horse Owners Association. He has picked up the endorsement of a PVIM founding member and former Legislator Mrs Eileene L. Parsons OBE.
Who will be next?
Now less than a month before elections after they announced on Monday, March 6, 2023 that Mr Paul A. Hewlett as their district four candidate, he has been ousted. The party insiders claimed that he was not selling and now have picked businessman and former banker, Ian S. Smith. The former Chairman of the BVI Social Security Board, Mr Smith will be the PVIM candidate in District 4.
Mr Hewlett has since issued a statement confirming his exit from the political race.
As Chairman of the Social Security Board, Mr Smith was one of the architects of the controversial Joe's Hill Manor Estate Project.
He will come up in D4 against two female candidates, Luce D. Hodge-Smith of the Virgin Islands Party and Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill of the NDP.
It is unclear if anyone else from the PVIM will be booted from the ticket of eight candidates. Already, there are questions sounding one of their At-Large candidate Stacey Mather about his eligibility to run under the constitution.
NDP slammed PVIM
Mr Mather was not born in the Virgin Islands or any of his parents. However, he told a local radio station that he is eligible to run.
The PVIM is headed by former legislator and businessman Ronnie W. Skelton and its Deputy Chairman is incumbent Second District Representative Hon Melvin M. Turnbull. It was last night, March 18, 2023 at the launching of NDP, that At Large candidate Allen O’Neal slammed the PVIM saying, “we really aint studying them, they are a want to be party, a want to be NDP.”
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We supporting Ian all the way. Talking piss. Ian is a model citizen and a stickler for manners and respect.
This guy was on the NDP gravy train for years. He was on plenty boards making huge sums of money. Keep him far far far from running our country.
How you mean he didn’t serve on boards as a political crony? What do you know? Did you ask him? After leaving Banco, who gave him that job as Chairman of Social Security Board and WHY?
What about the banker and why he left Banco!!!
From he took smith out you see that too much surgery going on
Anybody else needs to be out let’s us know now too much confusion going on here
1. Profit v. People. Profit comes first. In government profit is not the primary concern.It is more maximizing the efficiency of resources.
Shareholders v. Citizens. The needs of shareholders and citizens are different. Shareholders look a positive return on their investment; Citizens wants service.
Customers v. Constituents. Businesses can choose its customers; government cannot choose what constituents it wants to serve.
If business people were the solution for good governance, there would be no need for political science study. One can just enroll in business study. Government needs people skilled in public affairs, policy(s) wonks, budgeting acumen, interpersonal communication skills, etc.
Was sooo happy to see him go.
PVIM & NDP is the same thing bringing them back to rule the movements of the country is a risk
This person has no integrity. This personn is NOT a community person and not for the common man. This is the same person who has built a chicken coup in the neighborhood that smells like raw sewage and when the authorities try to speak to them and wife, they avoid the authorities and act like they’re above the law.
This is the person who has their German shepherd and other dogs roaming the neighborhood, attacking others and their pets. Again, when the authorities try to speak to them and wife, they avoid the authorities and act like they’re above the law.
This is the person who blocks water access for his fellow neighbors. So what if he originally brought it in, charge the ppl a little thing and give them access. No need to be bad minded and completely block their access.
This is the person and his wife who has gone down to a school and demanded their child be val or sal even though the child grades are nowhere sufficient.
They already think they’re above the law, imagine what they will do if they actually gets in? their track record already speaks for themself. It will only get worse when they get more power. Do not vote in this person!!
A man with integrity will have it in all his dealings (business and personal). They already operate without integrity. Don’t think it will change when elected.
In politics being on the trail alone is very advantageous and is a cherished and golden opportunity to put distance one and one’s potential challengers. Not to take advantage of the opportunity is looking a gift horse in the mouth. In a political campaign, a candidate should never get complacent, presumptuous, counting the chickens before they are hatched, measuring the drapes for the office, taking electorate for granted, etc, ie, taking a vacation, putting things on cruise control, etc. This is the last leg of the campaign relay and campaigns should be operating at full bore on high octane fuel but nuff campaigns are slow off the mark and just getting organized. It is organized chaos, confusion, etc. The BVI is in crisis and way past time for the real patriots, problem solvers to emerge from the shadows. Noel Lloyd didn’t wait to see what would happen; he saw a need and promptly strike, not waiting for a crowd. He acted and his countrymen followed. Wickhams Cay and Anegada is the positive outcome. Ditto for Theodolph Faulkner. What will the iconic Lavity do?
Andrew buried it so it’s Dead dead change the name may stand a chance