More than half of the Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) has been assigned to Election Day duties today, February 25, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has said. “Numbers vary depending on location but each polling Station has a police supervisor assigned with […]
Archive for February, 2019
Officials waiting to see if ‘leaked’ Advance Poll results true
The Office of the Deputy Governor said it cannot confirm whether some reported leaked results from Advance Polling Day last Thursday are actually rea/accurate. The so-called leaked results — which have been circulating on social media and which could bring […]
Nat’l Importance: Cabinet extends economic substance lawyer’s contract
It appears the British Virgin Islands might not have entirely satisfied the European Union (EU) in relation to the recently-passed economic substance legislation, given that Cabinet decided five days ago to seek further services from the two overseas attorneys who […]
The final addresses: NDP, VIP pull notable turnouts on election’s eve
In a bid to sway voters on the eve of today’s election, all four political parties contesting at the polls delivered their final political messages and had varying sizes of supporters gathered at their pre-election rallies. If the turnout at […]
BVI votes today | Things to know
The highly anticipated Election Day has finally arrived and combined below are things to know as voters journey to their respective polling stations. A total of 17 polling stations across nine electoral districts opened at 6 am to begin voting. […]
REPOST: Number of voters by district, 41 candidates
Twenty-five candidates are contesting a district seat while 16 were nominated for the Territorial At-Large seats. Below is the official listing of candidates by the seat they are nominated to contest as well as a breakdown of how the 14,939 registered […]
PHOTOS: Massive VIP motorcade
Virgin Islands Party (VIP) supporters have come out in compelling numbers as the party undergoes its pre-election motorcade around the main island of Tortola. By the looks of things, the number of vehicles participating in today’s motorcade surpasses those from […]
PHOTOS: NDP motorcade, parties to host final pre-election events
A relatively large fleet of National Democratic Party supporters journeyed around the island of Tortola on Saturday for the party’s usual grand pre-election motorcade. The motorcade culminated behind the Central Administration Complex in Road Town for a brief pep rally. […]
Fahie issues challenge: My opponents’ representation can’t match mine
While outlining how he spent the $125,000 allocated to his constituency yearly, First District representative Andrew Fahie is challenging other elected officials to also state how they spent their respective allocations. Fahie issued the challenge amid claims from his political […]
Sasha Flax appointed Acting Sister Islands Coordinator
Months following Vincent Wheatley’s resignation as Sister Islands Coordinator to contest the 2019 General Elections, Sasha Flax has been appointed to act as his replacement. Her appointment will take effect on March 1, four days after the elections. Flax, whose […]