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"I would [also] suggest incorporating the Rastafarian community in this licensing process as they would have had a significant amount of expertise on this matter." — Shereen Flax-Charles

Greater representation now guaranteed for sister islands

Immediately on the heels of the 2019 General Elections where the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) won eight of 13 seats, residents of the sister islands have been assured greater representation under the newly-elected Andrew Fahie-led administration. This assurance came from […]

by / on February 26, 2019 at 7:23 AM /
UPDATE: Election results, VIP wins! Walwyn not elected

UPDATE: Election results, VIP wins! Walwyn not elected

The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has been declared the winner of the 2019 General Elections after unseating the National Democratic Party (NDP) at the polls on Monday, February 25. The VIP swept eight of the 13 electoral seats, making Andrew […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 10:34 PM /
Voters queue at a polling station in the Third Electoral District.

No glitches in Districts 1 to 4 | Voters happy with tabulating machines

The voting process has been running smoothly in the First, Second, Third and Fourth electoral districts, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor’s Office Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has said. The office is tasked to provide oversight over the process […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 2:25 PM /
Voters in the Seventh District waiting the cast their ballots. (BVI News photo)

Well over 1000 collectively voted in D6, D7, D8 before midday

East Enders are wasting no time at the polls as a considerable turnout has already been recorded at polling stations in the Seventh and Eighth districts, respectively. As at 11:15 am on Election Day, 397 voters had already cast their […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 12:20 PM /
Michael Matthews

Over half of RVIPF assigned to Election Day duties — Commissioner

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 […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 9:25 AM /
Stoutt-Igwe

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 […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 7:33 AM /
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith and Governor Augustus Jaspert.

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 […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 7:21 AM /
Frome left: Fahie, Walwyn, Skelton, Fraser.

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 […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 7:09 AM /
Advanced pollers outside the House of Assembly polling station in Road Town on Thursday, February 21.

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. […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 6:01 AM /
The capital city of Road Town.

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 […]

by / on February 25, 2019 at 5:45 AM /