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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]