BVI recruits election officers as national polls draw near
File photo of elections officers during a previous general election. (Photo by Cleave Farrington)
The Office of the Supervisor of Elections has started recruiting election officers, another sign that preparations are ramping up for the BVI’s next general election.
According to a public recruitment notice, the office is seeking persons to help administer the elections at polling and counting stations. Interested persons have until Monday, September 14, 2026, to submit expressions of interest. No election date has been announced. However, the next general election is constitutionally due in 2027.
The Constitution requires the House of Assembly to be dissolved four years after its first meeting following an election, unless it is dissolved earlier. A general election must then be held within two months of dissolution. The recruitment comes as political activity intensifies across the territory. Not all parties have announced full slates, while multiple new faces have already expressed intentions to contest seats.
The NDP, for example, has begun ratifying candidates, including Aaron Parillon and Perline Scatliffe-Leonard, while commentator Cindy Rosan has announced an independent At-Large bid. The political landscape is also becoming increasingly fragmented amid public frustration over the pace of national development, including longstanding concerns about roads, water, cost of living, infrastructure and governance.
Meanwhile, the “All 13 Must Go” movement has gained attention, while the Virgin Islands Innovative Association and other emerging political groupings have also entered public discussion. Former legislator Mark Vanterpool has also launched the People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) after his fallout with the NDP, a decision which has added political angst over whether other senior NDP figures could eventually break ranks and align themselves with PLM.
Political onlookers have argued that the growing number of parties, movements and independent candidates reflects broader dissatisfaction with the territory’s leadership and a desire among some voters for alternatives to the established political order.
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Unfortunately nit is getting harder to deny that VI culture now celebrates criminals, desires and embraces corruption, is a safe haven for gun holders and users, murderers are protected and even encourages, our Chris5ian Council has anything but Christian values.
VI culture is simulated sex on our streets, challenging authority of teachers to support bad behaviour of children, standing up for pooe work practices, deceptive workers, lateness, ineptness ar work, heroes are promoted from the ranks of criminals and self serving politicians.
Tinted car w8ndows, illegal scooter riding is tolerated at every turn. Politicians expect as do most of the population to be exempt from our laws and good behaviour. Racism is daily spread by the media and seemingly fully supported in the comments.
Yet we pretend VI culture is basket weaving and kind hearted.
Maybe once but VI culture on display is not a thing to be proud of.
And don’t imagine Independence will move us in a positive cultural direction.
is what is fueling all the new political activity. They eyeing it from every angle.
To be honest the ppl can’t wait
The Premier will increase both minimum wage and exemption tax amount come early January as an election scheme, something he should have done, January gone while he and the rest of them were getting increases and retirees get more..They are mis calculating, people are not fools and there are more bottom end voters that higher end voters, most people I am hearing talking want VIP out.