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Local Politics

January 12th, 2026
Efforts afoot to oust Opposition Leader Hon Walwyn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It seems like the phrases ‘The world is a circle’, ‘Every dog has his day’, and 'Karma is real' are about to take effect on Leader of the Opposition and current Sixth District Representative Hon Myron V. Walwyn.

January 9th, 2026
Musical Chairs - Who voters chose, & who is governing

By Concerned Citizen

Elections are supposed to settle a simple question. Who did the people choose to govern them.

January 5th, 2026
We're asked to trust leaders who 'do not trust each other'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Pastor and radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has expressed concern over what he describes as a "breach and a breakdown of complete trust among our elected officials."

December 29th, 2025
New parties being formed 'is just a hunger for power'- Bishop Cline

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - Bishop John I. Cline has described the emergence of new political parties to contest the next general elections in the Virgin Islands as simply a manifestation of a hunger for power.

December 28th, 2025
‘I entered politics not to uproot or divide, but to nourish & help build’ VI- Hon Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what some may deem as a knock to Leader of the Opposition Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), who has been labelled as using divisive and negative, the newest member of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL), has said he entered politics not for disunity or tearing down but for the opposite.

December 24th, 2025
Ex-legislator Mark H. Vanterpool blasts Skelton-Cline over erroneous statements!

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Minutes after talk show host Claude O Skeleton-Cline finished his Honestly Speaking Talk Show on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, there was drama.

December 24th, 2025
Gov't 'could have killed 2 birds with 1 stone' & oust Walwyn- Commentator

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator and radio talk show host Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline says the fate of whether Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) remains as Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the fate of The Alliance lies in the hands of Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2).

December 22nd, 2025
Hon Stacy R. Mather departs Alliance to join VIP Gov't

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL) has left His Majesty's Loyal Opposition and The Alliance to join the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government.

October 9th, 2025
Hon Walwyn & Alliance blasted for more divisive politics over constitutional report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what many described as an assault on the views of the people and an effort to put fear and division in the process, Leader of the Opposition Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) and his three-member-led Alliance Party are at it again.

September 4th, 2025
'It is not for the UK or UN to give VI its independence'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Pastor and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) should not wait for any government to determine the progress and future of the country’s political status, while declaring September 2, 2025, as what he describes as the start of a campaign to decide on the future of the country's political status.

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