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Local Politics

June 10th, 2015
VIP Chairman Julian Fraser RA congratulates NDP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party ( VIP ) Honourable Julian Fraser RA ( R3 ) has offered words of congratulations to the National Democratic Party ( NDP ) and it's leader Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith on victory at the 2015 polls.

June 10th, 2015
Ministerial Cabinet to remain the same

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There will be no new faces in the Ministerial Cabinet of the re-elected National Democratic Party (NDP) government, sources close to the NDP have reliably informed Virgin Islands News Online.

June 10th, 2015
‘The time was too short to meet everyone in D3’ – Kevin C. Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Third District Kevin C. ‘OJ’ Smith said despite his loss to Honourable Julian Fraser RA for the second straight time he remains willing to work for the people of the district if given a chance to next time around. He said too that the time was not enough given the snap election to reach all of the potential voters in the district.

June 10th, 2015
Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury undaunted by poll outcome

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One of the four Territorial At Large candidates for the Virgin Islands Party, attorney at law Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury said the people of the Virgin Islands have spoken loud and clear with the resounding victory of the National Democratic Party and said she respects their choice.

June 9th, 2015
Elections Supervisor gives final unofficial election results

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Elections Supervisor Juliette Penn moments ago today June 9 2015 gave the final unofficial result of the elections 2015, which was a confirmation of what had been indicated earlier – that the National Democratic Party has recorded a landslide win at the 2015 polls. The NDP took seven district seats and all four At Large seats and will form an 11 to 2 government in the House of Assembly.

June 9th, 2015
Promise of land captured the youth votes- Dr Hubert O’Neal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – "If I had lost for a fifth time I would have gone down in history with a dubious record that any politician wouldn't want to have," were the words of relief by newly elected Ninth District Representative Hubert O’Neal earlier today, June 9, 2015.

June 9th, 2015
Dr Heskith A. Vanterpool slams ‘abusive’ ballot counting system

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It was shortly after 7:30am that counting officers were called to breakfast, but this came on the heels of Dr Heskeith A. Vanterpool blasting the system of ballot counting, calling it an abuse of human beings, including counting officers and all others concerned.

June 9th, 2015
NDP remains in! VIP remains out! In 2015 Elections

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Even as the official result of the 2015 General Elections has not been declared as the long and tedious counting of the Territorial At Large votes continues, President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Mr Carvin Malone has congratulated the National Democratic Party as the elected Government and said the party will definitely be doing a postmortem to see which areas the party needs to strengthen in going forward.

June 9th, 2015
‘You have committed no crime’ - Hon Andrew A. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Re-elected Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has assured all candidates who might feel dejected from yesterday's, June 8, 2015 bruising defeat that they have done nothing wrong and that they have a lot to be proud about for stepping up to serve their country.

June 9th, 2015
NDP begins victory celebrations with motorcades

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The motorcades have begun rolling in the Second and Fourth Districts as victory has been announced for the two National Democratic Party candidates for the respective districts.

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