'Not another term of NDP victimisation'- VIP youth group
According to the 35-member plus Ready Committee, another term of the National Democratic Party (NDP) will mean lack of meaningful employment opportunities, “cut back in scholarships, red tape in obtaining trade license- resulting in young people being kept back from becoming entrepreneurs- victimisation and only knowing the youth three months before elections.
“We call on all youth who are registered to vote, to vote for change, vote for the dynamic, talented leadership and vote for the future of the Virgin Islands, vote for VIP All the Way,” the committee stated in pledging its full support for the VIP’s 13 candidates for the June 8, 2015 general elections.
The youth group confirmed that over the past months it had the opportunity to observe and evaluate the perspectives and agendas of the various candidates who had expressed an interest in running and have been confirmed and ratified by the VIP Governing Body, its Congress.
Why support VIP candidates?
The Ready Committee noted that all 13 candidates representing the VIP in the upcoming general elections in June have four important values that are good for the interest of the youth of the Virgin Islands.
“The 13 candidates possess high integrity, love for people, love for country and have vision and solutions to move the youth agenda forward, hence the country.”
New leadership in Ready Committee
Meanwhile, the group has announced that its Vice President Kevon S. Lettsome has been named Acting President until after the 2015 General Elections. He replaces Rajah A. Smith, who is a candidate for the VIP in the Second District.
“This is new for me so I will work with the team and members of the group as President of the Ready Committee and whatever decisions are made are a committee decision and not a president decision, decisions that are in the best interest of the youth and the party,” Mr Lettsome told Virgin Islands News Online.
Ready Committee bringing youthful hype to campaign
The Ready Committee, through its new president, said it will be assisting in the campaign exercises of all the VIP district candidates from 1 to 9 as well as the Territorial At Large candidates. “We will work hand in hand with them, helping them with their songs and bringing a new hype to the party….we are trying to change up and shake up things [on the campaign trail].
Lettsome also said that since it’s a “snap election” the youth arm will have to work harder as a team and as individuals with different strengths in trying to encourage young voters to be affiliated with the party as well as making the right choice come election day.
He added that the team will be in Virgin Gorda on Monday May 11, 2015 for the campaign launch of Ninth District Candidate, Elton L. Sprauve. “As we going all out for ‘All Out’.”
Why vote for the VIP?
Ask what would be his advice to the youth voters this election season, Mr Lettsome said he would encourage them to “vote for the party that has the interest of you, the party that has the manifesto that is going to be best for you, one that will cater for you and your children’s future. Vote for a party that will give us educational and other opportunities, not just for friends or affiliates of the party,” Mr Lettsome told this news site.
VIP Team
Hon Andrew A. Fahie (incumbent) - D1
Rajah A. Smith- D2
Hon Julian Fraser (incumbent) - D3
JoAnn R. Romney- D4
Zoe J. Walcott-McMillan- D5
Elvis J. Harrigan - D6
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard - D7
McLloyd O. Walters - D8
Elton L. Sprauve - D9
Territorial/At-Large
Dr Karl Dawson
Irene F. Penn-O'Neal
Charmaine R. Rosan-Bunbury
Sharie B. De Castro
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65 Responses to “'Not another term of NDP victimisation'- VIP youth group”
Hearing what? The young man hasn't said one thing about why the youth should support VIP. They are on facebook talking all sorts of $h!t about how bad NDP are but cannot tell you what VIP will do. The one with the trucks still upset because he didn't get to build the wall up emmanuel hill, up and down talking about NDP only got money people. Ask him when last a brokes man gave his trucks work to do! VIP are promoting IGNORANCE which is why no youth are supporting them. When you see NDP youth extravaganza in a few weeks you will understand. WHen you see NDP at -large launch at the Plaza next week with the youth in control, you will see where the youth are. VIP will RIP soon.
would you plse stop spreading propaganda and foolishiness
if UK was going to take over the BVI they would have done it
a long time ago.
be deceived again youth
I know youths personally that wait months on a government check not for the lack of trying to receive payment. (getting a run a round)
Now the only running their doing is running the youths dry ,and the sad thing is we are so blind to it ! Imagine we(theyouths) have conditioned ourself to TEK bad treatment just because every August an December they give out petty contracts to cut grass on the road.
This election is like NO OTHER we the youths (registered or not ) have to start asking questions and letting our voices be heard.
The VIP line up is OK could it have been better maybe so. But their new to the games and that doesn't mean they won't get the job done!
when voting ,vote for country not for self.
plse note,we have a new hospital.medical technician to pay,medication to buy.How do you expect these
things to be funded if fees are not raised to cover these expenses.when govt has to fund these items and
cannot find funds to do other things we say the govt is starving us.The NHI should have been in place
before the hospital had even finish that would have cushion some of fees we now see.but the vip dropped
the ball.In respect to increments it is better late than never.If someone admits that he has not paid your
increments but will pay that is a true person, not like some who blames the civil servants for their failure.
With the firing of people without reason .I was an manager for adept of a company and people get fired
for not performing their their duties or living up to expectations.You cannot run a company or an govt
with people not pulling their weight then every must fall.
If Governments introduce other industries to supplement these expenses and initiatives rather than the back of the people who are really struggling in this place by the way. Paychecks are not increasing but your expenses are. I am sick of you people justifying bull $h!t.
there are many industries we can engage as a people but we will not because we do
not want to get together and invest as a group,instead when others try they are
called elitist.it is time we all band together and build our communities and stop
waiting on governments
Frazer ,andrew , Zoey, Irene, carl Dawson,
Zoey = perhaps, toss up/ close call
Irene and Karl = Nah not even close
The rest of the team = loosers
Even if the put a big @$$ as a candidate for VIP that @$$ will get my vote before I vote Ndp
Voting Maynard (the real Pickering) in the 7th. Anybody else choose differently needs to quickly reconsider. We need Maynard right now!