UPDATE: VIP hits 13-candidate mark; Marieta C. Flax-Headley in D2!
This brings the VIP's 2023 slate for the General elections to a full 13 and the only party with a full list of candidates thus far.
Ms Flax-Headley will now be competing against two male candidates, in the highly anticipated elections.
Our news centre will bring more details, as the story develops.
See previous story published tonight, Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Walcott running At Large; 'OJ' in D3! VIP hits 12-candidate mark
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- [Post time: 8:00 PM] Moments ago, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) voted to confirm Kevin C. Smith aka ‘OJ’ as the flagbearer for the Third Electoral District for the upcoming General Elections.
The VIP at its Congress this evening at R& R Malone Complex in Pockwood Pond also voted for Zoe J. Walcott to contest for a Territorial At Large seat.
Walcott, the VIP's Vice-President, defeated Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson by 42 votes to 15, in what was billed as a highly anticipated race.
It means the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is the only party with 12 candidates, as it is yet to announce its candidate for the Second Electoral District.
We will bring more details to this story as additional information comes in.
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76 Responses to “UPDATE: VIP hits 13-candidate mark; Marieta C. Flax-Headley in D2! ”
Surprised they’re not running but then again the whole family would be VIP candidates.
I can’t see how and why she is overlooked, time to run as an independent Mitsy!! We need you as an option in this race. You own the party nothing. Please run at large- independent.
You are a natural winner, and you have the knowledge to lead in economics, health and education!
You have my vote this time Mitsy, make your own way!
She is one a we, naturalized citizen of BVI. Under our laws she can hold office!! Again she is a BVIslander.
Come tru Marietta
- New High School buildings and facility to take our teachers and children out of that moldy building they were put in by the NDP for a ridiculous amount of money monthly paid to the NDP partner where that contract was never audited.
- Electric shuttle bus ride service around town free to all who use it. I use it all the time and love it.
- New Road Town Market Square.
- National Sustainable development plan projecting the way forward for the BVI for the next 20 years which shows progressive and innovative thinking. This was assisted by the UN.
- Thousands of persons received their belonger status after being bluffed by NDP for years.
- Direct flights to USA(Miami) and back starting soon.
- Revived the Cruise industry after Covid
- Salary review for all public officers ongoing
- Paid some of the many increments due to public officers long before VIP took office.
- Repaired the BFEC school building on VG
- Repaired 3 Administration buildings on VG from the damage from Irma. One in North Sound and two in the Valley.
- Fixed the resivor in North Sound, VG and the water woes.
- Repaired the Administration building in JVD from the damage from Irma and named it.
- Fixed the Lee Road in Virgin Gorda
- Constructed new port dock, building and other facilities on JVD.
- Paved Dog Hole road on JVD.
- Constructed and paved new and existing roads on JVD.
- Address JVD water issues.
- Paved and Repaired new and existing roads on Anegada.
- Repaired CCEC school structure on Anegada
- Repaired basketball court and sport facility on Anegada
- Repaired Fire station building on Anegada.
- Repaired community center building on Anegda.
- Repaired Administration building on Anegada.
- Repaired many community centers on Tortola including Sea Cow's Bay, Brewer's Bay, West End and others.
- Constructed new modern lab at the hospital in Road Town.
- Completed and opened Hospital in VG.
- Passed many good governance legislation
- Governed during the most difficult time in the BVI and world during covid coupled with dealing with all the damages left unattended to by the NDP Government after Iram and Maria.
- Did an excellent job in keeping a high majority of us safe and alive during the worse of covid and prevented the economy from tanking out with some of the same grants they are now being crucified for now by others who want the public to think the good they did to help is really bad.
- Repaired many of the roads and infrastructure on Tortola and the other sister islands from the damages from Irma and Maria.
- Restarted the scholarship abroad programme that was stop after Irma where 50 or more BVI people are now receiving government scholarships yearly to study abroad.
- Teacher Associate & Bachelors programme at HLSCC and UWI to ensure teachers are trained and qualified.
- Gained accreditation of hospital.
- Assistance in funding Masters and above programmes.
- Major duty tax break for all during covid to pass on to consumers to try to assist in lowering the cost of living which is rising worldwide.
- Unemployment benefits during COVID where no one in the private industry could work during to the lock down.
- Transportation programme to assist taxi industry during covid lock down.
- Amended customs act to allow for many entrepreneurs in the marine industry during covid.
- Started Marine course and certification at HLSCC to create more opportunities in the marine industry through jobs and entrepreneurs by training and qualifying persons interested from BVI.
- Retrained and retool persons in the Hospitality industry during covid to prepare them for new opportunities.
- Started certification programme in the area of alternative energy at HLSCC.
- Gained accreditation of HLSCC.
- Continued subsidy for ferry transportation to and from Anegada for Anegadians.
- Repairing the Administration building in Tortola that was damaged after Irma and never attended to by the NDP.
- Tax break on stamp duty for all belongers purchasing land and property during the covid era.
- Saved many businesses, persons and university students from demise through the same grants they are now being crucified for by the well planned attack.
- Constructed, Repaired and paved many new and existing roads on Tortola.
- Repaired the Ivan Dawson school and many other school facilities on Tortola.
- Commenced construction of the long awaited and promised new school facility on Jost Van Dyke.
- Made sure everyone was fed during all the lock downs with covid with food vouchers and home deliveries among other means.
- kept us informed and safe as much as was possible during the early bad days of covid where no government in the world knew what to do as there was no playbook for this worse pandemic in the last 100 years.
- Made sure all district representatives received the same amount of funds whether in government or opposition to try to help we the people during the worse of covid.
- The first government in years to pass all budgets on time and balanced each budget each of the four years in office.
- Passed all financial ratings regionally and abroad.
- Funded many senior citizens programmes to take care of our seniors.
- Restarted the Alternative Education programme so persons who did not finish school can attend and get their high school diploma.
- Repaired the multipurpose complex and a/c after major damages due to Irma.
- Repaired the police stations and marine bases after damages from Irma.
- Assisted in the opening of Banco Popular on VG so there can be banking on VG again.
- Passed consumer protection legislation.
Will stop there for now as the list is extensive. The VIP good far outweighs their negative and that is why the ongoing devious plots are intensifying to try to get in people's mind otherwise to try to influence the elections and try to get VIP out to turn it over to the rich and famous but who GOD BLESS no man can curse.
A lot have been accomplished compared to previous administration. That's why I believe that an other chance with these group would redirect the future of the BVI. i Think this new VIP team should be given a chance to prove themselves further. They are really for all, that's why OJ is running for them. When the others keep turning their backs on him after using him they forget all about him. VIP came in and looked out for him. As the saying goes a promise is a comfort to a fool. See now? If people know what is good for them the will keep the green for go.
In the meantime, They and their croonies made a killing off Covid with purposely denying entry to the BVI on the portal, charging excessive tax on arrival, telling you to use only one of two boats to take you to the sister island (and they were the most expensive boats), taxi drivers charging $20 to go from airport to dock in Trellis with no regulations! I am a BVIslander who experienced lockdown abroad. All I wanted to do was come home even for a day to see my grandma before she passed. The government made it so difficult to the point it felt impossible to get there. I know people who just gave up trying. They bled anyone they could to make up for loss of tourism. That was not Kool.
Voting for any one of them running seems pointless. They don’t take action for us strugglers. They look after themselves and their people who they can gain from.
Remember only a certain type of person go into politics. The deceiving, yes sir/madam, conforming type who then switches up the moment they feel they have made it.
Election early if one stands a relatively good chance of winning and you got the opposition back on thei heels or if you want to flex your muscle.
the three of them had more than enough time in public office to see about the people and what did the three of them did other than keep reminding us what the issues are but did nothing to fix the issues:
look at the dumpster in pockwood which could be under fraser and for many he sit back and did nothing
Penn: had ample time to make sure sewage and other problems in the east side were addressed but did nothing over those many political years
Mitch: what can be said but bye bye old-boy; did nothing but remind the people what the problems are; as an elected official you have the duty to fix problems not speak over & over about them
It is mind baffaling to me how you had so much to say about this oarty with the disadvantage they have taken on the people of this country and you still gone to align yourself with them.
I would have prefer you go indepentant. I personally no longer can trust you, It was always aaid you cannot be trusted. I never want to believe it but now I see you true real character.
You are not a person of principal you are a person that will ssll their soul for a dollar.
Remember God is not to be mocked.
Look like people forget this woman is a HOG
WHAT ATHING TO TAKE to THE KING NOT MY VOTES .this is going to be a friend thing for real i am not one.
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