The Department of Information and Public Relations is encouraging the public to tune in to live coverage of the 2015 General Elections on CBN Channel 51 on Monday, June 8.
The Ministry of Education and Culture is advising the public that all public primary schools will be closed on Monday, June 8 as the majority of them will be used as polling stations on Election Day.
The Office of the Supervisor of Elections is informing the public that while 22 polling stations will be in use on Election Day, there are 10 counting stations to tally the votes.
In May 2015 the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR) were officially invited by The Governor, His Excellency John S. Duncan OBE to deploy an Election Observation Mission to the Virgin Islands (UK) to observe the June general elections. This invitation was supported by the Government and the official Opposition.
The public is informed that the revised voters list is available online at www.bvi.gov.vg. Locate the Government tab on the left side of the screen. A drop down list will appear. Scroll down to the Elections tab and select the 2015 Revised Voter’s List.
The public is informed that the revised voters list is available online. Residents can log on to www.bvi.gov.vg and locate the Government tab on the left side of the screen.
Forty-two candidates have been nominated to contest the 2015 General Elections to be held in the Virgin Islands on June 8.
A full slate of 13 candidates from both the ruling National Democratic Party, and the main opposition party, the Virgin Islands Party, were nominated in addition to five members from the People’s Empowerment Party. Three candidates were nominated from the People’s Progressive Coalition.
