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CPA Election Observer Misison Final Report
CPA BIMR ELECTION OBSERVER MISSION VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK) GENERAL ELECTION FEBRUARY 2019 FINAL REPORT CONTENTS Head of Mission’s Statement 3 Introduction 3 Background 3 Legal Framework 4 Election Administration 6 Suffrage Rights 7 Voter & Candidate Registration 8 Campaign Finance 9 Campaign 9 Media 10 Advance Polling 10 Election Day 12 Closing & Counting 13 Complaints & Appeals 13 Diversity & Inclusion 13 Acknowledgements 14 Contact 14 Consolidated List of Recommendations 15 2 CPA BIMR EOM - Virgin Islands (UK) Election 2019 - Final Report “The Virgin Islands 2019 election was vibrant and competitive, and the results reflected the will of the voters. The Election Observation Mission commends the Virgin Islands for taking positive steps to improve voting processes and to encourage a more positive campaign environment. Special commendation should go to the election officials who, in a short period of time, administered the election effectively. However, there is distrust in the electoral system, and the Mission continues to express concern that the regulatory framework, particularly in relation to campaign financing, lacks transparency and undermines the equality and openness of the election process. The Mission also expresses concerns about the qualification to vote and stand as a candidate and verification practices which challenge the principle of universal suffrage.” Hon. Palmavon Webster MHA, Head of Mission - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region, Virgin Islands 2019 INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR) Election Observation Mission (EOM) was present in the Virgin Islands from 15 February 2019 until 27 February 2019. Organisation and planning for the EOM commenced in mid-January following an official invitation from the Governor of the Virgin Islands (United Kingdom), H.E. -
24-Hour Expanded Primary Healthcare Services Now Available on BVI’S 2Nd Most Populated Island of Virgin Gorda
24-hour Expanded Primary Healthcare Services Now Available on BVI’s 2nd Most Populated Island of Virgin Gorda Pdf Published On February 21, 2020 05:31 PM Angela Burns | February 21, 2020 05:31:08 PM 0 VIRGIN GORDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — With the official opening of the expanded Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda, the second most populated island in the British Virgin Islands, the over 4,500 residents there now have access to a wider range of preventive and treatment services 24 hours a day. Dating back to the 1970’s, the Virgin Gorda District Clinic has been serving the needs of residents and visitors, but major services had to be accessed on the main island of Tortola. The clinic was named in honour of Nurse Iris O’Neal, whose career began in 1939 at the Cottage Hospital, later Peebles Hospital and now the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital in Tortola. She relocated to Virgin Gorda in 1943 after marrying a local. As the only nurse on the island, she became the District Nurse and practiced as a midwife. She performed many procedures using a kerosene lamp or a flashlight, due to little or no electricity in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The original Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic offered only 2 physicians ambulatory rooms, 1 urgent care area with 2 bed stretchers, 1 wound care management room, 1 room for dentistry with 2 dental chairs, a pharmacy station and other utility areas. (Below, Premier Andrew Fahie, Health Minister Carvin Malone, 9th District Rep Vincent O’Neal, BVIHSA CEO Dr. -
Bilateral Relations: India-British Virgin Islands Overview: the British Virgin
Bilateral Relations: India-British Virgin Islands Overview: The British Virgin Islands (BVI), popularly referred as Virgin Islands, is one of the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, located to the east of Puerto Rico (US State). The Virgin Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. They became the possession of Great Britain in 1666 when the English Planters took control from the Dutch settlers and have been a British colony since 1672. The Virgin Islands became a Territory on July 1, 1956 and is currently a British Overseas Territory which falls under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom (UK). The BVI comprising 4 main islands and many smaller ones. The largest island, Tortola, is home to the capital, Road Town. The official currency of the British Virgin Islands has been the United States dollar (US$) since 1959, the currency also used by the United States Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The total area of the BVI is about 151 sq km. The official language of the Islands is English. The current population of the BVI is 35,802 (Dec 2018). The majority of the population (83%) are Afro-Caribbean, descended from slaves brought to the islands by the British. Other large ethnic groups include those of British and other European origin. -
JONATHAN AUGUSTUS SYLVESTER October 27, 2020 2
His finest quality was his patience: an inherent ability to listen, to absorb and to offer a point of view based on quiet, measured wisdom legend BEGINNING OF WALK June 08, 1935 CALLED of his time TO SERVICE JONATHAN AUGUSTUS SYLVESTER October 27, 2020 2 Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. “Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.” JONATHAN AUGUSTUS SYLVESTER 3 1935 JUNE 8th Dutiful, humble, decent, reliable, honourable, dignified, respectful: these are but some of the qualities that Jonathon Au- gustus Sylvester practised every JONATHON AUGUSTUS SYLVESTER day during his began his journey on June 8th, 1935 and journey on this earth. He was ended on October 27th, 2020. He was the son a God-fearing of the late Elizabeth Sylvester and James Gil- man, a family man, a serious bert. He came from a large and happy family of and disciplined three brothers and eight sisters. man, but he could never resist the opportunity to have a laugh with friends and loved ones, and a special dance with his beloved Hermina. 4 You may be gone from my sight, but you are never gone from my heart, Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal. JONATHAN AUGUSTUS SYLVESTER 5 Becoming a man means doing the right thing even though it may be hard or difficult. Boys do what is easiest. A man does what is right, whether easy or not. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 12 February 2014
United Nations A/AC.109/2014/6 General Assembly Distr.: General 12 February 2014 Original: English Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples British Virgin Islands Working paper prepared by the Secretariat Contents Page The Territory at a glance ......................................................... 3 I. Constitutional, political and legal issues ............................................ 4 II. Budget ....................................................................... 5 III. Economic conditions ............................................................ 5 A. General................................................................... 5 B. Financial services .......................................................... 5 C. Tourism .................................................................. 6 D. Agriculture and fisheries .................................................... 6 E. Communications and infrastructure............................................ 6 IV. Social conditions ............................................................... 7 A. Labour and immigration ..................................................... 7 B. Education ................................................................. 7 C. Public health .............................................................. 8 Note: The information contained in the present paper has been derived from public sources, including those of the territorial Government, -
General Assembly Distr.: General 14 February 2019
United Nations A/AC.109/2019/4 General Assembly Distr.: General 14 February 2019 Original: English Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples British Virgin Islands Working paper prepared by the Secretariat Contents Page The Territory at a glance ......................................................... 3 I. Constitutional, political and legal issues ............................................ 4 II. Budget ....................................................................... 5 III. Economic conditions ............................................................ 5 A. General ................................................................... 5 B. Financial services .......................................................... 6 C. Tourism .................................................................. 7 D. Agriculture and fisheries .................................................... 7 E. Communications and infrastructure ............................................ 8 IV. Social conditions ............................................................... 8 A. Labour and immigration ..................................................... 8 B. Education ................................................................. 9 C. Health .................................................................... 10 D. Crime and public safety ..................................................... 11 E. Human rights ............................................................. -
British Virgin Islands Official Title: British Virgin Islands General Information
British Virgin Islands Official Title: British Virgin Islands General Information: Capital Road Town Population (million) n/a Total Area 153 km² Currency 1 CAN$=0.747 US $ (USD) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday 1 July (Territory Day) Language(s) English Political Information: Type of State British overseas territory Type of Government Unicameral parliament: Legislative Council with a four-year term. Consist of 13 elected members,1 ex-officio member (the Attorney-General) and 1 member (the Speaker) elected from outside the council by its members. 1 member from each of the 9 electoral districts and 4 at-large members. The Governor presides the Executive Council and is responsible for foreign affairs, defence, the civil service, the judiciary and certain financial matters. Bilateral Product trade Canada - British Virgin Islands 9 8 Balance 7 Head of State Head of Government 6 Premier Can. (Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. 5 Exports Dr. D. Orlando Smith William Boyd McCleary 4 Can. Imports Millions 3 2 Total Ministers: Deputy Premier, Natural Resources and Labour: Dr Kedrick Pickering Trade 1 External Relations: Governor William Boyd McCleary, except for CARICOM and 0 OECS (Premier: Dr. D. Orlando Smith) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties National Democratic Party (NDP): 9; Opposition: Virgin Islands Party (VIP): 4 Canadian Imports from: British Virgin Islands Base M etal Prod. Vehicles and Equip. M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. M ineral Prod. Plastics, Rubber Prod. Textiles Prod. Food Prod. Precious M etals/ stones M isc. Articles Elections: Last:n/a 2015 Dress Access. Specialized Inst. 2020 Chemical Prod. -
A Political and Economic Dictionary of Latin America
A POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DICTIONARY OF LATIN AMERICA A POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DICTIONARY OF LATIN AMERICA Peter Calvert FIRST EDITION LONDON AND NEW YORK First Edition 2004 Europa Publications 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, England (A member of the Taylor & Francis Group) This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/.” © Peter Calvert 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be photocopied, recorded, or otherwise reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 0-203-40378-9 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-41027-0 (Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN 1 85743 211 8 (Print Edition) Development Editor: Cathy Hartley Copy Editor and Proof-reader: Simon Chapman The publishers make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may take place. FOREWORD Latin America, in the first decade of the 21st century, remains as exciting, interesting and unpredictable as ever. In 2004 Haiti, the first Latin American country to gain its independence, celebrated its second centenary. But although the structure and organization of government, politics, production, international relations and trade in the region are by now well established, important changes are under way, and the Latin American countries are becoming more important than ever before in world politics as a bridge between the USA and the rest of the world. -
Portfolio+Update+2012+(Government
2011 - 2015 Design and Layout by: The Department of Information and Public Relations Premier’s Office Updated May 2012 (Information in this document is subject to change without notice) 16 1 Members of theCONTENTS House of Assembly: MembersTelephone of the Listings: House 468-3701 of Assembly Governor’s Group ................................................................................................. Page 4 Hon. Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe (in order of precedence) Premier’s Office ..................................................................................................... Page 6 Speaker of the House Governor’s Group .....................................................................................ext. 3502 Ministry of Finance ................................................................................................ Page 8 Premier’s Office ................................................................................................. ext. 2152 Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour ............................................................ Page 9 Dr. the Hon. D. Orlando Smith, OBE Hon. Delores Christopher Ministry of Finance ............................................................................................ ext. 2144 PremierMinistry and of Health Minister and of Social Finance Development .......................................................Deputy Speaker Page 10 MinistryRepresentative: of Communications Territorial-At-Large and Works .............................................................Representative: -
Thesis Grace Carrington 2019 Final Copy
The London School of Economics and Political Science Non-Sovereign States in the Era of Decolonisation: Politics, Nationalism and Assimilation in French and British Caribbean Territories, 1945-1980 Grace Carrington A thesis submitted to the Department of International History of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, London, July 2019 Declaration I certify that the thesis I have presented for examination for the PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third party. I declare that my thesis consists of 83332 words. 2 Abstract Non-independent territories today account for more than half the states in the Caribbean but regional and global histories of the twentieth century tend to exclude them from narratives of protest and change. This thesis addresses this gap. Using the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Martinique and Guadeloupe as case studies, it argues that a focus on the processes of decolonisation in these non-sovereign states reveals features common to the global experience of twentieth century decolonisation elsewhere. -
24-Hour Expanded Primary Healthcare Services Now Available on BVI’S 2Nd Most Populated Island of Virgin Gorda
24-hour Expanded Primary Healthcare Services Now Available on BVI’s 2nd Most Populated Island of Virgin Gorda Pdf Published On February 21, 2020 05:31 PM Angela Burns | February 21, 2020 05:31:08 PM 0 VIRGIN GORDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — With the official opening of the expanded Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda, the second most populated island in the British Virgin Islands, the over 4,500 residents there now have access to a wider range of preventive and treatment services 24 hours a day. Dating back to the 1970’s, the Virgin Gorda District Clinic has been serving the needs of residents and visitors, but major services had to be accessed on the main island of Tortola. The clinic was named in honour of Nurse Iris O’Neal, whose career began in 1939 at the Cottage Hospital, later Peebles Hospital and now the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital in Tortola. She relocated to Virgin Gorda in 1943 after marrying a local. As the only nurse on the island, she became the District Nurse and practiced as a midwife. She performed many procedures using a kerosene lamp or a flashlight, due to little or no electricity in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The original Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic offered only 2 physicians ambulatory rooms, 1 urgent care area with 2 bed stretchers, 1 wound care management room, 1 room for dentistry with 2 dental chairs, a pharmacy station and other utility areas. (Below, Premier Andrew Fahie, Health Minister Carvin Malone, 9th District Rep Vincent O’Neal, BVIHSA CEO Dr. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 19 February 2008
United Nations A/AC.109/2008/2 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 February 2008 Original: English Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples British Virgin Islands Working paper prepared by the Secretariat Contents Paragraphs Page I. Background information ............................................... 1–2 3 II. Constitutional, political and legal issues .................................. 3–14 3 III. Budget ............................................................. 15 6 IV. Economic conditions .................................................. 16–34 6 A. General......................................................... 16–20 6 B. Agriculture, fisheries and shipping .................................. 21–23 7 C. Tourism ........................................................ 24–25 7 D. Financial services ................................................ 26–27 7 E. Construction planning, development and public works .................. 28–30 8 F. Transport and communications ..................................... 31–34 9 V. Social conditions ..................................................... 35–48 9 A. General......................................................... 35–36 9 B. Labour ......................................................... 37 10 C. Education ....................................................... 38–39 10 D. Public health .................................................... 40–44 10 E. Crime, security and