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Parties Accused Of Bribing Elderly, Differently-abled Voters

by pltm
Apr 20, 2023
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(PLTM) - Some political parties are offering monies to the elderly and differently-abled persons to sway their votes ahead of advance polling today April 20.

This is according to Shereen Flax-Charles, Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Ninth District candidate.

“Unfortunately, today I visited a couple of seniors in Virgin Gorda and they were very disappointed they say ‘what’s going on, persons are coming and offering us money, what is that about?’ So I am very disappointed that we are literally trying to hoodwink our elderly, differently-abled by offering them $40 or $50 to come to the polls to vote for certain candidates,” she said yesterday afternoon April 19 during a radio programme.

She said that this type of behavior has no place in the BVI.

“Let’s be real we have to stop that behavior. We need to allow people without influence to be able to go to the polls to vote for who they think is the best candidate and I believe with all my heart that the PVIM has a team that doesn’t need to do that,” she said.

Today from 9AM, early voting commenced where people 65 years and over, differently-abled persons and their caregivers can participate in the advance polls.

General elections takes place on Monday April 24.

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Shamefull

She is correct. If you only saw what went on in the first district yesterday. Heard about others. Same old same old. COI and election observers mean nothing to those of us who are accustomed to do wrong.

Enough

She says anything to look sympathy and pity. What a ….

The one!

She is right, the 4th district is going through the same darn thing, watch you see a plane from the DR land sunday

Jim

I was offered $100. I asked for $500 and got it.\n\nI matey not even vote.... lol

Former co-worker

This woman is known to have challenges with the truth. She is known to make up stories to make others look bad and she look good especially when she feels threatened. She has been doing this for years.

Tell the truth

I am confused because she..... in the 9th. Are you talking about yourself?

them contract boys

them boys in town that living off of contracts was seen going for old people and mental health people to carry them to vote

Lies

You too darn lie

Vote4

U took darm lie\nU bad minded behind\nGo sit down in your Antigua a**

NOTHING NEW THERE C

that has been the norm for decades almost everywhere , / some people would say ,themselves highly intelligent politicians doing a (Trump ) on their own people , by using their superior knowledge as an advantage , others may call it manipulation

Lalala

East End doing better Johnny &egg ??

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