Youth parliamentarians to debate if coalition gov’t is best for BVI

The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) is scheduled to reconvene in the next few weeks.

This follows their first official sitting back in March when the 23-member youth parliament had spirited debate on whether BVI should move to self-determination.

This second sitting will take place on Tuesday, November 30 at 6 pm.

“The topic will be: ‘Is a Coalition Government the best choice for the Virgin Islands?’ The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament Government side will debate against the motion and the VIYP Opposition will support the question. I look forward to hearing from our young parliamentarians as they debate this topic,” House of Assembly Speaker, Julian Willock stated.

This upcoming debate is telling of the BVI’s current political atmosphere where the territory moves further away from the traditional two-party politics.

Back in 2019, the BVI saw at least four political parties contesting the general elections.