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USVI caucuses will be 3rd GOP primary contest, along with Nevada

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands USVI will be the third state or territory to hold its Republican caucuses, along with Nevada, on February 8. But because St. Croix,…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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RNC Threatens John Canegata With Criminal and Civil Legal Action

A six-page cease and desist letter from the top lawyer for the national Republican Party threatened John Canegata with legal action. The letter, sent by Republican National Committee chief counsel…

John McCarthy April 13, 2022

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Ackley Wins Republican Caucus; Gumbs-Hecht Gets The Most Votes

Political newcomer Antoinette Gumbs-Hecht was the top vote-getter in the caucus to reconstitute the V.I. Republican Party. The St. Thomas real estate agent and mother of two bested April Newland…

VI Free Press March 30, 2022

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BREAKING: National Republicans To Seat Caucus Winners; Lawyers Threaten John Canegata With Legal Action

The Republican National Committee threatened legal action against John Canegata on the eve of a territorial caucus to reconstitute the territorial Republican Party. The warning was delivered in an email…

VI Free Press March 29, 2022

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BREAKING NEWS: Gordon Ackley Will Win GOP Caucus Without Opposition

The longstanding intra-party fight for the leadership of the V.I. Republican Party was settled this week without a contested election. St. Thomas businessman Gordon Ackley will assume the chairmanship after…

VI Free Press March 23, 2022

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Canegata Gets Re-Elected With 100% Of The Vote, But RNC Will Have The Final Say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Republican National Committee will determine if John Canegata won, as he claims, re-election to a fourth term as the Virgin Islands Republican chairman during a caucus…

VI Free Press July 20, 2020

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John Canegata Faces Hearing Before Republican National Committee Over Legitimacy Of His USVI Chairmanship

CHARLOTTE — John Canegata faces the equivalent of a trial before the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the party’s convention re-nominating President Donald Trump. The hearing will be…

VI Free Press July 14, 2020

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VIGOP Party Chief Resorts To Name Calling Prior To Superior Court Decision

KINGSHILL — In a sign of desperation a day after Superior Court Judge Kathleen Mackay extended a temporary restraining order against John Canegata, the disputed Virgin Islands Republican Party chairman…

VI Free Press May 31, 2020