His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Boyd McCleary has announced that the BVI will receive a team of observers for the November 7 General Elections which will be led by Ambassador Rudolph Collins, former Chairman of the Elections Commissions in Guyana.According to a statement issued following the revelations from Opposition Leader, Dr. D. Orlando Smith,Santiago Arias Colombia Jersey, the Governor’s Office disclosed that the Joint Observer Mission has been organised by CARICOM and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands & Mediterranean Region (BIMR).The team includes former Supervisor of Elections,Faryd Mondragon Colombia Jersey, St. Kitts and Nevis, Ms Mignon Bowen from the CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana; Mr. Conor Burns, Member of Parliament (MP) and Mr. Thomas Docherty MP from Westminster,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, both of the UK; Mr Alex Downie, Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Isle of Man; and Mr. Leon Gallienne,Wholesale China Jerseys, Deputy from Guernsey.According to the Governor’s Office, the role of the Joint Observer Mission will be to observe the BVI elections and to write a report on its findings.“Elections are an important part of the democratic process. They should be free and fair and should be seen to be so. I believe the arrangements which have been put in place for the forthcoming elections in the Virgin Islands are robust and consistent with both the Constitution and the Election Law, and that the elections will be free and fair,” the Governor stated.He added that the presence of election observers is one way to demonstrate this.“The UK invited observers to the General Election in 2010. So too did the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2007. Having observers enables us to exchange good practice and help set high standards for democracy in the region,” the Governor added.The election observers will be in the Territory for just under a week. Some will be visiting polling stations on Advance Polling Day on Friday,Joe Carter Indians Jersey, November 4.All observers will be visiting polling stations on Polling Day, Monday,Dion Dawkins Womens Jersey, November 7. They will be submitting an initial and first impressions report to the Governor before the Mission departs the BVI with a fuller report produced within one month of the elections.