The Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones Memorial BUG 11/1/2026 Dia del Muerto/All Saints Day Mayor for a Day Candidate Challenge
The Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones Memorial BUG 11/1/2026 Dia del Muerto/All Saints Day Mayor for a Day Candidate Challenge
The Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones Memorial
BUG 11/1/2026 Dia de los Muertos/All Saints Day
Mayor-for-a-Day Candidate Challenge
From: the Unincorporated c.1733 Town of Christiansted “BUG Front Porch”
To: Governor Bryan, his legal counsel and his appointees in 2024 who they asked to create revitalization plans for the towns of Christiansted, Frederiksted, Charlotte Amalie and Cruz Bay and said they would support establishment of 501c enterprises to implement them; and,
To All Candidates in the Virgin Islands aspiring to the offices of governor, senator, and delegate;
To all’a dem: a 11/1/2026 Challenge to join the Unincorporated Town of Christiansted BUG Team (BottomUpGovernment.org):
So you think you can run a monopoly central government and monopoly utility enterprises and our unincorporated ancient towns with the help of NPOs and no municipal town governments, and keep the Towns’ shares of $22Bn to yourselves?
You are hereby invited to cosplay Mayor-for-a-Day, this Sunday November 1, 2026
(11/1/2026 - El Dio de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead, and All Saints Day).
Here’s the Challenge - respond to it in writing throughout the day, as required in the game instructions in order for your Team/Coalition to be ranked by your Island Administrator, with a time-stamped response: THE BUG 11/1/2026
CANDIDATE CHALLENGE
There’s a new game in our unincorporated ancient Towns - It’s called “Cosplay our Mayor - the Candidates’ Day to Work for Our Votes”
MAYOR FOR A DAY GAME - WWOMD? (What would our mayor do?) SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2025
The Virgin Islands Municipal League
of the Unincorporated Towns of
Christiansted - Frederiksted - Charlotte Amalie - Cruz Bay
Pop-Up Candidate Field Experiences and Interviews - no speeches, just actions, to be recorded and reported by all forms of media all day:
The Municipal BUG Cup
Halloween 2nd-Day Town Clean-Up
Candidates Division Challenge
Commissioners Division Challenge
NPO Division Challenge
BUG Town Concurrent Events - Sunday Afternoon 11/1/2026 Unincorporated Town of_________Organizers: _________________________ Governor’s Island Administrator, CosTown Manager: Ranking Judge
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2026 - Sunday morning begins after Halloween
12:06am: 911 dispatch - shots fired on Christiansted Boardwalk outside Shupes - revelers in Halloween rooster costumes chasing revelers in chicken costumes shooting in the air to scare them away. WWOMD?
12:29am - 911 dispatch - shots fired, shot spotter - armed robbery in progress of tourist who drank too much while sitting on a bench on the Boardwalk was mugged, drunk patrons come to her rescue - robbers in hoodies and masks surrounded the good samaritans and held guns to their heads and ordered them to throw all their money and wallets and jewelry on the street. Presently being filmed on corner street cam. WWOMD?
3:33am - 911 dispatch - homeless man accosted by gang members near cemetery behind Episcopal Church - found bloody and unconscious by a grave by other homeless vagrants who heard scuffling a little after 3am. WWOMD?
5:00am - wake up alarm. Get up, shower and get dressed for Mass, review overnight phone messages, Facebook news: almost Full Moon Halloween Night Party on the beach in Gallows Bay. Shots fired…patrons panicked and scattered, tripping in potholes, stumbling on broken sidewalks to get away in the moonlight - 5 injured taken to hospital for breaks and abrasions - released at 4:50am.
6:30am - CosMayor’s daily briefing by CosTown Manager (Island Administrator) - schedule, appointments, meetings scheduled for next 24 hours, review daily precinct activity reports from Town Councilors while walking from home to Holy Cross “the long way” to feel and see the post Halloween vibe, visit with parishioners gathering on the church steps, greet the clergy, prayers and confession, back on the streets at 8am.
9:00 - 11:00 working brunch with municipal staff to discuss upcoming week and events scheduled for the next month (there is no time Monday for day meetings - have to prepare for Town Council Work Session at 7pm at Town Hall - discussing infrastructure maintenance, repairs and replacement schedule budget for streets, roads, sidewalks, trails and paths and the Boardwalk in the Unincorporated Town of C,CA,CB,F. (CosMayor’s Report to the Town Council for the work session the next day
for each Unincorporated Town due at 6pm 11/1/2026. Late reports won’t be ranked.
Break for Family Time, relaxation.
12-1pm - Team Orientation - CosMayors-only Safari bus tours (provided by candidates’ and incumbents’ teams) of each town (maps and tours available Friday 10/30 by appointment); plot Team Strategy Sessions to determine and plan role in clean-up.
1-2pm - CosMayors organize your crews, build coalitions with other captains to achieve your objectives - report your team coalitions, objectives and each Team member’s affiliation, duties and responsibilities to the coalition, in writing, to BUG to activate your Team(s). BUG must approve all objectives in order for the Team/Coalitions to be ranked. BUG and each Team/Coalition must agree on ranking criteria in writing at this stage to proceed.
2-3pm - Deploy coalition teams to their approved areas of operations to begin tasks.
3-4pm - Delivery of Services
4-5pm - Wrap up Delivery of Services and file final reports with BUG by 6pm to register your team/coalition for ranking by your Island Administrator.
Teams of 5 (one team per candidate)
1. Candidate - CosMayor - provide BUG a list of all your ongoing volunteer, fraternal, NPO and public affiliations; 50 word (max) CV abstract, hand written; Affiliations: NPOs you support: NPO name, CEO - your supporting role.
2. Territorial CosCommissioner of (department?) - prospective reference to governor.
3. CosNPO CEO (CosTown Manager)
4. Deputy CosMayor - GVI relations - provide summary report to CosMayor by 5:30pm.
5. Deputy CosMayor - External Town relations - provide summary report to CosMayor by 5:30pm.
11:59pm CosMayor’s Day Ends - A real Mayor’s next day starts in 1 minute.
Results and rankings of Teams/Coalitions will be as widely publicized as VI media and social media reaches beginning 11/1/2026 for release at 11:11pm, running through 11/3/2026 at 1:11pm.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL - the BUGs need you to understand what our towns need - affection and caring. ALL THE BEST TO ALL OF US!
Jack Pickel, 1 Strand Street, Unincorporated c.1733 Town of Christiansted Organizer - BottomUpGovernment.org (BUG)
