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$52K MORE – Engineering report not used on VG

$52K MORE – Engineering report not used on VG

While noting that works will be done in areas such as the underside of the dock at St Thomas Bay Jetty on Virgin Gorda, Minister of Works Mark Vanterpool yesterday disclosed that the project recently done has cost at least […]

by / on June 14, 2017 at 8:28 AM /
NOT ‘MY’ GOV’T – Pickering short on answers

NOT ‘MY’ GOV’T – Pickering short on answers

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister responsible for airports Dr Kedrick Pickering today declined to answer specific questions posed about the fate of the proposed extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport, adding that the […]

by / on June 13, 2017 at 12:08 PM /
Skelton wants ports improved; fears visitor decline

Skelton wants ports improved; fears visitor decline

Relatively poor service at the territory’s seaports is what may start causing fewer people to visit the British Virgin Islands – not the increases in cruise permit fees. Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton made that declaration in […]

by / on May 30, 2017 at 1:35 PM /
Ferry operation resumes at gov’t dock June 1

Ferry operation resumes at gov’t dock June 1

Government Information Service (press release)- Ferry service operations at the St Thomas Bay Jetty in Virgin Gorda will resume on Thursday, June 1. Acting Managing Director at the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), Mr. Alfred Henley, said that reinforcement works […]

by / on May 30, 2017 at 4:17 AM /
Audit team facing ‘some challenges’

Audit team facing ‘some challenges’

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said the audit in relation to Government’s multi-million cruise pier project has been slower than expected due to some challenges in ‘identifying’ all the documents requested. But he was quick in giving the impression that […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 8:49 AM /
Water company in a bigger mess

Water company in a bigger mess

The issue of accountability at the government-owned Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD)appears worse than initially brought to public attention. Last month, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said central government owed the department an ‘estimated’ $3.4 million up to March 31 […]

by / on May 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM /
Gov’t defends selection or road contractors, purchases

Gov’t defends selection or road contractors, purchases

Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has tried to defend the process used in selecting contractors and suppliers of goods for several road rehabilitation projects being funded with a $16 million loan from the Social Security Board. Just over […]

by / on May 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM /
Fraser reads gov’t mind – SSB to fund airport project?

Fraser reads gov’t mind – SSB to fund airport project?

Members of the National Democratic Party government raised no objection; they merely listened in silence as Opposition lawmaker Julian Fraser attempted to read their minds regarding funding of the proposed airport runway extension project. Fraser told the House of Assembly […]

by / on May 16, 2017 at 6:24 AM /
Flooding, fallen boulders, office closure on VG

Flooding, fallen boulders, office closure on VG

There are reports of flooding, fallen boulders, and business closure on the island of Virgin Gorda following unstable weather conditions (rain, thunderstorms and lightening) generated early this morning by a persistent trough affecting the territory. The area covering Scotia Bank […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 11:04 AM /
Persons to lose homes over garbage pile-up

Persons to lose homes over garbage pile-up

Minister of Social Development Ronnie Skelton said future homeowners run the risk of losing their homes if pile-ups of garbage are found on their premises at the new housing developments being undertaken by the Social Security Board. Making reference to […]

by / on May 3, 2017 at 6:47 AM /