While breaking grounds for what will be known as Joe’s Hill Manor, which will have more homes and a bigger budget than initially announced, Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton underscored the importance of prospective homeowners paying their […]
Category: Development
Road work being halted to accommodate festival
Work on the Lee Road in Virgin Gorda will not be completed in time for the Easter festival on that island, but safety measures are being implemented to make the roadway usable during the festivities to be held from Saturday […]
Smith: We need to account for the pier money
While declaring that the National Democratic Party government should have accounted properly for the massive over-spend on the Tortola Pier Park project a long time ago, social commentator Cromwell ‘Edju En Ka’ Smith this week challenged the administration to explain […]
Gov’t now using ‘cheaper’ way to deliver projects
The Ministry of Communication and Works said it is now using a cheaper means of getting capital projects done quicker throughout the territory. According to permanent secretary in the ministry, Anthony McMaster, private/public partnerships are now the norm. He stated […]
Yacht harbour dock to be used to enter VG
Despite concerns that a privately owned dock on Virgin Gorda is too small to facilitate large traffic, the government said it still intends to use the facility for temporary docking services while it undertakes repair works at St Thomas Bay […]
Beach project to be completed later than expected
Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering said the Brandywine Bay Beach project on Tortola has suffered setbacks, resulting in the completion date for the project being pushed back to the start of the next tourism season. He […]
Land but no access – Gov’t urged to provide road
Representative of the Third Electoral District Julian Fraser is not pleased that Government has not yet provided roads in the Nibbs Estate area of his constituency. “People have lots and there are no roads to get to the lots. They […]
VG dock to be relocated for a month amid repairs
Repair work will commence shortly on the St Thomas Bay Jetty and Cargo Ramp in Virgin Gorda, said the Ministry of Communication and Works. It added that the work will be carried out over a period of 30 days. The […]
Investment Club laments $6M setback
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Members of the BVI Investment Club have declared that the global economic crisis nearly a decade ago partly resulted in the stalling of $6 million worth of investment, and the shelving of plans […]
Residents concerned – Road may not be ready
Some residents of Virgin Gorda have raised concern about the quality of work being done on the main road in the central part of their island, adding that they don’t think the works will be completed in time for the […]