Gov’t to host free concert to celebrate AA service to BVI
To celebrate the resumption of non-stop flights to the territory, the government will be hosting a free concert on June 30, that will feature internationally acclaimed acts such as R. City, Monay, Vibe and reggae artiste Konshens.
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said the event will be dubbed “the Non-stop Concert” and will be held at Brandywine Bay.
“Not only is this concert a celebration of our non-stop service between Miami and Beef Island, it signals the government’s commitment to entertainment tourism which enhances our overall tourism product,” Premier Wheatley explained.
He later told journalists that the BVI Tourist Board has been given a grant of $250,000 to host the concert.
“I can also announce an initiative where the government is investing $50,000 in our Virgin Islands artists. This investment is to help them grow, develop and take their artistry to the next level. It will be managed by the Festival & Fairs Committee,” Premier Wheatley added.
He also said the community can look forward to the return of Music Fest in 2024.
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Waste of tax payers money. The VIP will never learn. Smdh
Clearly:
1. The Premier has not been experiencing the power cuts over the last few weeks like the rest of us.
2. The Premier uses a hovercraft to get from East End to work. I haven’t personally seen it but believe it must be so.
3. The Premier has been paid his outstanding increments.
4. The Premier lives in a different world from the rest of us.
Celebration of direct flights from Miami?!!!?!!!!???
Spending an absorbent amount of money on FOOLISHNESS!!!!!!
By the time they finish they’ll be over the same 7 Mil.
Have these imbeciles not learnt from the COI???!!!?!!!
FIX ROADS, EDUCATION SYSTEM, WATER, ELECTRICITY…the BASIC NEEDS!!!!
I love how it’s a free concert, and then they quietly say, oh yeah, about $250k to put on. They could fill a lot of potholes with that money, especially on the road from the airport!
Then want to claim it’s to enhance tourism?????
Which tourist going to this….NOT ONE!!!!
SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, COME AND TAKE OVER THE DIRECTOR OF TOURIST BOARD POST BECAUSE THE STAFF GETTING A BAD REP FOR THESE PEOPLE LACK OF COMMON SENSE AND EXPERTISE!!
WHEN IS HE GOING TO STOP BEING A YES-MAN SMH!!
THE FORMER DISGRACED PREMIER HAD BUSH CUTTING CONTRACTS BEING HANDLED THROUGH TOURIST BOARD…IMAGINE THAT!!!
THIS IS SHEER A$$I$HNESS
“POCKET CHANGE”
This is the S**T that caused only 42% of the voters to vote for them . What a waste . I bet a lot of cronies are going to make good money off this with concessions and management fees .
Head coach needs to pay his lawyers
Government need to put that money to the salaries, the cost of living is ever rising and the salaries are a disgrace to the people hard work
We celebrating a company coming here on their own beat. Govt had nothing to do with this, you can’t find money to pay the people you owe and paved the roads. How the hell are you spending our money on this shit, when festival is right around the corner.
Ancient Rome collapsed as a society through corruption and a break down in basic morals and good governance. Their government kept people happy through providing “bread and circuses”. Present-day BVI provides “bread” by employing a huge number of voters in unnecessary jobs, while this concert is a perfect example of a “circus”. A look around the mess that is now Tortola, with bars, trash and derelict vehicles everywhere, as well as terrible roads, power cuts and a lack of drinking water to all homes, indicates that the BVI is heading down the same road to internal collapse.
So American Airlines are sponsoring this then?
Then next thing you know they say the money tight so we have to go another festival without no big artists performing.
NO MONEY FOR INCREMENTS NO MONEY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE NO MONEY FOR HEALTH BUT MONEY TO HAVE PEOPLE DRINKING AND JUMPING UP FOR WHAT?
Government plans to stop foolishness and put money towards long term infrastructure plan.
This is how you pacify the ignorant masses. With useless trinkets and mindless entertainment.
AND HE HAS A CONSISTENT SUPPLY OF PUBLIC WATER TO SHOWER DAILY.
The VIP of the people who voted for them?
After reading the comments I have to say all those who are saying nay.. just to let you know that if the artist were at the festival ground and they charged $40. per person to enter the same people would pay to go in lol, now just because the Government is doing something you hearing the haters lol.
You good in your head?
The Government is spending a ridiculous amount of money that could go towards infrastructural repairs.
People paying $40 for a ticket does not equate to GOVERNMENT WASTING MONEY!!!
Sounds so STUPID – “Non-stop Concert”. More like NON-STOP BUFFOONERY!!
They quick to USE God to attempt to SWAY VOTES by bringing gospel artists during election while acting holy. The same Premier was in church last year claiming to be remorseful and repentant after the former disgraced Premier’s alleged criminal activities.
Now, he got elected, look the secular show being put on.
NO-ONE CARES ABOUT THROWING A CONCERT FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS TO THE BVI!!
THE FLIGHTS ARE HERE – MOVE ON TO SENSIBLY INVESTING IN THE ECONOMY!
YOU WOULD THINK IT’S THEIR FIRST TIME SEEING A LARGE PLANE SMH!
How much longer do we have to suffer? Sickening.
Celebration and underway is to small
The vip stage guy lost last election so they have to come up with more means to line his pockets. Carry on!
What???
Blasting music all day is no positive image for VI tourism.
But then again loud music in an unidentifiable and unintelligible language as an introduction to garbage strewn damaged streets water scarcity,news headlines announcing another black male murder,perpetrator unidentified,loose and roamng….sounds about right and meets expectations of a typical Black dominated community.
Carry On! Show the visitors who you are.
You saying the Country aint broke but you won’t tell us how much money WE have. Your behaviour is no different than Head Coach. Instead of using that quarter million to help to expand the Runway you coming with stupid concert when Festival is just around the Corner? I hope you have a few warm millions God Forbid if anything happens on that short Runway. I know my Text will get a lot of criticism but my Shoulders are strong. Who did he ask if he can raid our Treasury for stupid Concert. This Concert can’t ease no one stress when the cost of living rising everyday. I hope the Opposition Members are taking notes. Children going to school without Breakfast. Teachers demotivated about their treatment and you have our Tax Dollars doing as you please? Just as we are told to prepare for Hurricanes, We are preparing for COI # 2.
Crazy Sad
did we really pick the right person to be in charge
Oh! Maybe they’ll finally get rid of the goats.
I think it open a gate way for artists to know about the direct flight, which has a high probability to attract others from the Miami areas.
Tourist destinations has a lot of work to do to attract the people to BVI. From the way they are greeted, set a mood of security,comfort and acceptance.So, when we write bad, ignorant,and no facts about BVI we decreased the opportunities to attract certain types of visitors.
Now I have visited Kenya, and the taxi people hussle you, the 15$ fee to your hotel becomes 30$ when they see visitors, in some countries young children on the beaches beg for a dollar or more. This kind of hussle do not happen here. Visitors can stay on the beaches , undisturbed. When people want quietness in certain areas and they received that quietness,they personally advertised this island to others, tell, a friend to tell a friend increased our opportunities. So let’s start a moment of good things about our islands.
Come on Premier. There are Civil Servants who is not getting any Increments for some unfair and personal reasons. Why we willing to waste money of things like this event when we can put this money to better use at this time. A lot of our people are hurting badly out here. Yes, they have a job but with the High Cost of living they are struggling badly. VIP Government let’s HELP the people and stop spending the money on stupidness. Now is not the time for this. AA offering services here is BVI will not stop persons from still taking Jet Blue, Spirit or whoever from St.Thomas.
Please rethink this. It is not the right move at all. Bring back CGB music fest and give something back to the people. This is just craziness. Bouy you better reset that kind of thinking. Not good at all
We will boycott this BS, it makes ZERO sense!!
This is what you call financially irresponsible and he needs to be fired!!! Fraser, send your vote of no confidence.
Clearly:
Natalio has been trained well by the former leader..
Ayo all on the premier back dawg. Give the man a chance ??
Utter stupidity. Some “promoter” will be lining their pocket with the bulk of the money. Absolute waste. Government should not be in the entertainment business. Jackassery at its finest.
Pls pay the bvi port staff their increments for 2020 2021 and 2022.
We tired of you all crap. We work to hard to be out here begging for our monies. Everybidy the goveenment put in charge keep theifing the d**m money. Give us what u owe he. Everyday is lies and more loes to covee like. Bvi electricity get there increments. Socail security board. Wth wrong with port. Only bringing a set of people who dont like other peoole. We got families to feed to first quarter done gine and not even a memo to explain why we still waiting for our own sh*t. You guys need to come clean tell us where our monies gone. Who went wirh it.
Bring persons the population wants to see,
Bring Beres and Nasio Fontaine
Who has a cord around his neck? Who pulling he puppet strings? Is this free concert a smoke screen to hide what really happening behind the scenes?
Ain’t no way $250,000 being dropped on a concert for the non-stop flight when people up at HSA can’t get paid on time