Kai de Castro’s memory will be kept alive as we develop Main Street
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The memory of slain businessman Kai de Castro will be kept alive as the government moves ahead with efforts to enhance and preserve historic Main Street in Road Town.
Junior Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sustainable Development Luce Hodge-Smith made that commitment during a recent sitting of the House of Assembly, where she reflected on de Castro’s entrepreneurial spirit and his passion for the development of Main Street.
“When you speak of the de Castros, you think of Main Street, Road Town, and the contributions that they have made to this territory,” Hodge-Smith said.
She described the de Castros as a family of entrepreneurs, noting that Kai followed that tradition and had strong views about the future of the historic area. “He did have some words to say about Main Street, and he wasn’t afraid to express them, even when he expressed them on social media,” Hodge-Smith said.
The junior minister revealed that she and de Castro had discussions about plans to improve the area.
“We’ve had a couple of discussions as to how we’re going to enhance our Main Street,” she said. “We will continue to make strides to improve our Main Street and to keep him in mind, because he wanted to be a part of the efforts to rebuild or to enhance our historical and cultural Main Street.”
The government has been pursuing wider efforts to modernise Road Town, including improvements aimed at revitalising historic Main Street while preserving its cultural character and strengthening the capital as a commercial and tourism centre.
In the meantime, Hodge-Smith also used her remarks to renew calls for an end to gun violence, noting that lawmakers recently mourned another young murder victim, K’Moi Walters.
“We can’t give up,” she said, adding that the community must continue searching for creative ways to tackle the problem.
“Gun violence doesn’t deserve to be here. It doesn’t belong in our community. It’s a senseless act,” Hodge-Smith said. “It’s a cowardly act to just take someone’s life with a gun.”
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shut down historic main street to only pedestrian and donkey traffic
This is how the BVI likes to potray themselves as a “Christian Community”! What about this death was Christian minded. Stop trying to encourage the youths to wrong!!inquiry minds want to know??
the guy had a bullet proof vest on , he knew he was goig to be shot, only a criminal would be involved in the gun crimes, so now you want to celelbrate a criminal, why not build a statue like the US and celebrate
“It’s a cowardly act to just take someone’s life with a gun.”
Luce – head back into the shadows and stay silent. You were safer there!
That old saying applies very well to you – a fool best keep their mouth shut, or risk erasing all doubts should it be opened.
Using a tragedy for political mileage? Now after 3 and half years gone by now all of a sudden we have plans for the 4th? just before elections? Shameful.
A political DeadStock in mine eyes.
Domt you have a Decastro street already and it’s going be upgraded and beautify what more do you want.
Put his pic up in HOA next to Andrew and yo killa and jareem
WAS HE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ” POPULAR ” BUSINESS MAN ? IS HE THE ONLY ONE GOT KILLED IN ” EXECUTION STYLE IN TERRITORY ? IF THAT ( 11 YEAR OLD SCHOOL GIRL ) WAS YOUR CHILD HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ? AND THE MANY OTHERS FAMILIES WHO MET THE SAME FATE ,DON’T THEY COUNT ? AREN’T THOSE FAMILIES HUMANS THEY HUMANS ? AREN’T THEY FEELING THE PAIN THAT YOU SEEMS TO BE FEELING FOR THE DUDE ? OR DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH HIS NAME ? OR AS ANOTHER BLOGGER (HMMM) SAID * IS IT FOR POLITICAL MILAGE* WHATEVER IT IS ~ YOU ARE ADDING INSULT TO INJURY . HERE’S A GOOD ADVICE FROM YET ANOTHER BLOGGER ( SHE’S BAAAAACK ) EHICH YOU CAN SAVE AND READ EVERY MORNING AFTER YOU SAID YOUR PRAYERS . NO OFFENCE
Something went wrong as to why someone would gun down this man in such a brutal way. Things is bad in the BVI but they are not going to gun a person down for no reason. Example, they just gun down a police man in St. Croix that was leaving his house for work, they said he was a quiet humble man and he got gun down. They also set fire to his house and burned it to the ground.
He either saw something or was involved in something behind the scenes ( thats one of the signs or side effects of blood money / so all you wannabe gansters who living double lives up here “KARMA” is closing in ya’al arzes , so better enjoy your bragging rights on the streets while it lasts / its ” bone yard time and all your “bling blings” is staying right here ( seek the * LORD * while he may be found .
Tortola is to small to be caught up in anything. That is why they say see no evil, hear no evil. This place here, you get caught up in something, they don’t care who you are, they are coming for you be it from outside or from in-house.