Premier to discuss increasing fiscal space with UK for road projects
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has indicated that discussions on how the BVI can improve its road infrastructure will soon be held with representatives of the United Kingdom (UK).
I wouldn’t say that [remedial] action just takes place after someone takes a picture or something like that,“ Premier Wheatley said recently.
The Premier was at the time responding to media questions about the poor state of road networks, particularly those in his own Seventh District constituency and the neighbouring Eighth District, where residents have been complaining for years about the lack of attention that their roads have been receiving.
Dr Wheatley conceded that the BVI has some very difficult issues where road repairs are concerned.
“The roads can be improved. Of course you see in Fish Bay some efforts are being made to improve the roads there,” he said.
But according to the Premier, these efforts at infrastructure improvements require resources.
“I’ll have to say that very soon we will be seeking to have some discussions with the United Kingdom about how we create some more fiscal space to be able to complete our recovery and to be able to invest in our infrastructure. It’s going to require resources,” he stated.
The Premier said that he was hopeful that the sewerage project being conducted in the Seventh District really ‘gets going’, noting that it has been stalled for some time because of a waiting period for materials.
Dr Wheatley also said that the roads will have to be further dug up in order to complete that project.
“After that — those pipes are laid — we can have major investments in the roads in the Seventh and Eighth Districts,“ he added.
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WHEN is the toxic air that we breathe at West End going to be discussed???? Just all cosmetics talk… GET to the issues that is killing people. WHY is THIS NOT IMPORTANT to ANYONE in authority?
If the Head Coach wasn’t so stupid we could’ve had some temporary mobile incinerators here sponsored by the UK. Whether we agree or like it, the BVI is a dependent Territory of the UK and we should take full advantage of this relationship until such time (if ever) that we decide to change it. The level of ignorance and pretend patriotism is what has us in this mess. None of the people making noise and chanting freedom have the answers to the issues. Our schools are shit, incinerator is gone, open burning in the hills, roads are shit, recreational facilities are complete shit, look at the youth? No Summer programs except for one or two that popped up in a few districts. Yet we have people on air daily telling us they care about the BVI? Put a plan together and get the UK to fund it if we cannot afford it, sitting back complaining helps nobody.
Why design ,build ,resurface , or repair competently if next year you’ll be paid to do the same contract again !
The fish Bay work is extremely slow boy.
Civil engineering and construction appears to be a lost art in the BVI. Billionaires and dubious local politicians can have exquisite 21st century villas built in the country while the public roads that connect to the villa entrance are from the 19th century. Who can we thanks for this dichotomy? Why the wonderfully incompetent, probably corrupt BVI government!
Slow Wande, the man that only a year or two ago was saying that we need an Olympic size pool on VG. Now realize that we need UK help to fix our roads. Trust Slow Wande to eventually figure out that we are broke. He eventually figures stuff out
In one breath the people of BVI hate the UK and it’s people but on the next breath they expect the UK tax payers to bale this place out and give money for every little thing! Make you mind up people!