From left: Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), the George W. Christopher Community Centre under rehabilitation, and a repaired road at Brewers Bay. Photo: VINO

The Hurricane Irma-damaged George W. Christopher Community Centre in Brewers Bay under repairs. Photo: VINO

Residents of Brewers Bay would be please to know that works are ongoing to fix the roads to ensure proper drainage. Photo: VINO

Months after our newsroom article, ‘Brewers Bay, the Forgotten City’, the Public Works Department and other public sector agencies made an effort to clean up the area.

Brewers Bay on the move                                                        

Their efforts have not stopped and today, October 16, 2024, more works are ongoing to fix the roads to ensure proper drainage. Most of all, after some seven years following hurricanes Irma and Maria, their community centre is now being repaired.

Works have started on the George W. Christopher Community Centre by E & K Trucking and Construction Services Limited to restore it. It is an important structure to the residents as it is used by senior citizens, for after-school programmes, a clinic, and as a hurricane shelter to name a few.

Our roving camera caught up yesterday, October 15, 2024, with Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), the Minister for Health and Social Development, whose portfolio includes the community centres.

Minister Wheatley, who was at the time visiting the damaged community centre, noted that he has been working hard since returning to office in 2023 and a few days ago he just turned over the Cane Garden Bay Community Centre. "It clearly demonstrates the government's commitment that no district will be left behind is practised," the Minister opined.

Both Cane Garden Bay and Brewers Bay are in the Second District, which is represented by an Opposition legislator.

Brewers Bay, located on the northwest side of Tortola, is well-known for its campgrounds and Icis Villas. It has one of the most pristine beaches on Tortola.