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Budget Address: RDA tasked with designing national library, museum & archive

- Tourism diversification will also include the development of the National Art Gallery & National Performing Arts Centre to be completed in 2023
The design for a national library is one of the projects the Recovery And Development Agency (RDA) has been tasked with, according to Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7). Photo: VINO/File
According to Premier during the 2023 budget speech delivered on November 29, 2022, the RDA has therefore been tasked with designing the facilities. Photo: Youtube/HoA
According to Premier during the 2023 budget speech delivered on November 29, 2022, the RDA has therefore been tasked with designing the facilities. Photo: Youtube/HoA
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the aim of further diversifying the local tourism industry, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that there will be a focus on culture and the development of new facilities, including a national library and museum.

According to the Premier during the 2023 Budget Address delivered during the Ninth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom on November 29, 2022, the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has been tasked with designing the facilities. 

“Madam Speaker, we will diversify our tourism product by focusing on culture, conventions and sports. The RDA has been tasked with designing a National Cultural Museum, a National Library, a National Archives, a National Art Gallery and a National Performing Arts Centre,” he announced.

Dr Wheatley said the designs will be completed in 2023 and that the institutions will play a vital role in educating and enriching the lives of VI’s resident population, as well as visitors, through the examination of the culture and heritage of the VI people.

More employment opportunities - Premier Wheatley 

The Premier also said the projects will create employment opportunities within the cultural sector, further diversifying the economy.

"Madam Speaker, 2023 will also see the return of a VI music festival to help bolster the tourism sector to the development of entertainment tourism,” he added, 

The Premier said the aim is for the tourism sector to provide more value, so the product can improve the experience of visitors while attracting new visitors.

Having announced that Prospect Reef will be redeveloped, Dr Wheatley said that development will include conference facilities that will help support the financial services industry as well as businesses.

“In 2023, we'll also see the development of the Football Association stadium at Greenland, which will create even greater opportunities for tourism,” he added.

11 Responses to “Budget Address: RDA tasked with designing national library, museum & archive”

  • L**s (30/11/2022, 15:30) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why don't you address the banks and insurance companies. Can't wait for an election to turn the page on this ugly part of our history. 393 million budget in these hard times. We just getting up our tourism back. The dam roads are bad and you have RDA doing stupidness. What a lunatic. The danger is that you will spend, spend and when you leave office after the elections there will be such a deficit sending the country backward and a lot of people not paid.
  • Ooopps (30/11/2022, 15:45) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    Pure talk not a thing will happen
  • Wha? (30/11/2022, 16:12) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    The museum should have been ready and finished a year ago according to his original election promise. Just more lip speak, why will this time be different? Oh, I forgot, its elections next year so now is the time of false promises and prophecies.
  • ??? (30/11/2022, 17:30) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Need to renovate House of Assembly building(Historical Site) upgrade Multi Complex Center to facilitate Assembly Sittings thus getting out of Save the Greed Facility.
  • Cut bush (30/11/2022, 17:57) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    If I see him around the place actually cutting bush, I will consider the consideration of considering to consider placing a 'X' by his name.
  • Chuh (30/11/2022, 18:01) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yuh want to task them with building a very important school that is centrally located in the heart of the country? Or we just finding news ways to lose the points we dont have?
  • Works dept (01/12/2022, 06:17) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    We could use the books to fill the potholes!
  • lodger (01/12/2022, 07:45) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
    None of this will happen!
  • question (01/12/2022, 08:45) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Wat about increment 4 still pending?
  • Gus Gus (01/12/2022, 09:20) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    You guys are so negative. What better educational lifting for a country than a library?. stop bitching about everything man!!


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