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Cabinet approves $1.3M for immigration detention costs via Supplemental Appropriations

- tender process waived for contractors providing security, meals & lodging for detainees
The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands met on February 9, 2022, and among other things decided that the funding for associated costs for temporary lodging, security services and meals for immigration detainees be provided via Supplementary Appropriations. Photo: mexperience.com
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands met on February 9, 2022, and among other things decided that the funding for associated costs for temporary lodging, security services and meals for immigration detainees be provided via Supplementary Appropriations.

The amount approved was one million, three hundred and sixty-eight thousand, seven hundred dollars ($1,368,700.00), which is to be regularised in the next Scheduled of Additional Provision.

This was revealed in the Cabinet Post Meeting Statement published today, March 17, 2022.

Tender process waived

Cabinet also decided that the tender process, with respect to the selection of contractors to provide security services, meals and temporary lodging for persons held in detention by the Immigration Department, be waived.

The contractors were listed as Alfred Christopher dba ‘Hotel Castle Maria’; Top Priority Security Services Limited; D’Urville O. Carty dba ‘Top Brass Security Services’; Triple A Security Inc; Elton Leonard dba ‘Bobby's Market Place’; and Thecla Hopkins dba ‘Freedom Book Café’.

Cabinet noted that requesting a waiver of the tender process in such instances is unavoidable as they occur spontaneously and are therefore “unforeseeable and unplanned.”

His Excellency, the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held virtually. All Members were present, with the exception of the Attorney General, who was on annual leave.

10 Responses to “Cabinet approves $1.3M for immigration detention costs via Supplemental Appropriations”

  • OH WOW (17/03/2022, 16:26) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Its not how you do it
  • SMH (17/03/2022, 16:29) Like (23) Dislike (0) Reply
    Detain them (illegals) in Prison Cells. Why pay out all these monies to Proprietors that proves to be inadequate?
    • Cellmatter (18/03/2022, 17:33) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Prison and its cells are filled to capacity with their home country folks and their children.
      If any one or 2 empty they are reserved for those just in case antics of their violent snd misbehaving countrymen/ women that are already here and installed in the fabric of VI society
      Littering up de place one way or another .
  • Funny (17/03/2022, 17:22) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    so $1.3mil forconstantly losing people fromunsecure locations, so who are the criminals?
  • rattie (17/03/2022, 18:43) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Ok next
  • I THINK (17/03/2022, 20:18) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    And this is my opinion only, can only speak for myself. Why not utilize a barge to detain illegals until deportation.
  • the rock (17/03/2022, 21:40) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    We got the darn road town prison, turn it into a holding cell, no we got to use a hotel, the bvi really does think with the bottom of they feet!
  • jah (18/03/2022, 08:34) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Immigration detainees? Hotel isn't for criminal..sometimes I want to know if these people really educated or they just helping there friends getting rich..
  • Jessie (18/03/2022, 14:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    but these prisoners escaping all the time
  • VG Mon (18/03/2022, 15:10) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    It seems that a large portion of that 1.3 million would go a long way towards necessary repairs at the prison. And that seems like a good place to hold people that are accused of breaking the law. I mean, most other countries use jails and prisons to keep people in, and not rental hotel rooms.


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