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Entire $250K budget not being spent on non-stop concert– Premier Wheatley
“I said to the person who asked me that $250,000 was allocated to the tourist board. It does not mean that the event cost 250,000,” the Premier clarified during a June 19, 2023, telephone interview on ‘Da Morning Braff’ radio show on Tola Radio VI with Floyd Burnett aka Heritage.
“The persons who would have to tell you how much the event cost is the Tourist Board… I have full confidence in the Tourist Board to spend the money responsibly and spend it well and they will have to report in the Tourist Board structure, how they spent the resources.
“It doesn’t mean that they use the whole $250,000. In fact, they are actually putting a portion of that money towards marketing the flight between Miami and the BVI,” he added.
On June 2, 2023, Premier Wheatley announced a free concert dubbed the ‘Non-stop’ concert set for June 30, 2023. The concert to be held at Festival Grounds to celebrate the non-stop Miami to VI flights by American Airlines, will feature Jamaican artist ‘Konshens’ as the headline act.
More tourism equals more money - Premier Wheatley
The premier in his radio interview further called on the people of the VI to support what the government is attempting to build for entertainment tourism in the Virgin Islands, which he said is forecasted to make even more money for the territory.
“When you make more money for the country, you have more money to put towards the same priorities you are speaking about.”
Dr Wheatley said fixing the roads, fixing the schools, and fixing the local healthcare system are just some of the priorities that can be accomplished with more revenues.
Further, the premier said in order to make more money, investments must be made. He said the non-stop concert is an investment and not the government ignoring the needs of the country to squander money on parties.
“I was recently re-elected as Premier and Minister of Tourism. Allow me the opportunity to execute the vision that I put in the manifesto… Allow me the opportunity to execute the vision and at the end of the four years, if we don't have a consistent score on tourism numbers over 1 million, then you could say you know what, you failed at doing what it is you're attempt to do,” he added.
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23 Responses to “Entire $250K budget not being spent on non-stop concert– Premier Wheatley ”
WE are not all stupid. Just call it what it is and done - VIP VICTORY PARTY at the expense of the general public.
Only haters have an issue, don’t want see no one smile and enjoy the VI.