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Road works to commence between Paraquita Bay & Hodges Creek
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is constructing 3,813 linear feet of concrete roadway from Paraquita Bay to Hodges Creek.
Asphalting of SCB Road delayed to fix drainage issues- Hon Rymer
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Motorists and pedestrians eager for the Sea Cows Bay Road to be resurfaced with asphalt will have to wait a little while longer as the project has been put on hold to address the drainage issues first.
UK sees airport expansion as an 'investment' to territory- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While arguing that the Virgin Islands needs to invest more in its vision and infrastructure, Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has reminded that the United Kingdom (UK) is in support of the Virgin Islands expanding its airport runway and noted that this project must be done now but the correct way.
Hon Kye M. Rymer is Acting Premier & Minister of Finance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is the man temporarily steering the ship of the Virgin Islands, as both Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and the Deputy Premier, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), are on duty travel.
Hon Rymer urges InterCaribbean Airways to urgently improve service
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has urged Inter Caribbean Airways to accelerate efforts to rectify inadequate service levels provided to travellers from the Virgin Islands (VI).
Nibbs Estate residents frustrated with state of access road
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Nibbs Estate in Sea Cows Bay are calling for immediate action to address the deteriorated road leading to their homes.
‘Put away the guns’ & come to the festival village- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has called for a gun-free remainder of the 70th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.
‘There is quite a lot of [water] theft but there is quite a lot of leaks’- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Better management of the Territory’s Water Distribution Network is in the pipeline as a major contract was signed to curtail non-revenue water and create sustainability through the building of local capacity in leak detection.
VI Gov’t hosts 1st ever ACI Airport Day in territory
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has hosted the first-ever ACI Airport Day event in the Virgin Islands on July 9, 2024, organised by the Airports Council International - Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) in collaboration with the BVI Airports Authority.
NDP Gov’t got over $50M in loans to fix roads in VI– Hon Kye M. Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Addressing the Opposition's criticisms of the road infrastructure in the Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) said the now Opposition Members, who were once in Government, collected some $50M in loans for road infrastructure works that have not stand the test of time.

