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‘Who to pay for Cruise Pier Project delays?’ – Hon. Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Unavoidable questions surrounding the execution of the multi-million dollar Cruise Pier Expansion Project continue to circle over the heads of legislators and First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie continues to demand answers which are not being provided.
‘Is new transport association a dictatorship?’ – asks Karl 'Dub' Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, TortoIa, VI - “I don’t have anything against them; it’s good to see taxi drivers come together and register as a company. The only problem I have is that they need to understand their role as a company and I think that’s the misconception that we are having,” said Mr Karl ‘Dub’ Scatliffe, President of the BVI Taxi Association.
'Full year of Cruise ships from April 2015' – Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Taxi operators yesterday heard that there was one good thing that all the cruise liners have indicated to the Government team that attended a caucus in St Martin recently was that Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney, the European Groups among others, which was that their customers have indicated through surveys was that they want to come to the Virgin Islands perhaps more than many other places in the Caribbean.
‘BVIEC should pay for damage’ – Businessman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In light of the constant and prolonged spates of power outages that have been plaguing the Virgin Islands recently residents and businessmen feel that it is total disregard of the BVI Electricity Corporation to take two weeks to advise residents about its problems.
Appoint Kye M. Rymer as DMV Commissioner – Hon Mark H. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool took to the microphone to give brief remarks at the launching of the commemorative license plate for the 60th anniversary of Festival on Thursday June 19, 2014, he called for the acting Commissioner of Department of Motor Vehicles Mr Kye M. Rymer to be appointed to the position.
Some things in PAC report make ‘no sense’ – Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “It’s a lot of things in [the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report]. I don’t know where they make sense but the main thing I am saying, I would have loved to debate it to say that as Minister, of course I directed the cruise ship [port] project in the scope that we have there, of course I did,” Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool told this news site.
Should residents brace for increased water bills?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) have been given a hint that they should brace themselves to pay more for water supply to their homes and businesses as the government of the day is set to move forward with addressing water woes.
UPDATE: No decision yet on Henry O. Creque - Hon Mark H. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On the issue of the removal of the Deputy General Manager of the BVIEC Mr Henry O. Creque, Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool told this news site that no concrete decision has been made as to exactly where they will be putting him.
No open bids for BVIEC phase five projects
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Last Wednesday, May 28, 2014 the bids for the Phase 5 of the power station expansion project of the BVI Electricity Company (BVIEC) were opened.
Sandwise secures bid for EE works in CDB loan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Government signed a contract on May 20, 2014 with Sandwise Limited for the Rehabilitation of Drains, Retaining Walls and Road Works in Parham Town which Communication and Works Minister Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool said is expected to be completed within six months.
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