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Neil Smith: Circumstances had prevented me from consolidating debt!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Appearing before the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) to discuss the Virgin Islands’ financial situation Financial Secretary, Neil Smith briefed members of the House select Committee on revenue estimates, loans, debt and challenges.
Mentally ill persons roaming streets could be shameful for VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The presence of mentally ill people roaming the streets of Road Town is getting out of hand, and at least one resident is appealing to Government to tackle the situation before it becomes an embarrassment to the Territory.
Are airport taxes going to increase?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A decision will be taken on increasing passengers and airport taxes when Government is in possession of all relevant information pertaining to the expansion of the Territory’s main airport at Beef Island.
Phyllis Evans: Sharing HOA building with courts poses security & maintenance concerns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mrs. Phyllis Evans, Clerk of the House of Assembly told the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) during her deliberations that her office has issues like any other department, including skeleton staff, overwhelmed human resources and pressure placed particularly on her and the Acting Deputy Clerk.
Alvin Christopher: House of Assembly not a rubber stamp for Cabinet!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Second District representative and former Government Minister J. Alvin Christopher told the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) during a presentation by the Financial Secretary, Neil Smith when discussing the public debt and deficit that the Virgin Islands arrived in the financial circumstances because “we constantly made commitments based on Cabinet decisions”.
Hon. Pickering: Nothing will be done to destroy Trellis Bay!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The environmental impact to Trellis Bay in correlation to the planned Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport development is being looked at with a fine tooth comb, and according to the Natural Resources Minister Dr. Kedrick Pickering, nothing will be done to destroy the area.
VI Gov’t not looking for mass tourism!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Government of the Virgin Islands is not pushing for mass tourism as it maps out the future of the tourism product, instead it will be focusing on “low impact, high output” declared Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. Kedrick Pickering at a town hall meeting to discuss the airport expansion last evening, March 29, 2012 at the Sir. Rupert Briercliffe Hall.
Cruise pier to be extended some 200 ft long & 65ft wide
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Government envisages the cruise ship pier at Road Town to be extended some 200ft to 300ft in length and 65ft in width in an expansion project that would cost between $12M-$15M but when completed would see an increase in cruise arrivals.
Airport expansion is not an ego trip – Hon. Pickering
EAST END, Tortola, VI – The reaction to the expansion of the Territory’s main airport was mixed at a town hall meeting held last evening, March 27, 2012 at the East End/Long Look Community centre but Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering assured residents that the project is not an ego boosting one.
Discussions on CDB loan to resume
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Discussions between Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) and the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) on the much debated loan, which was approved for the Virgin Islands by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to resume after the passing of the Territory’s budget.
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