'State of emergency on JvD' - resident Gregory A. Callwood
These sentiments were expressed on the Tuesday, July 30, 2019, edition of ZBVI ‘Honestly Speaking’ with host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline where Mr Callwood said that due to the situation, it is becoming difficult to live and even run a business.
Constant water woes
“Right now, in Jost Van Dyke it’s like a state of emergency, so I’m calling on everybody, the Opposition, the Government, the RDA, anyone in the BVI. Jost van Dyke right now, everything has stopped,” Mr Callwood told host Skelton-Cline and the listening audience.
“It’s been like [this] for eight years and we need some help ever there, there’s a serious water problem... months there’s no constant water, only for like for half-hour,” the resident complained.
He said sometimes the water flows, other times it does not, “There’s some big pump problem we need to get people from Tortola to help us look into this problem because to run a business without water… the water is not good.”
Mr Callwood further complained that while the island has a water plant and a new water storage facility, post-hurricane Irma and Maria of 2017, issues persist with the pump facilities.
‘Double Trouble’ – Mr Callwood
“So the guys pumping the water with another pump through the lines and every day there’s burst pipes because water isn’t meant to be pumping through the line, it supposed to pump in the tank and then gravity feed back down,” he said.
According to Mr Callwood, the situation has now led to ‘double trouble’ with the damaged water pipes in addition to the non-working facilities.
When questioned on whether authorities were made aware of the satiation Mr Callwood said, “I don’t know who is aware of what, I don’t know how many representatives we have,” in explaining his plight. He said the standard of living of the people on the island needs to increase and implored both the Opposition and the Government to visit.
Further, he said there is no working washroom at the island’s main port of entry and tent facilities remain, “So many people pass through our port of entry, and no washroom,” the irate resident lashed out.
He said the situation at the port has been like that since after the hurricanes of 2017 and reiterated his calls for authorities to address the island's plight as a matter of priority.
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