VG residents ‘angry’ with leaders over promised medical facility
“And worse, look at the condition of that place, overgrown with grass. For all you know it’s one of the breeding grounds for the Zika mosquito. We are ashamed, we feel insulted as a people. This is the worse we have ever been treated by any government,” said the obviously frustrated woman.
At the time of venting, Ms Creque was very concerned that the promised new medical facility on Virgin Gorda started and stopped abruptly with no one having the kind courtesy of telling residents what’s the problem.
Angry with NDP Gov’t
“If you have children and you don’t have food for them you have to tell them and they will drink water and go sea side and fish. If you don’t tell them they will sit and look at you and if you come forward without anything they get angry with you. NDP Government you made us angry with you,” she added.
According to the woman and several others this news site spoke with over the past weekend, they learned from sources other than the government that the contractor of the new facility, Todman and Co, encountered problems with certain materials that resulted in the stoppage of the project.
“We went seeking answers, no one came and told us anything, what we gather is that Todman got troubles, he started before he ready because of the political rush,” claimed another.
Another said, “I heard Bertie [Dr The Hon Hubert O’Neal] on ZBVI saying in October it will start back. How can it be when the steel frames are not ordered? The work that is done was donated by James Todman.”
At the ground breaking ceremony, Project Contractor Mr James Todman had pledged twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000) towards the equipping of the medical facility.
Cabinet awarded the contract for the construction of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre to James Todman Construction Ltd. The contract was awarded for the amount of Five Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven Dollars and Thirty-Nine cents ($5,969,687.39).
Contractually, Phase One of the project is to be completed by December 2016.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Development Ms Petrona N. Davies at the ground breaking ceremony had said Phase One includes the construction of two floors and the complete fit out of the ground floor. The building will consist of 18, 270 square feet of space. "And this phase of construction is to be completed over a period of 12 months at an investment of five million nine hundred and sixty-nine thousand, six hundred and eighty-seven dollars and thirty-nine cents, to be financed entirely by the Government of the Virgin Islands."
No hospital but bigger clinic
“It’s in every way they deceived us. First of all they promised us a hospital, now it’s a mini clinic, clinic extension, facility all sorts of things they naming it now, every other thing but no hospital,” said Ms Creque.
After telling the people of Virgin Gorda, as one of their campaign promises, that they were going to build a new hospital on the sister island, the National Democratic Party (NDP) government went ahead with the construction of a facility that will be known as the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre.
The Ground Breaking and Contracting Signing Ceremony for the construction took place on Monday March 30, 2015.
Many residents of Virgin Gorda were hanging on to the promise that they would have been getting a fully equipped hospital that services proved on par as Peebles Hospital on Tortola, though a much smaller facility.
Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton had told the people that it will be a 24-hour service facility.
Meanwhile, efforts to reach Government officials, including Hon O’Neal, for an update on the construction of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre were unsuccessful.
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43 Responses to “VG residents ‘angry’ with leaders over promised medical facility”
just remember in an emergency The rich citizens can always fly out to Miami... but we can't.
Yeah what about the elderly home Mr. Skelton? You spent over $1 mill. on a piece of road and some wall - and that is it!! To me that was just a gimmick to get ..........some concrete work and to some of .......chosen 'contractors'. Yet for years now you have been silent on this vital and important development for those persons whom paved the way and built this country so these political gangs can destroy and neglect them.
Shame SHAME SHAME on you as a 'son of the soil'. Lack of clearly defined priorities and clouded judgement is why we have so many unfinished over-priced projects.
Why it has to be someone who is not even working with the project wanting to order this frame?
VIP promise VG a hospital/bigger clinic for donkey years and it was never done! NDP promise them one in 2 years, have the foundation built but people on their back because there is a delay in getting some of the material ?????
So when the material reach and work commence again in a few months, I guess the story will be that the people put pressure on NDP why work begun again right ????????
I told you all bout them crooks but you all did not listen. i am tired and sick of all of them robbing the people and promising them all sorts of things and can come up with the goods. that O'Neal man is the worst rep in history and he ain't no different from Donald Trump!. Red Fyah! He do not know none of the young youths in VG much less knows the parents. VG and Anegada needs to stop be treated like step children. like our elders use to say "You know what you have but you do not know what you will get" stop robbing us and treating us like sh*t lying NDP Government! soon the people will have nothing to eat but you all! a set of disrespectful and disgraceful ministers. criminal in suits! you and your all families do not live like we do. LIVING Pay cheque to pay cheque stressing out our selves to end up getting sick and there's no hospital in VG. If any of you all ministers get sick you all get the best treatment else where so why do we have to suffer with empty promises?. how many have to die and we are crying for help? you all soon outta there so make sure ayo pockets full and pray you all don't fall. RED FYAH NDP THIEVES
(2) If the rain falling bush will always grow (3) why the frame should have already been here because you say so? (4) you haven't built anything since the plaque around your teeth and gums, giving you $hit to talk!
State o d art mosquito traps Bait. And monitoring of traps too
Moskito and Oil Nut is who reapin d honey and raping d country