Cruise liners influencing Brandywine Bay proj. – Hon. Pickering
It was also revealed that there are already a few design concepts currently being developed.
This was told to residents and other concerned persons at a public meeting held at the Brandywine Bay beach front on Thursday September 12, 2013 by Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering who also insisted that the proposals are not yet concrete.
“One of the proposals on the table, because of the increase of passengers they are going to be bringing to the BVI, they have looked at how they can find things for their passengers to do, tours that can benefit there passengers...”
Dr Pickering and his team had facilitated the meeting to present three draft proposals for the potential relocating of the beach front road at Brandywine Bay when he revealed the influences behind the pending project to remove the road.
According to Dr Pickering, at least two cruise liners; Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line are likely to plug monies into the project once it goes through because of the fact that the existing beaches at Cane Garden Bay cannot take off the number of tourists at any one time especially if there are to have two or three cruise ships in.
“Any of you who would have been to Cane Garden Bay on a day when you have two or three cruise ships in know that, that not sustainable. We can’t have just one beach where we can take passengers,” said Dr Pickering.
He said the suggested development of the Brandywine Bay beach was influenced by the proposed extension of the cruise ship pier that has been on the table for the past two to three years. “Between ourselves and other planners have looked at which other beaches on Tortola can be used for development and can enhance our tourism product, that can enhance overall economic development and this is one of the prime beaches that have been noted.”
Residents were also told in no uncertain terms that the Cruise Pier Development Project is an isolated one if not done urgently will see the death of the cruise ship industry in the Virgin Islands.
“The cruise ship pier is an entity by itself that will happen for the cruise ships…it is something they have been pressing hard on because the big ships cannot come into the dock. The cruise ships cannot stand alongside each other and all the cruise lines want to bring bigger ships,” he noted.
23 Responses to “Cruise liners influencing Brandywine Bay proj. – Hon. Pickering”
How much would it cost to reconfigure the road repairs, how about a potential traffic light or the accidents occurring as those come down the hill.
How much are the cruise ship people contributing and how much do THEY gain out of it? They already get a piece of the passenger. The trade off is not logical or realistic. NDP sees "free" financial contribution and not the consequences. It is foolishness at wanting to be more metropolitan. The gates will be open to beach-side development when it is not being used as much as originally thought. Then we lose another vista.
This is the only country I see where politicians are scared to proceed with Eminent Domain Rights when encountered with unreasonable land owners. Major roads today are still one lanes, used by both directional traffic because both Governments are scared to to take a 11' width of land which would benefit the masses.
It happens over and over and we are falling deeper and deeper into 'no progress'. No progress = slow economy = failed economy SIMPLE MATHS.
We have a few Government Officials that can see 10,20,30 and more years ahead with the good of the country at heart. EVERY DEVELOPMENT has pushback, Please don't listen to these bloggers go forward and do what you know will benefit our islands in the long run. The quite, progressive, voting masses are the ones that will vote you back in. BUT YOU MUST PUT WORKS ON THE GROUND.
I see you always stealing VINO blogs and now the screen names...the writing is on the wall NDP must GO