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Crafts Alive mêlée: Vendors cry of indifferent treatment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Crafts Alive vendors have expressed outrage at the apparent inequality that seems to exist after having been asked to remove from vending at the cruise ship pier area while others seem to boldly continue at the location.
Skillful hands shape special work!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “My booth represents local indigenous grassroots products, made right here in the British Virgin Islands,” were the proud words of Virgin Islander Kishmet B. Daniel when Virgin Islands News Online visited her stall at the New Craft's Alive Village recently.
Crafts Alive Vendors anxious about rent; want visible signage for tourists
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Christmas Day is almost upon us but the jury is still out on whether it will be the Grinch or Santa that visits the Crafts Alive Village vendors this time of year.
‘Tent City’ vendors deny defiance of removal order
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Craft vendors are adamant that there was no defiance on their part against the instructions of the Minister of Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool for them to remove structures set up for operations at the cruise ship pier in Wickhams Cay II.
Vision of the Seas graces port VI for the first time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas graced port Virgin Islands (VI) yesterday November 5, 2012 for the first time with a passenger count of 1,955 persons on board.
Pace of works, trade license difficulties frustrate vendors
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Prospective vendors of the Crafts Alive Village at a community meeting held with Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park last evening October 30, 2012 expressed frustration at the protracted length of time being taken to officially open the new Village.
Crafts Alive Village for November 20 Opening – Hon. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool announced last evening, October 30, 2012 during a meeting with prospective vendors of the Crafts Alive Village that his Ministry is pushing hard for a November 20, 2012 deadline for the opening of the Village.
Update: Crafts Alive Meeting Venue changed to Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A release just submitted by the Ministry of Communications and Works announced that there has been a venue change for the proposed meeting with vendors of the Crafts Alive location in Road Town.
Mixed reactions to tent city relocation to Crafts Alive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The reaction is mixed over the announcement made recently by Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool on relocating ‘tent city’ vendors to Crafts Alive Village, with the main concern being human and traffic congestion and competitive pricing.
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