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Changes to fines & penalties coming for loud motorcycles – Hon Rymer
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The contention over loud motorcycles and the resulting noise nuisance is engaging the attention of Government and, according to Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), legislative moves will be made to address the issue.
“It is a nuisance! Put a silencer on your bikes’ - Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called on local bikers to stop the noise nuisance created by their motorcycles and bikes.
Construction on Sundays a 'noise nuisance'- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Fraser RA, has called on legislators to revisit the Noise Control and Abatement Act, given weekend noise pollution from sources such as construction work in residential areas continues to be an issue.
Paragon facing closure- Nathan R. Wong
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI – Paragon Conference and Entertainment Centre, a popular spot for the hosting of events of various sorts and located in Fish Bay, Tortola, is threatened with going out of business as it is reportedly being denied a nightclub licence as a consequence of an ongoing noise nuisance case in the Magistrate’s Court.
UPDATE: Maduro pleased ‘crusade noise’ was turned down
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of the television talk show ‘BVI Forum’, Edmund Maduro, was pleased to report on his programme on CBN Channel 51 on Saturday April 27, 2013 that the entity responsible for hosting the crusade at Festival Grounds had acted in a “responsible way” by turning down the volume of the loud speakers on three consecutive nights following complaints about the “loud noise”.
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