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2 years, 7 months later still no Public Library in Road Town
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After years of failed projects costing taxpayers millions of dollars, the National Democratic Party (NDP) is yet to fund a Public Library in Road Town, Tortola.
After 2 years unpopular Governor Duncan wants media censored
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Now two years into his tenure as a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the appointed governor John S. Duncan OBE is making negative headlines again.
Rumour is one thing, evidence is another- Governor Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite becoming unpopular for not calling a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the controversial Ports Development Project even when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Auditor General, along with the public, would have strongly recommended it, Governor John S. Duncan OBE insists it was the right decision.
Hon Fahie blasts Mr Walwyn over $1M wall but zero for classrooms!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Minister for Education and Culture Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has come out swinging against the embattled Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn in his public failure to secure the additional classrooms for the newly implemented Sixth Form at the Elmore Stoutt High School on Tortola.
Governor being petty while important matters ignored- Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the call for a commission of inquiry on the Cruise Pier Development Project among other pressing concerns of the territory being ignored by Governor John S. Duncan OBE, radio show host and retired civil servant Edmund G. Maduro is furious that Governor Duncan has the time to challenge the media on what he described as petty matters.
Governor is not looking for corruption hard enough- Hugh E. Darley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Project Developer of the Cruise Pier Development Project Mr Hugh E. Darley believes that Governor of the Virgin Islands, His Excellency John S. Duncan OBE, has not looked very hard to find the corruption in the $82.9 million and counting project.
$50m was initial budget of Ports Project - C. O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has distanced himself from the port project cost of $50M which had been submitted when the project was in the form of a public private partnership.
Hon Skelton blasts Gov’t for 'treatment' of Claude O. Skelton Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Making it known that former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Claude O. Skelton Cline is his nephew, which has caused him to hold back on his opinions on Skelton-Cline’s performance on the Cruise Pier Development Project, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Ronnie W. Skelton has blasted his own National Democratic Party (NDP) Government for not giving Mr Skelton-Cline his due credit.
Ports Project racks up an astonishing $9M in admin cost!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the public and perhaps tax payers try to come to grip with the announcement in a statement on January 25, 2016 by the Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) that to date the controversial Ports Development Project has cost $82.9 million, one of the breakdowns that has caught many by surprise is the administrative cost of the project.
We need Premier Smith to live up to ‘Gov’t in sunshine’ pledge- Gov John S. Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While refusing to order a Commission of Inquiry into the controversial Ports Development Project despite a host of allegations of corruption, Governor John S. Duncan OBE has called for more transparency from the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government led by Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith.
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