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‘No person from Virgin Islands’ applied for BVIAA MD position- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on January 13, 2022, broke the news that St Lucian Kurt A. G. Menal will be the new Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA), the question of why no local was appointed to the position became popular.
$8.9M in grants for USVI airports; UK still reaping $$ from VI
WASHINGTON DC, USA – While the United Kingdom (UK) based Air Safety Support International (ASSI) continues to take millions from the Virgin Islands (VI) treasury, over in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the airports there will receive some $8.9M in infrastructure grants from the Donald J. Trump administration.
13 years later, Millions spent on ASSI, still no Civil Aviation Dept for VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After some 13 years (2004) since the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) killed the government Civil Aviation Department and allowed the British based Air Safety Support International (ASSI) to be the Virgin Islands Regulator of the civil aviation industry, there is little hope of the Government Department returning.
ASSI still in the VI taking millions from our treasury 12 years later!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After 12 years and counting the Virgin Islands still does not have a Civil Aviation Department and the functions of the department are being carried out by the United Kingdom based Air Safety Support International (ASSI).
After 11 years still no Civil Aviation Department restored in the VI!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was in 2004 under a National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration [2003-2007], some 11 years ago, that the Virgin Islands lost its Civil Aviation Department and some say went backwards to the colonial days.