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W&SD trying to collect some $6M owed by customers- PS Smith-Berkeley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities Mr Ronald F. Smith-Berkeley said if the leaks in the water network in the Virgin Islands are sealed, it would reduce the haemorrhaging of money that currently exists in the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD).
W&SD losing approximately $22M annually- Finance Minister
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has bemoaned that the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) is carrying serious deficits of more than $20 million each year; however, that will soon change.
Hon Fraser League running at a loss but ‘saving the seed’
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Although emphasising that the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League is “in no shape or form in jeopardy”, Co-Founder of the League Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has revealed that the league, which has risen in popularity and status over the years, continues to run at a deficit.
Numbers don’t reflect ‘realities on the ground’ – First Dist Rep.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Oppostion Member and First District Representative Hon. Andrew A. Fahie remains firm in his belief that the budget figures presented by Premier and Finance Minister Dr. The Hon. D. Orlando Smith are not representative of the “realities on the ground”.