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Leading by example? Newly paved road @ OneMart!
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI – Shoppers this week at OneMart Super Store can arrive and depart in comfort and style in the freshly paved driveway of the main parking lot at Port Purcell.
Hon. Vanterpool made promises but hasn’t delivered - Opp Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: The culture of disrespect for District Representatives created by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) regime following the 2011 elections appears to continue but is more prevalent in Virgin Islands Party (VIP) held districts.
Are there two Public Works Departments?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Within the last seven months the Ministry of Communications and Works has set up a new Special Projects Unit outside of the Public Works Department (PWD). This unit does many of the same things the Department is mandated to do.
Traffic interrupted due to flash flooding at Johnson’s Ghut
PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Heavy rains yesterday afternoon, May 11, 2013 made traffic inaccessible in the Johnson’s Ghut area for more than an hour due to flash flooding that resulted.
Several 'heads' unable to effectively manage units- PWD 2011 Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Management realise that several section heads did not have the requisite knowledge and experience in management to enable them to effectively manage their units.” This was a confession made by Mr. Jeffrey Skelton, Director of the Public Works Department of the Ministry of Communications and Works in his 2011 Annual Report.