Gov't facilities being vandalised in VG
While this call was made by Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, several residents had brought this issue to the attention of Virgin Islands News Online, alleging that it is believed there are persons who are deliberately attacking and destroying certain government properties.
“We know some people don’t agree with how certain things going on here and they venting by destroying, and that’s criminal, its wasting tax payers dollars, they need to stop,” said a school teacher on the island. According to the teacher, she was heartbroken when she heard and later saw how someone or persons ‘mash-up’ certain sections in the $300,000 Walters Recreational Park.
Residents also alluded to several shutters of the partly enclosed Jeffery Caines Sports Arena being destroyed.
In addition, Hon Walwyn said, “We just finished resurfacing the basketball court in North Sound and I understand that somebody took their car and drive it on the wet cement, that is not good,” said Hon Walwyn.
Back in January of 2014, several persons had reported to Virgin Islands News Online that components of the Walters Recreational Park were being destroyed due to the poor handling and abuse of the facility. The reports had come from residents living on Virgin Gorda, and had highlighted what they feel is the absence of a proper management system of the recently opened park and that for the greater part, children are using the park unsupervised and causing damage especially to the decorative plants.
However, when contacted on January 15, 2014, Chairman of the BVI Recreational Trust Mr Roy E. Barry said investigations have proven the allegations to have been false. He said checks were made and there were no evidence of any such disturbances.
Additionally, Mr Barry had said that the day prior to the report hitting the media, the BVI Recreational Trust had taken steps to secure the entrance of the park by installing a chain at the entrance.
He had told this news site that it is the Trust's intention to install a more proper gate which they could not have done at that time.
6 Responses to “Gov't facilities being vandalised in VG”
I highly doubt either of those things. Therefore, these are indeed willful acts of destruction for the sake of destruction. I think parents of children caught doing damage should be made to pay for said damage and any adults doing damage should go to jail, pay for the damages and serve 30 days community service at the very place they were caught doing the damage.
We are NOT a nation of ignorant individuals, intent on destroying that which we have built. It's time for everyone to smarten up!