Leading by example? Newly paved road @ OneMart!
While the newly paved area will assist other businesses in the immediate area adjacent to OneMart Super Store, it remains unclear if paving driveways for parking lots are a part of the National Democratic Party (NDP) government’s paving initiatives.
As election season draws nigh, road works have begun in various areas across the territory, mostly on main roads. Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool, it seems, had to make sure he leads by example with the freshly asphalt paving in front of his business.
"What we are seeing is leadership by example, “remarked one caller to this news site as he referred to the newly done asphalt roads in the compound of ‘OneMart Supa Market’ and ‘P and M Studios’.
The ‘OneMart Super Store’ is one of the places with reasonably priced goods on the main island of Tortola and sees a large influx of shoppers trekking through on a daily basis.
Business owner Vanterpool offered no comment when contacted by our news room on the asphalt paving.
A senior officer in the Public Works Department confirmed that it is the same asphalt used recently on the James Walter Francis Drive highway paving, but decline to say if members of his staff were the ones doing the works on the road at OneMart parking lot.
Efforts to reach Public Works Department Director Jeffrey M. Skelton for a comment were unsuccessful.
"This is good, you know, some people would have other ideas and may want to say all sort of things but we hope to see other businesses following this pattern and not sit and wait in the hope that Government will do their frontages too, they can be good corporate citizens as their pockets are filled by the very people whose car tires some of those roads damaging," said one man who only gave his name as Mr Lloyd.
‘Have no fear with Gov’t borrowing millions!’
Delivering a campaign style speech at the launch of the BVI Electricity Corporation Phase 5 development programme on March 23, 2015, Minister Vanterpool had extolled the efforts of the Government and urged the audience to clap at the achievements.
“When you are put in fear that this Government is borrowing $100 million in one ministry to improve the infrastructure of this territory I want you to understand that this Government is doing the right thing for the right development for the right future of the territory of the Virgin Islands and that deserves a clap,” he had said.
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61 Responses to “Leading by example? Newly paved road @ OneMart!”
Gimmicks are what the voters love so why stop? I really don't understand why we continue to blame politicians for doing what they see necessary for votes. If we stop voting based on bulls$%^ then something will change. Until then, stop the noise and go with the flow. Gimmicks will always be a part of elections as long as voters continue to fall for nonsense. Look at the longest standing elected officials especially in the Districts. What have they done for the country and/or Districts to deserve 3 or 4 terms in office? That's 12-16 years. Do the math and you will see why they continue to be re-elected. They will not change their behavior once the voters continue to be selfish and short sighted. NDP will pour millions into projects that are good for the country but also good for their election hopes. That's the game, that's how its played, works every time, snap into reality! This is not only in the BVI, it's politics globally.
part of the CDB loan proceeds? I dont believe in coincidence.
Put it in your pipe, this will be the sweep of a life time all VIP
will be send home once and for all.
need to go look up the definition of a public road or the word road by law and see what it says and by that hon vanterpool did not pave his parking lot as we can see its only the public driveway paved
Now now now this is abose of power
Sad, so sad. We grasp for gossip and not facts.
The fact as I see it--they are both the same--they are all helping themselves and their friends. Is that wrong? They all get pension after one term. Is that right? Nurses and Doctors who do the dirty work, clean and dressed our soars our wounds bring our medication to our beds, save lives, can`t get Govt pension after 10--15--20--25yrs, simply because they were not born here. Is that right?-----these are facts