Local entrepreneur alleges discrimination in trade licence delay
Daniel A. George of Jost Van Dyke told Virgin Islands News Online that he applied for a trade licence for his snack bar business, which is located at the Great Harbour beach in Jost Van Dyke, but continues to face delays in having his application processed after complaints were made by local residents against having his bar at the beach location.
“I am being harassed by locals. They are complaining about my snack bar on the beach,” George said. He related that his bar sells popcorn, hot-dogs and veggie burgers.
George alleged that several complaints were made by a person [name given] associated with a popular restaurant and bar at Jost Van Dyke and said this has continued to delay his application unnecessarily.
According to George, no one has complained or made made any contact with him directly at any time regarding the reasons for the complaints and he has become frustrated at the process.
The entrepreneur related that after making enquiries, he was advised that his application was waiting on approval from cabinet but has since been told that this stage has now passed.
According to George, his latest information, is that new complaints have allegedly forced the application to the Governor, Mr William B. McCleary, for it to be approved.
When contacted, one staff member who was allegedly advising George of the progress of his application, told this news site that he could only disclose that the application was being processed.
Permanent Secretary within the Premier's Office, Mrs Rosalie Adams could not be reached for comment on the issue.
Efforts to contact Mr Kevin C. Smith aka 'OJ', Director of Trade and Consumer Affairs were unsuccessful up to post time.
37 Responses to “Local entrepreneur alleges discrimination in trade licence delay”
dont study then ur license to sell is ur right to buy
(if u can buy it,u can sell it)
The minister for our natural needs to have a meeting with the LOCALS of JVD so we can talk about our NATURAL RESOURCES JOST HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER
so he is allegedly breaking the law, everybody seemed to miss that.
I am a local living on Jost Van Dyke, i see no problem with the young man having his snack bar. It's your own people who drag yo down everyday. I don't see how a little snack shack can be a trouble to big F***. Them to bad mind, no one else is complaining but F****....why....because its close to them. Wutless set a people
I DONT KNOW WHY EVERYONE HAVE IT FOR A BIG SECRET FOR .ITS **** WIFE FROM ENGLAND AND **** WANT THE YOUTH GONE FROM DEH TING TO TALK
mango; check your facts-the rich whites were allowed to build a resort on scrub islands that project disrupted one of the best fishing areas in the bvi BUT when it come to "US" clowns like you talking about protecting and regulations; let me remind you-thank God for some tuff BV Islander who stood up and cause the beef islands development to stop BUT when it come to the small black man fool like you with regulations & protecting areas AKA Zoning....any other kind of people can come in here and "£$% up our country and that is great for BVI...if he was white the business would be up and running already !!!! yes i said it NOW you run go talk it