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Anegadians waiting almost 2 decades for roads to be fixed- Shereen D. Flax-Charles

- said she is hoping something will happen before Anegada Lobster Festival scheduled for Nov. 27 to 29
Former legislator and At-Large representative Mrs Shereen D. Flax-Charles is hoping road works on Anegada will be completed before the start of the 2026 Lobster Festival. Photo: Facebook
(L-R) Mrs Shereen D. Flax, Deputy NDP Chairman Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R8), Former political candidate and businessman Troy E. Christopher, and Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) on NDP Radio on October 28, 2026. Photo: YouTube
(L-R) Mrs Shereen D. Flax, Deputy NDP Chairman Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R8), Former political candidate and businessman Troy E. Christopher, and Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) on NDP Radio on October 28, 2026. Photo: YouTube
The 2026 Anegada Lobster Festival is scheduled for November 27 to 29, 2026. Photo: BVI Food Fete
The 2026 Anegada Lobster Festival is scheduled for November 27 to 29, 2026. Photo: BVI Food Fete
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Mrs Shereen D. Flax-Charles is hoping road works on Anegada will be completed before the start of the 2026 Lobster Festival scheduled for November 27 to 29, 2026.

During the National Democratic Party’s radio show, NDP Radio, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mrs Flax-Charles said Anegadians have been waiting almost two decades for the road to be fixed. 

“Contracts were signed years ago,” she said. 

Work began in September 2026 

District Nine Representative Hon Vincent O. Wheatley gave an update on the roadworks in September 2026. 

Hon Wheatley said approximately 4,800 linear feet of roadway will be paved with concrete along the route toward Cow Wreck in four phases. 

The first phase is covering approximately 1,200 linear feet of roadway. 

Mrs Flax-Charles, however, seems to be displeased with the pace of work. Commenting on the roadworks, she said, “Now, on September 11, I don’t know if that was some sort of omen; they carried over truckloads with gravel and with whatever else, and today is the 28th [of October].”

She added that with the materials placed on the site for the works, people can hardly drive by, vehicles’ tyres get damaged and said one tourist fell off a scooter on the road. 

“The road is not fixed yet.”

Hoping something will happen before Lobster Fest 

While Mrs Flax-Charles expressed her disappointment with the project’s pace, she is still hoping significant improvement could be made soon. 

“We’re hoping that something will happen before Lobster Fest. These little things when it comes to maintenance; that road on Anegada should not still be there to be fixed.”

She added that most, if not all, of the workers are willing and able, “But they’re not receiving what they need to execute their job,” she accused. 

See link to related article 

Anegada road rehabilitation project begins

1 Response to “Anegadians waiting almost 2 decades for roads to be fixed- Shereen D. Flax-Charles”

  • Talk, Talk (02/11/2026, 10:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Flax Charles seems to forget that she was an At-Large Representative for four of those twenty years that she is counting. What did she do for the people of Anegada? And that the man on her right was also an At Large Representative for many of those years and was in very powerful positions. Maybe she should have addressed him.


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