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Anegada Express still grounded!
SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI- Anegada Express, which was grounded by the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) following its maiden trip on February 5, 2018, is expected to be given approval “in the next few days” to resume its public transportation service to Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
Alfred A. Henley Out! as acting MD @ BVI Ports Authority
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that the Acting Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Mr Alfred A. Henley aka ‘Al’, is no longer working at the BVIPA, effective today Monday February 5, 2018.
Claude O. Skelton-Cline wins Round 1; Lawsuit against NDP continues!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was this news site that first and accurately reported that the contract for the former BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Managing Director, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, would not be renewed as it was blocked in Cabinet.
Skelton-Cline vs NDP Gov’t starts behind closed doors
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The court case between former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline and the National Democratic Party Government of Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith began today, June 29, 2016 in the Commercial Court of the Virgin Islands.
Statutory Bodies struggling; Some may not be able to pay salaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word is that most of the state owned Statutory Bodies are struggling financially to keep up.
Claude O. Skelton-Cline lawsuit heats up! Each Cabinet Member served!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was last month that the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Claude O. Skelton-Cline filed legal papers to sue the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Skelton-Cline's contract the subject of Cabinet discussions- Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) was yesterday February 2, 2016 non-committal regarding the renewing of Claude O. Skelton-Cline’s contract as Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).
Where is Claude O. Skelton-Cline? Why is he so quiet over Ports scandal?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the BVI Ports Authority Development Project corruption scandal reaches its peak with a whopping $82.9 Million price tag on a $45 Million project that was scaled back in the first place, one officer at the centre of it all is the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
More $$ needed? Ports project delayed again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “The delay in the completion of the dock itself is not going to impact significantly on the arrival of ships,” stated Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool on the almost two months delay of the initially set opening date for the cruise pier and land side development at Wickham's Cay I.
Carnival Liberty first ship to berth @ new cruise pier on April 29, 2015
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), along with other government agencies, is getting ready for the official opening of the new cruise pier on April 29.