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Disgruntled Pier Park tenants allegedly seeking meeting with Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Amidst allegation that some Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP) tenants are planning to meet with Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to share concerns about the facility, the Pier Park’s CEO, Vance M. Lewis has fired out with a number of claims.
VI reputation on the line! – Premier calls for live broadcast of CoI
ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, VI – [British] Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) today, January 19, 2021, called for a live broadcast of the Commission of Inquiry, announced by outgoing embattled Governor, Augustus J.U. Jaspert.
VISAR, TPP partnering on VI’s first ice-skating rink
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands, through VISAR in collaboration with the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (TPP), will be introducing the territory’s first synthetic ice-skating rink for the 2020 holiday season, as part of a fundraising initiative.
HoA had no clue $8M for EE/LL Sewerage Project was redirected- Hon Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reiterated that the then National Democratic Party (NDP) Government illegally diverted monies from other vital projects to fund the development of Tortola Pier Park Project in 2015.
COVID-19 Stimulus: TPP slashes rents up to 100% for tenants
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a new economic response initiative as part of the COVID-19 stimulus plans of the Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led government, the Tortola Pier Park Ltd (TPPL) will be moving to payout dividends to shareholders as well as slash rents for eligible tenants at the facility.
'TPP investment was one of the best VI made' - Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Even though the project has a cost totalling some $85 million-plus, including cost overruns of at least $40 million for the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park Project (TPP), former Communications and Works Minister, Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) insists that the TPP investment was one of the best the territory ever made.
VI welcomes inaugural call of Viking Sun
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the Government of the Virgin Islands continues to push to address shortfalls in the local tourism industry, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) on October 21, 2019, officially welcomed the Viking Sun cruise ship on its inaugural call to the Virgin Islands.
Patrice Roberts delivers at Soca Wee 2019
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The fear expressed by many that Cane Garden Bay's events of last evening, June 14, 2019, would have pulled to plug on the Soca Wee Fete was allayed from early in the night.
Documents missing for Pier Park Project; Audit Report incomplete
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The long awaited Audit report, commissioned by ‘lame-duck’ and outgoing Premier, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), into the Tortola Pier Park Project (TPP), was today Tuesday, January 15, 2019, tabled in the House of Assembly (HoA).
‘Stop the lie’ - vendor to TPP management
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Controversy erupted following the announcement on December 15, 2017 by the management of Tortola Pier Park (TPP) that children under the age of 17 years were no longer allowed in the Park without the supervision of an adult 21 years or older.