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UPDATE: No decision yet on Henry O. Creque - Hon Mark H. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On the issue of the removal of the Deputy General Manager of the BVIEC Mr Henry O. Creque, Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool told this news site that no concrete decision has been made as to exactly where they will be putting him.
Low employee morale due to political interference- Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Facilities Management Unit (FMU) under the Ministry of Communications and Works complained in its 2010 Annual Report laid on the table of the House of Assembly on July 25, 2013 by Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool about many of its challenges in 2010.
Are there two Public Works Departments?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Within the last seven months the Ministry of Communications and Works has set up a new Special Projects Unit outside of the Public Works Department (PWD). This unit does many of the same things the Department is mandated to do.
Will Gov't & CDB have to return to the table?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There are raised eyebrows following the recent signing of the contract by the Government of the Virgin Islands and FDL Consult Inc. of St. Lucia, which fulfills a major requirement by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) before the $15.6M loan can go into effect.
‘We are BVIslanders just like everybody else’- Anegada taxi operators
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI - "It’s this government and the government of the past that guilty of neglecting the people of Anegada. We are a small group over here, yes but we have equal rights just like Tortola, just like Virgin Gorda. We are BVIslanders just like everybody else," said Mr Jerry D. Vanterpool, a resident and businessman at Anegada during a meeting of taxi drivers and officials from the Ministry of Communications and Works in Anegada on Friday February 8, 2013.
Fact? VI infrastructure falls woefully short of what it should be!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One item on the lunch menu for the first of a two-day Retreat for the Ministry of Communications and works (MCW) was certainly well digested when presented to the participants, not on their plates, neither in their glasses, but over the microphone in a striking presentation by Chief Executive Officer of JOMA Property Development, Mr Colin O’Neal, a presentation that was described as “a harsh reality check”. It had no additives, just raw but yet nutritious.
Think out of the box!- Premier Smith urges at MCW retreat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Within this year, the Ministry of Communications and Works (MCW) will be seeking to create a City Management Board to assist in the running of the capital, Road Town. That board will be charged with liaising with various Government departments and private sector partners to launch a revitalization plan for Road Town.
UPDATE: Perline Scatliffe is new Water & Sewerage boss
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Just as firstly and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online on October 8, 2012, government has confirmed through a Government Information Service (GIS) press release that Mrs. Perline Scatliffe-Leonard has been named the new Director of the Water and Sewerage Department. According to the press release, her appointment became effective December 1, 2012.
Methodist Manse Road closed for Wednesday & Thursday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the public that the Methodist Manse Road will be closed to vehicular traffic on Wednesday and Thursday 19th and 20th September to facilitate road works.
"I think we were fortunate to experience the storm without much damage" - Hon. Vanterpool.
WEST END, Tortola, VI – Now that tropical storm Isaac has come, seen and did not conquer, persons around the island are grateful that much damage has not been caused to the infrastructure in place. None may be more grateful however, than residents of West End, in the south western area of Tortola.
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