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‘Brewers Bay, the forgotten city’- Residents
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI: Following Topical Storm Philippe, which brought heavy rainfalls to the Virgin Islands on October 4, 2023, residents of Brewers Bay have been calling our news centre to complain about the cleanup efforts.
Retaining wall collapses @ Brady Ghut
BRADY GHUT, Tortola, VI- Rainfall from the passage of Tropical Storm Earl over the weekend reportedly caused a retaining wall to collapse at a private residence at Brady Ghut, on the eastern end of Tortola.
Car crushed as retaining wall collapses in Huntums Ghut
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- During heavy and persistent showers last night, a retaining wall came crashing down in Huntums Ghut, crushing a car that was parked alongside it.
Section of retaining wall collapses @ Cane Garden Bay
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- A section of a road in Cane Garden Bay, just past the bridge leading to Ballast Bay, has been partially blocked due to a retaining wall collapsing due to soil erosion.
Truck runs off road on North Sound, VG
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- A truck belonging to Arturo George, who owns a construction company on Virgin Gorda, ran off the road today February 13, 2017 at around 2:00 PM while on the North Sound Public Road above the clinic. The immediate area is called Creseda Hill by residents.
Retaining wall collapses in Hannah’s Estate; Kills dog
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- During the heavy rains on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, a retaining wall came crashing down at a residence in Hannah’s Estate, killing a dog.
Damaged roadway yet to be repaired after nearly four years
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Residents of Fat Hogs Bay have now been waiting nearly four years for promised repairs to a dangerous section of road that leads to an apartment complex after reportedly receiving assurances by several politicians among others that the task would have been completed by this time.
Major catastrophe predicted for Hannah’s Estate road
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Sometimes when it matters the most, those responsible to be alerted to the need of a proactive move to avert a major incident, or even worse, a catastrophe, can never be reached. The very persons turn back to say “Why didn’t someone just call” or something to that effect.
Last chance to save Anegada beach
KEEL POINT, Anegada, VI – Left unattended for another month or so, the decorated coconut trees lining the beach at Keel Point, Anegada, could all be uprooted and possibly washed out to sea and with a little more time the cottages could also be gone with the wave.