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Demolition of Althea Scatliffe Primary School building complete
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building, which was deemed unsafe last year, is no more.
ASPS building to be demolished- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A decision has been made to demolish the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building on Station Road and rebuild it.
Gov’t intends to build 13 homes, repair 25 in 2022 - Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister for Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said the Ministry of Health and Social Development is aiming to construct 13 new homes and repair 25, in the coming year for residents whose homes were impacted by the 2017 hurricanes.
A new year for another chance to build back better
Alred C. Frett
Will Someone Please Explain What Happens Next?
We ask what will Tomorrow bring only to find that no one has the answer and the best we can do, is prepare as best we can, knowing all we have in common is Time – Our Fears and Dreams may differ but your Second is my Second and your Decade is my Decade so, whether we are here or not, this year shall pass and whether we are there or not, the next year shall come.
'I even have homeless BVIslanders' living in building- Bettito Frett
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola VI - A Wickham's Cay I property owner has defended a building labelled as overcrowded, unsafe, unsanitary and indecent by Government, following the removal of all of the building’s occupants for COVID-19 testing and quarantine.
Former legislator begs Gov't to help complete Heritage Dancers’ building
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Money donated to the Heritage Dancers group was used some 20 years ago, after securing a piece of land, to start a building for the group to comfortably conduct cultural activities. Two decades later; however, the building remains incomplete.
Recommendation made for 'Cultural Centre' to be torn down- Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A recommendation has been made for the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which has remained in a state of disrepair since the hurricanes of September 2017, to be torn down, according to Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Mrs Parsons pleads for help to complete building for Heritage Dancers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It may have been her Investiture Ceremony for being honoured with the Order of the British Empire (OBE), but Mrs Eileene L. Parsons was not too proud to use the occasion to make an impassioned plea to Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith to help the Heritage Dancers get their building "off the ground".