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Hon Kye M. Rymer is Acting Premier & Minister of Finance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is the man temporarily steering the ship of the Virgin Islands, as both Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and the Deputy Premier, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), are on duty travel.
Hon Rymer urges InterCaribbean Airways to urgently improve service
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has urged Inter Caribbean Airways to accelerate efforts to rectify inadequate service levels provided to travellers from the Virgin Islands (VI).
Nibbs Estate residents frustrated with state of access road
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Nibbs Estate in Sea Cows Bay are calling for immediate action to address the deteriorated road leading to their homes.
‘Put away the guns’ & come to the festival village- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has called for a gun-free remainder of the 70th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.
‘There is quite a lot of [water] theft but there is quite a lot of leaks’- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Better management of the Territory’s Water Distribution Network is in the pipeline as a major contract was signed to curtail non-revenue water and create sustainability through the building of local capacity in leak detection.
VI Gov’t hosts 1st ever ACI Airport Day in territory
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has hosted the first-ever ACI Airport Day event in the Virgin Islands on July 9, 2024, organised by the Airports Council International - Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) in collaboration with the BVI Airports Authority.
NDP Gov’t got over $50M in loans to fix roads in VI– Hon Kye M. Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Addressing the Opposition's criticisms of the road infrastructure in the Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) said the now Opposition Members, who were once in Government, collected some $50M in loans for road infrastructure works that have not stand the test of time.
‘We have looked @ extending [airport runway] 500 ft to the west’- Hon Rymer
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has committed to extending the runway at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport; however, how it will be done is not a decision written in stone as yet.
VI public urged to participate in airport expansion survey
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI - Persons living in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being encouraged to participate in a survey on a Business Case for the expansion of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Portion of roads in Sea Cows Bay to get face lift!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - While many continue to complain about the bad roads and big potholes in the Virgin Islands (VI), one busy area with bad roads will be having a facelift.