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Water & Sewerage ePortal coming- Hon Rymer
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—Residents of the Virgin Islands will soon be able to make payments to the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) online.
Competitive bidding process was done for $100M loan- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Dr Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the Ministry of Finance facilitated a bidding process before agreeing to the one hundred-million-dollar loan from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
People falling victims to diseases ‘environmental in nature’- Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser, RA has suggested that persons in the Virgin Islands are coming down with deadly diseases that can be traced to the environment.
Neglect caused CGB sewerage system to deteriorate- Carvin Malone
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - Carvin Malone, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Basin Enterprises Limited, has accused governments of neglecting the old sewerage system in Cane Garden Bay (CGB), a system which he believes is the best option to rectify the longstanding sewerage issues in the community.
Jr Minister portfolio will not affect focus on 'fixing' 8th District- Hon Marlon A. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Junior Minister for Trade and Investment and Representative for the Eighth District Honourable Marlon A. Penn is confident that his constituents have nothing to be afraid of in terms of his being able to fully represent the district now that he has ministerial responsibilities.
VIP had governed in 'patch & go fashion' – Hon Delores Christopher
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI – In the midst of laying out her plans and speaking about her “accomplishments” in the Fifth District, Honourable Delores Christopher described the governance of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) while in power as ‘patch and go fashion’
Premier must apologise to the elderly – Hon. Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Honourable Julian Fraser, RA has called on the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith to apologise to the elderly folks of the Virgin Islands who have been violated by the alleged unacceptable systems that exist at Peebles Hospital.
Still no fixed schedule for addressing EE/LL sewerage problem
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Long has been the wait of residents of the communities of East End and Long Look to have the problem of sewerage addressed but to date the responsible Ministry has not come up with a concrete strategy and plan to fix the problem once and for all.
Engineering concerns halted R/T sewerage project? Not so says Carvin Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The National Sewerage Programme was halted in Road Town last year since, according to Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool, it was discovered there was a threat to the integrity of some nearby buildings.
Phase 3 of EE/LL sewerage project to be completed May 9 – Hon. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Phase three of the sewerage project in the East End/Long Look community was expected to wrap up, Wednesday May 9, 2012, announced 8th District Representative, Hon. Marlon Penn at a meeting held last evening, May 8.