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‘The more we cut the more it rains’- Bush Cutters on public road
LONG TREACH, Tortola, VI- Through the Registration, Apprenticeship, Training, Employment and Development (RATED) programme from the Premier’s Office along with a clean-up campaign spearheaded by the Department of Waste Management (DWM), landscaping and bush cutting in all communities have been ongoing.
‘Elevator Hill’ got a bush cutting face lift!
PARSONS, Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, VI- The bushes have been whipping vehicles, brushing pedestrians and even lassoing animals for months in the area of Parsons in the Sea Cows Bay area of Tortola and up what is referred to as ‘Elevator Hill’.
Brewers Bay given a temporary facelift with landscaping
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Brewers Bay, usually referred to as the 'forgotten city', has been given a facelift.
Landscaping of public roads on the move due to RATED Programme
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- For months, taxi drivers, pedestrians, and motorists on Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Jost van Dyke have been complaining about heavy bushes on the side of the roads causing driving, and walking hazardous.
Ex-FS L. Allen Wheatley blasts Unity Gov’t; Pleads for help for youths
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Former Financial Secretary Mr L. Allen Wheatley has said there is a cash flow problem in the territory and the Unity Government has to take some of the blame for it.
Bush cutting delayed territory-wide due to policy revision- PS Smith-Berkeley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works, Mr Ronald F. Smith-Berkeley has stated that the Ministry has experienced some administrative delays in attending to bush cutting throughout the Territory.
'Finally getting bushes cut in this district'- Hon Julian Fraser RA
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The two Virgin Islands Party Members, Leader of the Opposition Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) and Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) often complain that their districts are being ignored by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
Small contractors being forced to close- Hon Julian Fraser RA
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- “You don't have to drive very far from your home to realise that bush and weed are taking over and unless and until government does something meaningful about it the dangers to motorists will result in accidents and roads will become impassable.”
Hon. Vanterpool made promises but hasn’t delivered - Opp Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: The culture of disrespect for District Representatives created by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) regime following the 2011 elections appears to continue but is more prevalent in Virgin Islands Party (VIP) held districts.
Bush cutters are cutting cable TV & phone lines too!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The practice by Government of giving private individuals and companies petty contracts and purchase orders to cut bush and trees along the main and secondary roads mainly on Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke is continuing by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Government even though during the 2011 general elections they were the biggest critics of the programme started by the now Opposition Virgin Islands Party.
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