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‘We are drunk on the eve of reconstruction’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- “There is a sense in which we as a people have a grand opportunity, amidst all of the foul stuff, amidst some of the chaos, amidst some of the things that are ours and some beyond our [control], amidst the crises, there is an opportunity, a real opportunity, to reform, to transform, to reconstruct ourselves as a people and as a nation.”
Look forward to clean up & transformation of RT ‘very soon’– Hon Hodge-Smith
CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI- Fourth District Representative and Jr Minister for Culture and Tourism Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith has promised a transformation of her district, including Road Town, which she acknowledged as needing to be cleaned up.
Lorna G. Smith’s platform aims to transform the future of VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- National Democratic Party (NDP) At Large Candidate Lorna G. Smith, OBE said her platform is committed to transforming the future of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), with plans to revitalise the economy, secure a sustainable future for the country’s youth, significantly reduce crime and the cost of living, as well as prepare the territory for a financially secure future.
'We should not let politics divide us'- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Emphasising that he must run a clean political campaign, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Ninth District, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley, has said the people of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) should not allow politics to divide them.
Progress continues on construction of modern market square in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Construction of the modern market square in the heart of the capital city Road Town is progressing “extremely well” and when completed will be a “beauty to behold”.
‘2020: The year visions come to reality’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Happy New Year and God’s Blessings to all of you from the Government of the Virgin Islands. It is 1st January, 2020. The year where visions come to reality.”
Section of Waterfront Drive & DeCastro St to be made ‘one-way’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The stretch of road from the traffic lights to the roundabout on Waterfront Drive in Road Town will be made into a one-way to accommodate traffic heading East while DeCastro Street will be converted to a one-way to accommodate traffic heading West.
Cabinet approves blueprint for redesign of Public Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is a statement from Deputy Governor Rosalie Adams on the transformation of the Public Service.