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$280K contract approved for New Horizon Ferry to barge waste from JvD to Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government moving ahead with its mandate to tackle solid waste buildup across the territory, the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved recommendations from the Central Tenders Board (CTB) for New Horizon Ferry Service to barge waste from Jost van Dyke to Tortola for the next 3 years.
‘We had to discard some 685 vials of vaccines’– Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite repeated calls for the Virgin Islands public to come forward voluntarily to be immunised against COVID-19 before the vaccine shelf-life ended, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) said nearly 700 vials of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was wasted.
USVI Gov't audit reveals decades of fraud, waste of public funds
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI - An audit made public by the Office of the Inspector General on Friday, Friday, October 25, 2019, unearthed what many US Virgin Islanders had long suspected, but never had proof to back up the claims; that fraud, waste and abuse were rampant in the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands.
'Doug' Wheatley calls for prudent spending by gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and social commentator Douglas Wheatley has called for better management of taxpayers’ money by the government.
The days of spending & throwing money are gone - J. Alvin Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member and Second District Representative Hon. J. Alvin Christopher is of the belief that Members of the House of Assembly have continually been reversing opportunities to enhance the economy. “We did it right here in this House,” said the Second District Representative during the recently held budget debates in the Fifth Sitting of the Second Session of the Second House of Assembly on December 18, 2012.
Preference: Waste to electricity, diesel or water?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the price for electricity and fuel on the constant rise, many may be opting to see their garbage turn into either of the two – diesel or electricity - with the hope that the process can trickle down savings to their pockets.
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