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April 18, 2024

Burt Point sewage plant back online

The Burt Point sewage treatment plant is operational again for the first time since it sustained major damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Extensive repairs on the facility were completed …

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by Allison Vaughn
October 30, 2023

EDITORIAL: Sewer contracts are progress, but leaders must stay focused

We were heartened by the latest round of contracts signed to advance the much-delayed sewerage project in East End/Long Look, where residents have long suffered from untreated waste running in …

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by The BVI Beacon
June 27, 2022

EDITORIAL: It’s time to stop flushing raw sewage into the ocean

In 1974, when the Virgin Islands’ population was less than 11,000, the government’s annual agenda included a national sewage treatment plant that would help eliminate the need to flush Tortola’s …

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by BVI Beacon
June 3, 2022

Government to pay $1.4 million to fix sewage treatment plant

Since hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the sewage treatment plant at Burt Point has been inoperable, leaving Tortola flushing much of its sewage into the ocean as the two …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 25, 2021

Pipe laid as EE sewerage project starts

The Covid-19 pandemic has hampered numerous infrastructure projects in the territory by causing raw material shortages, delaying supply shipments, and limiting working hours. But progress nevertheless has been made, including …

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by Dana Kampa
August 11, 2020

Privy Council ruling could cost VI $30 million

After spending more than six years in court and seven figures in legal fees, Chuck Peterson said a tear came to his eye this month when he won his case …

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by Dana Kampa

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