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 …
April 18, 2024
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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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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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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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 …
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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