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Thanks to a recent green light from the Caribbean Development Bank, the procurement process for the construction of a new West End ferry terminal is moving ahead following years of …
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The construction of the new National Emergency Operations Centre in McNamara was delayed by issues associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the project should be …
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Gender sensitivity and social inclusion took centre stage in two recent workshops hosted by the Recovery and Development Agency. Last week, the agency offered contractors a training session designed to …
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In the wake of Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands discovered that its relatively high per-capita gross domestic product made it ineligible for certain forms of development assistance and concessionary financing …
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Economic development and the hurricane recovery were on the agenda when Virgin Islands leaders met with Caribbean Development Bank officials who visited the territory last week, according to government. Premier …
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As the latest step in the Caribbean Development Bank’s efforts to help Caribbean governments get better value for money, the bank has launched a new phase of its public procurement …
The Caribbean Development Bank is projecting gross domestic product growth of 9.1 percent across its 19 borrowing member countries in 2022, accelerating the regional economic recovery that started last year. …
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Despite technical glitches during a public opening ceremony on Friday, the BVI Electricity Corporation received 19 applications for pre-qualification for a proposed Caribbean Development Bank funded microgrid project in Paraquita …
Cabinet recently approved the allocation of almost $1,100,000 over the next two years for temporary measures to address long-standing issues in the criminal justice system that have resulted in a …
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The North Sound Administration Building on Virgin Gorda was handed over from the Recovery and Development Agency to Deputy Governor David Archer Jr. last week following the completion of repairs …
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Having laid in ruin since Hurricane Irma passed in 2017, the National Emergency Operations Centre will soon be demolished, and a state-of-the-art centre will be built in its place, officials …
On June 11, two Virgin Islands construction firms were awarded contracts totaling more than $3 million for the Long Bush reservoir and for managing the design and construction of the …
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In 2017 hurricane winds permanently stuck pieces of paper to walls and doorframes, and piles of unusable chairs and desks remain on every floor in a wing of the Ralph …
Caribbean Development Bank President Dr. William Warren Smith called for private-sector-led “digital transformation” to achieve a sustainable future in the region as it faces external threats from globalisation and natural …
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As government continues struggling to access money from the $65.2 million Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan from the Caribbean Development Bank, leaders still have not been able to secure further recovery …
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Cabinet has approved the hiring of New Zealand native Paul Bayly as the Recovery and Development Agency’s new chief executive officer. As head of the RDA, Mr. Bayly will be …
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The Disaster Recovery Coordination Committee hopes to finalise and submit the territory’s recovery plan to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith by the end of June, according to DRCC Chairman Brodrick Penn. …
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