Looking far beyond the few remaining months the current House of Assembly will be in place, HOA members have made official a roadmap for the territory’s development until 2036. Premier …
February 10, 2023
January 28, 2022
Mangrove destruction leaves VI ever more vulnerable to climate change
When Donald De Castro was a boy in the 1940s, mangroves lined the shore and cays in front of his family’s small waterfront home in Road Town. “We used to …
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May 25, 2021
Crown land for affordable housing?
Legislators recently discussed options for designating Crown land for residents interested in becoming first-time homeowners across the territory. In the question-and-answer segment in May 13’s House of Assembly sitting, Opposition …
November 3, 2019
Premier tables downsized recovery plan
Government tabled a new Recovery to Development Plan during the Oct. 17 House of Assembly sitting, introducing a 33-page document that is designed to replace the previous 116-page plan that …
October 14, 2019
Contract signed for 3 temp housing units
More than two years after Hurricane Irma damaged most homes in the territory, the government has allotted funds to build three temporary housing units in Tortola and Anegada. The Recovery …
October 3, 2019
Revised recovery plan submitted to UK
Cabinet has approved and submitted a revised Recovery to Development Plan to the United Kingdom as part of efforts toward securing a loan guarantee. Premier Andrew Fahie said Monday that …
September 12, 2019
Opposition weighs in on loan guarantee
While Premier Andrew Fahie visited London this week following a public spat with United Kingdom officials, opposition members launched a series of community meetings and pushed back against Mr. Fahie’s …
September 2, 2019
UNDP office in the works for Virgin Islands
After supporting the territory’s hurricane recovery for nearly two years, the United Nations Development Programme is looking to open a permanent Tortola office and work closely on projects including a …
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August 15, 2019
Temporary ferry terminal opens in West End
West End residents will no longer have to travel to Road Town to catch ferries to St.Thomas. The temporary West End ferry terminal officially opened on Aug. 2, welcoming its …
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June 14, 2019
Havers project gets green light
The Drake’s Landing Project in Havers has been continuing slowly since early May, with more land reclaimed to form a landmass jutting into the waters off the coast of Tortola. …
January 23, 2019
In their Words: Colin O’Neal
Colin O’Neal is the CEO of JOMA Properties Ltd, a property development and management company based on Tortola. The company, he says, has completed about 95 percent of the work …
November 29, 2018
$200 million Norman Island project moves forward
Last Thursday, government officially signed a development agreement with Dr. Henry Jarecki to begin plans for a roughly $200 million project on Norman Island, which is expected to span at …
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May 25, 2018
Initial details about Norman Island development revealed
No one currently calls Norman Island home. Though the roughly 600-acre island has two restaurants and is visited by thousands of tourists and residents each year, none of them — …
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