Rotting boats clogging harbours are one of the most common visual reminders of the 2017 hurricanes, and a new effort to get them removed is now under way, Premier Dr. …
September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
Sewage plant to come online soon
The hurricane-damaged Burt Point wastewater treatment plant is still out of commission, but Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer said last week that it should be coming online next month. …
September 7, 2023
Six years later, residents remember
The past six years have dealt some serious blows to the Virgin Islands community as residents worked to rebuild from hurricanes Irma and Maria, then had to deal with the …
January 20, 2023
New ESHS buildings open
A new school semester is starting in an exciting way for students at Elmore Stoutt High School as they become the first to attend class at newly opened buildings on …
February 7, 2020
RDA plans more work at recreation grounds
C.W. General Maintenance and Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited — two companies owned by Cliff Williams, a coach and former athlete in the Virgin Islands — were awarded contracts totaling more …
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December 25, 2019
RDA drops derelict boat removal plan
In May, salvagers, marine surveyors and other contractors attended a workshop where they learned about a project that was slated to be the Recovery and Development Agency’s biggest yet: removing …
November 25, 2019
Three new RDA contracts signed
A Virgin Islands company signed a contract Friday to dismantle the old Pockwood Pond incinerator. C.W. General Maintenance, an East End company, inked the $92,000 deal with the Recovery and …
November 1, 2019
Government awarded €2 million to upgrade shelters
Government launched a programme Tuesday aimed at fortifying disaster shelters and better training residents from all walks of life to respond to situations like the 2017 hurricanes. As part of …
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October 1, 2019
HLSCC sued for more than $750k
A recent lawsuit alleges that H.Lavity Stoutt Community College owes more than $750,000 to a firm that helped it settle an insurance claim after the 2017 hurricanes. According to the July …
September 6, 2019
September 6, 2019
Shift system to end as school resumes
This week and next, students are heading back to public schools across the territory, including some that have been closed since Hurricane Irma. For the first time since the storm, …
