To better serve customers while following social distancing guidelines, the Department of Motor Vehicles recently introduced a new drive-through service, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer. The …
Curfew used for Road Town traffic experiment
While streets were otherwise quiet in Road Town on Friday, government took the opportunity to run a simulation of a proposed new traffic system that officials hope could ease congestion …
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Water delivery continues with third lockdown
Since the Covid-19 lockdown started, teams from the Water and Sewerage Department installed new water system infrastructure and worked to provide water services to more residents in the territory. “Notwithstanding …
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Pre-curfew water woes caused by cleaning, minister says
Recent water shortages were the result of producers cleaning their systems, and the issue was being addressed as of last Friday, March 27, with teams at work restoring service to …
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Ralph T. O’neal Administration Complex to get new roof, skylight
Public officers still working inside the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex will soon move into new office spaces as repairs continue on the building, which sustained serious damage during the …
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Jost Van Dyke road mostly closed for now
The main roadway to the eastern end of Jost Van Dyke is closed to most vehicular traffic, but work is under way to reopen it as soon as possible, Transportation, …
Rymer gives updates on admin complex, fire stations
Works on the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex are “moving ahead at a reasonable pace,” according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer. The contract to replace the roof …
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Vincent Wheatley sworn in as new deputy premier
As officials walked through the doors of the Governor’s Office on Friday morning, some of them joked around with Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer, saying he wasn’t ready …
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Inland Revenue computer system “outdated and corrupt”
The deputy commissioner of inland revenue, Orris Thomas, has called his department’s computer system “outdated, corrupt, unstable and [likely to] crash at any time,” according to a report on the …
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Rymer sworn in as deputy premier
Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer will succeed Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley as deputy premier under the new government’s rotating deputy premier system. “If ever there was an individual …
Replacement traffic lights to be erected soon
Replacements for the traffic lights spanning Admin Drive to Pasea Estate, which were destroyed by the 2017 hurricanes, are now on island, and the Transportation, Works and Utilities Ministry is …
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Ministers grilled on water
The people of Sabbath Hill are suffering regular water rationing due to the diversion of water towards Balsam Ghut, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer. The disclosure …
TWU plans to redesign VI roads and drains
The Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities is developing a programme to redesign the territory’s roads and drains, TWU Minister Kye Rymer told the House of Assembly on Friday in …
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