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 …
May 22, 2020
May 7, 2020
Carrot Bay, Zion Hill water systems to be repaired
Infrastructure on Tortola took the spotlight this afternoon as contracts worth $2.5 million to repair the Carrot Bay and Zion Hill water systems were signed at the Recovery and Development …
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May 6, 2020
Contracts inked for 3 projects on Virgin Gorda
Contracts worth a total of $3.5 million were signed with Virgin Islands firms over the past week to repair a school and two administration buildings on Virgin Gorda that were …
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May 1, 2020
RDA signs $2.9m in contracts for BFEC and admin building on Virgin Gorda
Contracts worth a total of $2.9 million were signed this morning to repair two public buildings on Virgin Gorda that were damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. A third re-building …
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September 9, 2019
Premier’s Office silences RDA CEO
Over the past five weeks, Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly scheduled and cancelled three interviews with the Beacon before ultimately declining to speak at the reported request of …
June 25, 2019
RDA holds bidders’ conference for temporary housing
The Recovery and Development Agency last Thursday held a conference for bidders interested in repairing homes and erecting temporary housing structures on Tortola, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. RDA Head …
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May 30, 2019
Fahie: West End port to open to international ferries by August
Premier Andrew Fahie vowed on Friday to get the West End port facility open to international ferries by Aug. 1, describing the situation during a House of Assembly sitting as …
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April 5, 2019
New plans unveiled for West End port
The new West End port of entry, various versions of which were proposed even before Hurricane Irma destroyed the existing structure, will be about 27,000 square feet under the latest …
December 22, 2018
RDA head earning $350,000 per year
Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly is earning $350,000 per year in compensation, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith revealed during a House of Assembly sitting on Thursday in response to …
July 20, 2018
Former Fiji public servant to head Recovery and Development Agency
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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May 2, 2018
Mathavious to chair RDA board
Robert Mathavious, the managing director of the Financial Services Commission, will chair the board of the Recovery and Development Agency, according to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith. Mr. Mathavious will be …