After decades of delays, government officials promised Monday to commission East End’s first public sewerage system within the next two months. But before that can happen, they said, households and …
September 18, 2025
December 13, 2024
Roadside sewage plagues residents
A putrid odour hung heavy in the air near Fort Burt early this week, but the experience was nothing new for businesspeople working in the area. For more than seven …
October 31, 2024
Audit blasts 2019-2022 contracting procedures
The government tendered fewer than half of the major contracts it awarded between 2019 and 2022, and it often passed over the lowest offer for the rest, according to a …
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October 8, 2024
EDITORIAL: Funds from new loan must be spent wisely
The government’s plan to borrow $100 million to rebuild critical public infrastructure is a big step in the public sector’s long-delayed recovery from the 2017 hurricanes. However, given the scale …
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April 25, 2024
East End Police Station closed for now
The East End Police Station closed Friday until further notice because of the government’s ongoing sewage works in the parking lot adjacent to the facility, police announced last week. “These …
April 18, 2024
Burt Point sewage plant back online
The Burt Point sewage treatment plant is operational again for the first time since it sustained major damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Extensive repairs on the facility were completed …
October 30, 2023
EDITORIAL: Sewer contracts are progress, but leaders must stay focused
We were heartened by the latest round of contracts signed to advance the much-delayed sewerage project in East End/Long Look, where residents have long suffered from untreated waste running in …
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March 3, 2023
CGB sewage collection system to cost $4m
Last July, government commissioned a $1.8 million wastewater treatment plant near the Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay. Now, another $4 million is needed to complete the collection …
June 27, 2022
EDITORIAL: It’s time to stop flushing raw sewage into the ocean
In 1974, when the Virgin Islands’ population was less than 11,000, the government’s annual agenda included a national sewage treatment plant that would help eliminate the need to flush Tortola’s …
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July 20, 2020
Government looks to ban TBT paint, sewage dumping
Residents are being encouraged to support reef-friendly products as government works to phase out suntan lotions and antifouling paints containing chemicals harmful to marine life, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration …
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August 16, 2019
Proposals sought for Palm Grove centre
Government has requested expressions of interest for the designing, financing and building of the Palm Grove Shopping Centre, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer. Speaking on July …
June 12, 2019
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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