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We have often used this space to praise the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency for consistently getting projects done on time and on budget. Last month, however, we were …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: WE ferry terminal bid flop raises troubling questions”
Full hearts and full bellies followed a special Friday evening on Jost Van Dyke as the launch of this year’s Lime & Dine event kicked off a year of culinary …
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After more than 15 years of broken promises and false starts, the future of the long-delayed West End ferry terminal has been thrown into serious doubt once again after private-sector …
Thanks to a recent green light from the Caribbean Development Bank, the procurement process for the construction of a new West End ferry terminal is moving ahead following years of …
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The designs for the new West End ferry terminal have been finalised, and bidding will start soon to select a contractor to build the facility by mid-2026, according to Communications …
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During the eye of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017, senior government officials in charge of the disaster response were forced to evacuate the very building that was supposed to …
The Recovery and Development Agency is re-tendering the West End ferry terminal project after disqualifying all nine firms that attempted to prequalify in a previous tender process launched in May. …
More public consultations on the new West End ferry terminal will be scheduled soon following a two-day stakeholder meeting the Recovery and Development Agency hosted last week as part of …
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When government unveiled a “futuristic and organic” design for the new West End Ferry Terminal last February, it proved so controversial that the Recovery and Development Agency launched a poll …
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn said on Feb. 21 that funding available for the recently unveiled West End ferry terminal project likely won’t cover a quarter of the actual cost. Mr. …
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In a follow-up to the Feb. 6 public meeting where German firm INROS Lackner S.E. unveiled plans for a contemporary West End ferry terminal, planners offered more details about the …
Some online commenters celebrated the possibility of soon getting a modern, 12,000- square-foot West End ferry terminal when updates were given at a public meeting on Feb. 6. “This will …
Close collaboration between residents and planners will be key to making sure the design of the new West End ferry terminal fits the community’s needs, residents said during an Aug. …
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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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A temporary facility that will allow the West End port accommodate international ferries is on track to be completed by its Aug. 4 deadline, Premier Andrew Fahie said at the …
In terms of value for money, investment in the West End ferry terminal is the most critical tourism and seaport investment the Virgin Islands can make right now. Investment in …
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By DANIEL FLIGELSTONE DAVIES The BVI Ports Authority is working to reopen the West End ferry terminal to accommodate boats to and from the United States Virgin Islands by the …
Continue reading “Vanterpool: West End terminal to open for USVI ferries this month”