Director of Projects in the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Drexel Glasgow has said that information on the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan is now accessible at one central location.

The public is invited to view the Contract Signing for the Construction Management of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre on the Government’s Facebook and YouTube pages (@bvigovernment).

The Government of the Virgin Islands will be financing the re-establishment and upgrade of a Territory-wide Multi Hazard Early Warning System to the tune of $1.5 million dollars.

Members of the Steering Committee for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan (RRL) met on Wednesday, March 27 to discuss project accomplishments, capacity building initiatives and managing threats.  

The public is invited to review the February 2019 Monthly progress report for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan programme.

Background:
Sections of the original concrete wall around A. O. Shirley Recreational Ground failed during the 2017 hurricane, with some areas sustaining damage and some failing completely. This has left large gaps in the perimeter of the grounds.

Issue
The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) – a statutory Agency established by the Government of the Virgin Islands with the purpose of ensuring the timely and proper implementation and execution of the Recovery to Development Plan of the Virgin Islands; is diligently making arrangements for the safe removal and disposal of approximately 200 (subject to change) derelict vessels which remain stranded along the coastlines and bays of the British Virgin Islands following the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

Residents of Road Town and surrounding areas are featured at the first of the three Public Education and Awareness meetings  held to educate the public about the progress related to the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (RRL) loan. The meeting was led by the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Disaster Management, and the United Nations Development Programme.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting residents to learn more about the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan (RRL) programme through a Public Education and Awareness Showcase.