The newly renovated Flax Administration Building on Virgin Gorda has officially been commissioned on the sister island of Virgin Gorda with an official ceremony and ribbon cutting. The event was attended by legislators, senior government officials, and residents from across the territory.
In his remarks Premier of the Virgin Islands Hon. Andrew A Fahie said, “They also deserve convenience because we all know how an additional challenge it can be when persons have to catch a ferry to commute into Road Town to access services and to hear that the person who is supposed to give that service is out for the day.”
Ninth District Representative Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley which is the home of the administration complex shared his sentiments saying, “One of my priorities I said must be the government administration building on Virgin Gorda. The building has been struck since 2017 and 2 years later, the many public officers who were sitting in these less-than-ideal conditions were wrong. These are our brothers and sisters, hardworking public officers, and I thought the least we could do was to not only reform the building but to transform.”
He continued, “What you are going to see here is indeed a transformed space. It hasn’t simply been restored; it has been configured differently to be more efficient and greater more opportunity for further government services offered here on Virgin Gorda.”
Virgin Gordians now have an administration building they can be proud of to conduct government business. The hurricanes of 2017 saw the destruction of the previous building. The project was led by Metro Construction company.
Brian Marsahll CEO of Metro Construction said, “We hope that persons who work here and those who visit for service will be well satisfied. Metro also can say we are pleased we completed this project successfully without incident and on budget.”