Projects, contracts, meetings and community events in the Fourth District, published with the source for every figure so residents can check it themselves.
Contract values, contractors and status as published by the RDA and the Government of the Virgin Islands, with the date each was reported.
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Demolition and reconstruction of the sidewalks to accessible standards, with drainage reinstatement, wider parking entrances and replanting. Driven by tree roots breaking up the pavement.
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Walkway rehabilitation from CIBC Bank to Vanterpool Enterprises, a scenic boardwalk from Tortola Pier Park to Queen Elizabeth II Park, wider sidewalks and ramps, Waterfront Drive landscaping and rain gardens.
An open design competition for a national monument at the Road Town Roundabout, run by the RDA with the Road Town Partnership Committee. Entries closed and are being assessed on design quality and cultural relevance.
Real coastline and the Road Town street network, with the district boundary drawn over it. The boundary shown is indicative and still needs to be confirmed against the official Elections Office map.
A storytelling series on the communities, landmarks and traditions of the Fourth District.
A Christmas Day parade through Long Bush, Baughers Bay, with costumed troupes, live bands and Moko Jumbie stilt walkers. It began in 2007, lapsed for around a decade, and was revived in 2023. The most recent edition carried the theme "Rekindling a Tradition" and drew large crowds.
Read moreRoad Town's central park, and since January 2025 the home of a lunchtime entertainment programme.
The street that carries the de Castro name, and the plan to keep that memory in the redevelopment of Main Street.
The island community within the district, its salt-raking tradition and the Rhone wreck offshore.
The RDA confirmed that Mahogany, White Cedar and Yellow Poui will be removed and replaced with Bottlebrush and Verawood, chosen as salt tolerant with less aggressive root systems. The removals have drawn public objection.
Virgin Islands News OnlineThe RDA cited incomplete contractual and administrative requirements. No revised start date has been announced.
Virgin Islands News OnlineThe RDA said tree roots beneath the walkway are the underlying cause and that temporary repairs have not solved it. The Leader of the Opposition asked for the works to be postponed over the tree removals.
Virgin Islands News Online · RDAThe most recent sitting of the Fifth House of Assembly. The continuation is to be announced.
House of AssemblyThe Caribbean Tourism Organisation's award at the third Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards, decided by votes from regional tourism professionals.
Virgin Islands News OnlineThe first project delivered under the Road Town Partnership programme, repairing damage from the 2017 hurricane season, with Vanterpool Enterprises as private partner.
Government of the Virgin IslandsRepresentative for the Fourth District in the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, and Junior Minister of Culture and Tourism.
My life's work, both personally and throughout my public career, has been dedicated to service. Hon. Luce D. Hodge-Smith, December 2025
Public channels that exist today are listed here. The district office's own contact details are added once confirmed.
Central Tortola, covering Road Town and its surrounding neighbourhoods, together with Salt Island across the Sir Francis Drake Channel. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and tap a marker for details.
Coastline from OpenStreetMap-derived open boundary data. District boundary is indicative and drawn from published district descriptions; marker positions are approximate pending survey confirmation.
Contract values, contractors, dates and status exactly as published by the Recovery and Development Agency and the Government of the Virgin Islands. Where a figure has not been published, this page says so rather than estimating it.
Demolition and reconstruction of sidewalks to accessible standards, drainage reinstatement, landscaping and wider parking-lot entrances. The RDA says tree roots beneath the pavement are the underlying cause and that temporary repairs have not solved it.
Walkway rehabilitation from CIBC Bank to Vanterpool Enterprises, a scenic boardwalk from Tortola Pier Park to Queen Elizabeth II Park, ramps and wider sidewalks, Waterfront Drive landscaping and street furniture, signage, public art, rest areas and rain gardens.
An open design competition for a freestanding national monument at the roundabout, visible from all sides with low vegetation only. Run by the RDA under the Road Town Partnership Committee with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sustainable Development.
Design services for the walkway corridor between the Caribbean Insurance Building and Vanterpool's Pharmacy, bounded by Waterfront Drive and DeCastro Street.
A phased roadmap for land use, mobility, infrastructure and resilience across the capital. The 2026 Budget Address said the plan would be launched in early 2026; no completion announcement has been published.
Repair of the roadway banister damaged in the 2017 hurricane season. The first project delivered under the Road Town Partnership programme, privately funded by the partner.
Removal of the existing track and installation of a new surface to restore World Athletics Class 2 certification. Funded by Government with the BVI Olympic Committee through PanAm Sports.
Roof repairs and a lightning protection system at Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital and the annex.
Renovation of the major clinics' lobby in the Peebles Wing.
Five road projects selected from the Ministry's Road Sector Resiliency Index hotspots report, covering over eight miles with enhanced drainage. Two of the five, Fort Hill and Joe's Hill, are approaches into Road Town.
Design services under way, with a separate geotechnical investigation. Location, total value and timeline have not been published.
Four reinforced concrete buildings totalling 24,904 square feet with 30 classrooms, rebuilt after the 2017 hurricanes.
Funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the UK Government through the Deputy Governor's Office.
The people, businesses, landmarks and traditions of the Fourth District, told in photography, film and words.
Nearly four decades in public service before politics. She began at the BVI Tourist Board, served as Education Officer for Culture, and became the Territory's first Director of Culture. She retired from the public service, then stood for election.
She contested the Fourth District in 2019 and lost by 57 votes. She stood again in 2023 and won the seat with 322 votes, a margin of 37. She was appointed Junior Minister of Culture and Tourism after the government was sworn in on 25 April 2023, and her portfolio was unchanged in the November 2024 reshuffle. She chairs the Road Town Partnership Committee and sits on the House of Assembly Services Committee.
My life's work, both personally and throughout my public career, has been dedicated to service. Speaking after the CMEx Leadership Award, December 2025
Costumed troupes, live bands and Moko Jumbie stilt walkers move through Long Bush every Christmas Day. The parade began in 2007, lapsed for around a decade, and was revived in 2023. The most recent edition ran under the theme "Rekindling a Tradition", with the Nouveau Royale Dance Group and the Euphoric Sky Dancers among the performers.
Virgin Islands News Online, December 2025Road Town's central green space, opened to revitalise the capital. Since January 2025 it has hosted a lunchtime entertainment programme, and it is one end of the boardwalk proposed under the Road Town Development Partnership.
Government of the Virgin Islands
Main Street runs through the oldest part of the capital. As redevelopment of the street is planned, the intention has been stated publicly to keep the memory of Kai de Castro alive in that work.
BVI News
The island community within the Fourth District, known for its historic salt ponds and the wreck of the RMS Rhone offshore. The Representative has spoken of her own family ties to the island through a grandfather who migrated from Peter Island.
Virgin Islands News Online, May 2023The sidewalk rebuild means removing mature Mahogany, White Cedar and Yellow Poui. The White Cedar is the national tree, and the removals have drawn strong public objection. Bottlebrush and Verawood are to be planted in their place, chosen as salt tolerant with less aggressive roots. A story worth telling properly, from both sides.
RDA · Virgin Islands News Online, September 2026Subjects nominated by the office, including the profile referred to in the brief, will run here. Nothing is published in this slot until the interview is recorded and the subject has approved it.
Residents can nominate people, places and businesses for the series. The office reviews every nomination.
Abandoned vehicles are removed under a territorial programme run by the Department of Waste Management, using powers in the Derelict Vehicle (Disposal) Act 2000. This page explains how it works, and tracks vehicles reported in the Fourth District.
Under the Derelict Vehicle (Disposal) Act 2000, notice is served in triplicate before a vehicle can be taken.
A vehicle is identified as derelict, whether by a resident, an officer or the Department of Waste Management.
Notice is affixed in triplicate. The owner has 14 days if the vehicle sits on public property, or 21 days if it is on private property.
If the notice period passes without the vehicle being claimed or moved, it may be removed under section 7 of the Act.
Vehicles are taken to Pockwood Pond. Scrap metal is baled and exported for recycling; over 2,000 tonnes has been shipped to date.
Process and timeframes as published by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the Department of Waste Management.
Every vehicle reported to the district office, where it is, and where it has reached in the process above.
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The office should confirm with the Department of Waste Management before publishing any vehicle details, and should show a partial plate or "plate removed" rather than a full registration.
Tell the district office where it is. A photo helps. Reports are passed to the Department of Waste Management, which serves notice and carries out removal.
Each figure, date and contract value published here is drawn from a government release, an RDA publication or a named news report. This page lists them so anyone can check the original.
Freely licensed photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Reused under the licence shown, with attribution. Slots without a photograph show map artwork instead.
Facts on this site were compiled on 9 September 2026. Project status changes quickly, particularly on DeCastro Street, which moved three times in the first week of September 2026.
Representative for the Fourth District in the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, Junior Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Chair of the Road Town Partnership Committee.
She began at the BVI Tourist Board, served as Education Officer for Culture, and became the Territory's first Director of Culture. She retired from the public service before standing for election.
My life's work, both personally and throughout my public career, has been dedicated to service. December 2025, on receiving the CMEx Leadership Award
Full results as published for the two elections she has contested.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luce D. Hodge-Smith | Virgin Islands Party | 322 | 42.15% | Elected |
| Sandy M. Harrigan-Underhill | National Democratic Party | 285 | 37.30% | |
| Ian S. Smith | Progressive Virgin Islands Movement | 145 | 18.98% | |
| Rosita Scatliffe-Thompson | Independent | 12 | 1.57% | |
| Valid votes | 764 | |||
| Invalid or blank | 5 | |||
| Total | 769 | |||
Margin of victory: 37 votes. The government's own results page carries two statistics PDFs that both return 404, so this is drawn from two independent sources that agree exactly.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Vanterpool | National Democratic Party | 442 | 49.72% | Elected |
| Luce Hodge-Smith | Virgin Islands Party | 385 | 43.31% | |
| Karl Marcus Scatliffe | Progressive Virgin Islands Movement | 38 | 4.27% | |
| Vincent Gregory Scatliffe | Progressives United | 24 | 2.70% |
Lost by 57 votes. A by-election was announced in March 2019 after Mark Vanterpool resigned and then reversed the decision; it never took place and she was never a by-election candidate.
Awarded at the third annual Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards during Caribbean Week in New York, decided by votes from regional tourism professionals. Sources give conflicting ceremony dates of 1 and 8 June; confirm before publishing a date.
Presented at a ceremony in Miami for her contribution to culture.
Elected by the membership, effective 1 December 2015, while serving as the Territory's Director of Culture.
I'm not a glorified City Manager.March 2024, on how her District 4 role is characterised
It is not dirty, as we want to make it feel like it is, because there are efforts to clean it.December 2024, responding to criticism of Road Town's condition
My thing is safety. Besides beautification, safety. It is important.March 2026, on the Road Town works
We are encouraged by the level of participation and the strong response received.April 2026, on entries to the roundabout monument competition
Where the Fourth District's parliamentary business is published, when the House last sat, and what the current budget and legislative programme say about Road Town.
The most recent sitting. The order paper was issued as Amended II. The House has announced that the continuation of this sitting will be scheduled at a later date.
Order paper issued as Final I.
Order paper issued as Amended VI Final.
Delivered by Governor Daniel Pruce under the theme "Legislative Pillars of Progress: Building a Sustainable Nation". The Department of Water and Sewerage annual reports for 2023 and 2024 were tabled at this sitting.
Budget Address delivered by the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley, on 6 November 2025. A record budget of $550.6 million.
We are working on a Master Plan that will transform Road Town into a modern and thriving little city.2026 Budget Address
The Road Town Partnership will continue with the revitalisation of Road Town with greater engagement of the private sector after the completion of the Road Town Development Master Plan which will be launched early 2026.2026 Budget Address
Road Town will finally begin to look like the capital that reflects the global brand of the Virgin Islands.2026 Budget Address
What runs in the district, what the daily upkeep of Road Town actually looks like, and which items still need dates confirmed before they can be published.
A Christmas Day parade through Long Bush, Baughers Bay, with traditional costumes, troupes, live bands and Moko Jumbie stilt walkers.
A programme of lunchtime entertainment at Queen Elizabeth II Park in Road Town, introduced to bring activity into the capital's central green space.
The Beautification Committee has been reactivated for longer term cleanup work, alongside the daily routine that keeps the capital clean.
Road Town's redevelopment runs through a public-private partnership and a delivery agency rather than a single ministry. This is how the pieces fit together.
A public-private legal entity set up to coordinate the redevelopment of the capital, with an independent board co-chaired by one private sector and one government representative. The District Representative chairs its committee.
Four stated priorities: infrastructure including roads, sidewalks and public transit; public amenities including restrooms, shade and recreation; pedestrian friendly enhancements; and waste management and environmental protection.
Every item below links to the original report. Where coverage conflicts, both versions are shown rather than one being picked.
The RDA confirmed the removal of mature Mahogany, White Cedar and Yellow Poui, to be replaced with Bottlebrush and Verawood, chosen as salt tolerant with less aggressive root systems. The number of trees was not specified. Removing the White Cedar, the national tree, has drawn public objection.
Virgin Islands News OnlineThe RDA cited incomplete contractual and administrative requirements. No new start date announced.
Virgin Islands News OnlineWorks had been announced to start Monday 7 September. The RDA said tree roots beneath the pavement are the driver and that the goal is a safer, more accessible, better connected and more attractive DeCastro Street. The Leader of the Opposition, Mark Vanterpool, publicly requested a postponement over the removal of mature trees.
Virgin Islands News Online · RDAThe RDA's own announcement of the project: demolition and reconstruction to ADA standards, drainage reinstatement, landscaping, tree installation and wider parking lot entrances, funded by Government through the Road Town Development Partnership.
Recovery and Development AgencyThe most recent sitting. The continuation is to be announced at a later date.
House of AssemblyContract signed for a 120 day programme with projected completion in February 2027.
Virgin Islands News OnlineMondo America Inc. to remove the existing track and install a new surface, restoring World Athletics Class 2 certification. Funded by Government with the BVI Olympic Committee through PanAm Sports.
Recovery and Development AgencyAwarded at the third annual Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards during Caribbean Week in New York, decided by votes from regional tourism professionals. Sources give conflicting ceremony dates of 1 and 8 June.
Virgin Islands News Online$463,087.20 to Supreme Construction Engineering Management Services for the Peebles Wing clinics lobby, and $23,500 to WDMO Group for the Road Town pedestrian walkway design.
Recovery and Development AgencyThe former Fourth District Representative announced he will stand again. The next general election is due by April 2027.
Virgin Islands News OnlineThe competition closed with 25 submissions under evaluation by a selection committee on design quality, cultural relevance and alignment with the monument's vision.
Virgin Islands News Online · BVI BeaconBVI News quoted her saying "We only have two submissions so far". The RDA's release the following day stated 25 submissions had been received. Both are on the record and the gap between them is one day.
BVI News · RDARepair of the roadway banister near Banco Popular, damaged in the 2017 hurricane season. The first project delivered under the Road Town Partnership programme, with Vanterpool Enterprises as private partner. The Representative, as Chair of the committee, said government cannot do everything and partnerships like these are essential.
Government of the Virgin IslandsDelivered by Governor Daniel Pruce. Amendments to the Wickham's Cay Development Authority Act are being finalised to introduce a board and secretariat overseeing development in the city of Road Town.
House of Assembly · Government of the Virgin IslandsLarge crowds despite fewer participating troupes, under the theme "Rekindling a Tradition". Performers included the Nouveau Royale Dance Group and the Euphoric Sky Dancers.
Virgin Islands News OnlinePresented by the Caribbean Media Exchange in Miami. The release is the only official document containing narrative career detail: nearly four decades in public service, the BVI Tourist Board, Education Officer for Culture, and the Territory's first Director of Culture.
Government of the Virgin IslandsThe Premier committed to a Master Plan to transform Road Town and to continued revitalisation through the Road Town Partnership with greater private sector engagement. No District 4 line item appears.
Government of the Virgin IslandsLaunch of the partnership with an independent 11 member board, covering Prospect Reef roundabout to Purcell roundabout. Over $1 million to initiate, $500,000 available in 2025, and $5 million pledged over five years contingent on private sector matching.
Virgin Islands News Online · BVI NewsResponding to criticism, she set out the daily routine: City Manager's Office cleaning from 5am to noon, Solid Waste Department from 6am to 1pm, drain cleaning and bush cutting through Public Works, and confirmed reactivation of the Beautification Committee.
BVI NewsOn how the District 4 role is characterised, and on the Fourth District's importance as the capital of the Territory.
Virgin Islands News Online