Prospect Reef re-development is ‘a priority for me’- Premier Wheatley -says before the end of 2023 he is hoping to see a Request for Proposal out

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said seeing the re-development of Prospect Reef is a priority area for him, as he is looking forward to a Request for Proposal in 2023.

“Madam Speaker, the Government's vision is to have a branded hotel with much-needed conference facilities. As the term of the Board's membership has expired, we have commenced the process of appointing a new board and one of its mandates will be to issue a request for proposal for the re-development of Prospect [Reef],” Premier Wheatley said during the Question and Answer Segment of the House of Assembly (HoA) on September 5, 2023.

The Premier was at the time answering questions posed by Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) during the continuation of the Second Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth HoA on plans for the land of the former resort.

The Premier added, “Madam Speaker, I believe it was just last Thursday that [the] time for persons to apply to the Board expired.”

'It's a priority for me'- Premier

He said authorities are now going through the process of evaluating; however, once the Board is constituted its first job will be to for this Request for Proposal for the re-development of Prospect Reef.

“So it's a priority for me and I would like to see a Request for Proposal come out before the end of the year, Madam Speaker.”