Jost Van Dyke In Darkness Due To Underwater Cable Issue

Jost Van Dyke is currently grappling with a prolonged power outage that has left frustrated residents in darkness since midnight on Sunday, September 17, due to a problem with an underwater cable.

Second District Representative Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull on Monday, September 18 confirmed that the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) deployed a team, including expert divers, to accessed the underwater cable.

In an update at around 4:30 pm Turnbull explained that the BVIEC team was travelling to the Island with a standby generator, cable and other equipment to effect temporary remedial works in the hope of having power restored before the end of today. (Hear voice note attached)

Turnbull said that he is in constant communication with the residents and officials of the BVIEC, adding that he is very concerned with the situation and empathises with residents.

He said the BVIEC has assured him and the Jost Van Dyke community that they are fully committed to resolving the outage as quickly as possible.

The power outage on the sister island has significantly inconvenienced residents, who were preparing for the start of the new work week, and equally those who commute to the Island to for work and other activities.

Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull