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• Dec 03, 2021
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(PLTM) - Four years after it was severely damaged during the 2017 hurricanes, the Sir Olva Georges statue was restored yesterday December 2.

"Citizens recovered the statue parts after being displaced throughout the city. The figure was reinstated on December 2nd, 2021, after a long restoration period," said Hon. Kye Rymer, Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities.

He said: "Much appreciation to the City Manager and all who aided in replacing the Sir Olva Georges Statue to the Sir Olva Georges Plaza."

The monument was erected in the Sir Olva Georges Plaza located in the capital city, which was named in his honour in 2010.

Sir Olva Georges after 338 years of British rule, was the only BVIslander to be honoured with a knighthood and was the recipient of the Territory’s first state funeral in 1976.

Sir Olva's accomplishments include his service on the Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands from 1939 – 1949; his service in the first to sixth Legislative and Executive Councils of the Virgin Islands from 1950 – 1967 and his acting appointment as Commissioner in 1946, 1954.

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