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Virgil
Browne
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Virgil Browne the current
Massage Therapist on the West Indies Cricket team is
investing in his future. The former Nevis and Leeward
Islands left arm leg spinner flies out for Australia
on Wednesday with the remainder of the West Indies team
line up for a one day series there. He is confident
that despite missing some key players for this tour
like Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul through
injury, that the West Indies team will give a good account
of itself.
However, even as he
lands in Australia, his mind would be focused on Nevis
for an additional reason: Browne has left instructions
for the grand opening of a major investment which
he fondly refers to as XPETROL. This is a significant
business endeavour, which is located at the front
of his residence at Camps Village in Nevis. The business
will feature a Petrol Station with two pumps, which
will be opened twenty four hours per day - the first
of its kind in Nevis - and a convenience store.
A little later in
the year, Browne is anticipating the additional feature
of a Deli. When asked about the name XPETROL, Browne
indicated that his business will not only provide
petrol and more but that service will be XPRESS-guaranteeing
that customers would receive speedy and efficient
service.
Browne who indicated
that he had been planning and preparing for this investment
for the last seven years, was high in praise for three
major contributors: The Bank of Nevis who unlike other
unnamed institutions assisted him financially as the
others just could not see the vision; Digicel-the
bigger, better network for their significant contribution
and especially Marketing Manager, Sharez Laws who
was very instrumental in making the Assistance a reality
and the Nevis Island Government who also saw the vision
and assisted greatly.
Browne also had some
advice for upcoming young entrepreneurs: "Plan
and plan very well. Whatever you dream, go after it.
It may not happen in five years or ten-but it may
happen in fifteen".
Browne expects this
major investment to 'last for generations' and also
indicated that it was also done in honour of his Father,
a former dynamic Headmaster who always wanted to give
back something to the community. His father Franklyn
Browne is still alive and also resides at the family
home at Camps village.
XPETROL is expected
to be opened by Thursday or Friday of this week. The
general public would be advised accordingly.
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