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Labour Dept. must be first place where jobs are advertised- Hon. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr the Honourable Kedrick Pickering has announced the established of an Employment Unit within the Labour Department and added that the Department is now working on a policy where it must be the first place where jobs are advertised.
VI has “soft power” to prevent degradation of nat. environment by others- Hon. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr the Honourable Kedrick Pickering says the Virgin Islands does not have the power in the true sense of the word to stop persons outside of the Territory from damaging the natural environment which could indirectly affect the VI but believes it has “soft power” to help prevent that from occurring.
Nothing to apologise for in Protocols for Effective Financial Mgmt – Hon. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Hon. Dr. Kedrick Pickering has said there is nothing that he needs to look back on and say he was sorry about with regard to his participation in the negotiation for the Protocols for Effective Financial Management.
Runway expansion: “No physical impact to Bellamy Cay” – Hon. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Bellamy Cay, an island that houses the Last Resort, will not be physically impacted by the Territory’s airport expansion, announced Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. Kedrick Pickering on NDP Radio last evening, June 18, 2012.
EPA report for airport expansion is ready!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kraus-Manning, the company hired by Government to carry out an impact assessment of the environment for the expansion of the Territory’s airport runway, has handed in its findings to Government.
UPDATE - Winston Wilson yet to take up position; cost of contract still unknown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Winston Wilson, who is hired by Government to take up the mantle of Project Manager for the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport expansion project on Monday, is yet to arrive in the Territory.
Landowners to get $$$ for Brandywine Bay beach development!
EAST END/LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – Government through the Ministry for Natural Resources and Labour is on the verge of “cutting cheques” to compensate landowners, who will have to give up their land, for the major overhaul of Brandywine Bay beach.
"Done deal” on airport expansion may need to be reassessed - Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Hon. Kedrick Pickering, Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, may need to re-evaluate his statement about the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport expansion being a done deal, while in the same breath has informed the public that Government will do nothing until the completion of an environmental impact assessment study.
Airport expansion is not an ego trip – Hon. Pickering
EAST END, Tortola, VI – The reaction to the expansion of the Territory’s main airport was mixed at a town hall meeting held last evening, March 27, 2012 at the East End/Long Look Community centre but Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering assured residents that the project is not an ego boosting one.
Hon. Pickering: The days of Petty Contracts for this & that are over!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour and the 7th district representative Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering told the House of Assembly (HOA) today in the 2012 budget debate today March 22, that the days when people could have gotten petty contracts in "this and that" were over as the government does not have money to spend like that.
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