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Virgin Islanders: Discriminated & Neglected in their homeland?
By CARMELITA JAMIESON
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the unemployment rate among young Virgin Islanders a startling reality, many Virgin Islanders are of the strong view that there is consistent discrimination of them which is a major setback to securing jobs with the lack of enforcement of the Labour Code where Virgin Islanders should be the preferred employees and lack of initiative on Government’s part to offer adequate training to help qualify those who are not, to fill vacant posts.
HOVENSA closure should be of much concern for VI- Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor John deJongh Jr announcing in December that by the end of January 2012, approximately 1,000 government employees would be dismissed with the HOVENSA oil refinery in St Croix, US Virgin Islands closing operations, 3rd District Representative and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Julian Fraser RA says the Virgin Islands should be very concerned.
Labour Dept. to aggressively assist unemployed VIslanders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to minimise the unemployment of Virgin Islanders, the Labour Department will soon have a section in place that will deal solely with that issue, announced Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering on January 19, 2012 at the East End/Long Look Community Centre where a community meeting to discuss labour matters was held.
260 registered in unemployment drive so far – Harrigan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At least 260 young men and women turned up at the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) to register on the Youth Unemployment Register (YER) – an initiative undertaken by Government to assist young people in finding jobs.
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