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Local Guy M. Hill Out! UK National Jay Kendall In! as new HMP Boss
BALSUM GHUT, Tortola, VI- As Virgin Islanders continue to be displaced in their homeland, yet another qualified local is left without employment. This time it is former Superintendent of His Majesty’s Prisons Guy M. Hill, an indigenous Virgin Islander.
Kinisha Forbes appointed Director of Programme Strategy @RDA
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced that Kinisha Forbes has been appointed as the new Director of Programme Strategy effective September 12, 2023.
Monel Nickie appointed Acting Sister Islands Coordinator
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Mrs Monel Nickie has been appointed Acting Sister Islands Coordinator.
Troy E. Christopher appointed Chairman of Immigration Board
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr Troy E. Christopher, the businessman and son of the late legislator Delores Christopher, is to be appointed Chairman of the Immigration Board for 2 years.
Petrona N. Davies is Acting Deputy Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Ms Petrona N. Davies is acting in the Office of Deputy Governor.
After over a decade Patricia Hackett returns as Gender Affairs Coordinator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ms Patricia Hackett has been appointed Gender Affairs Coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Social Development from May 2023 to May 2024.
Sharon P. Flax-Brutus appointed as a Director of Green VI
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Green VI, an environmental organisation committed to promoting [British] Virgin Islands’ sustainability through environmental best practices, is pleased to announce the appointment of two “distinguished” individuals, Sharon P. Flax Brutus and Edward Childs, to its Board of Directors.
Samuel Jack Husbands appointed Chair of Labour Arbitration Tribunal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The new Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government of Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has moved swiftly to appoint a Labour Arbitration Tribunal.
Kishann Cupid-Brathwaite appointed Public Service Transformation Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands says it is moving forward with the transformation of the Public Service and has appointed Mrs Kishann Cupid-Brathwaite to manage the initiative.
Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr is Acting Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor, Mr David Archer, Jr will act in the Office of Governor until May 14, 2023, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory.