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Work permits shouldn't be money making scheme - Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Third District, Honourable Julian Fraser RA is vehemently opposed to the proposal to raise work permit fees, saying it should not be a means for revenue generation and would only encourage more migrant workers.
‘Influx of foreign workers will ride against us’ – warns Hon Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering has warned that the influx of foreign migrant workers will continue to be a disadvantage to locals if they fail to take the opportunities presented to them and work hard to achieve their dreams over time.
Hostility between VI locals & migrants?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Umoja radio show, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, has called for dialogue among the various cultures that occupy the Virgin Islands (VI) amidst suggestions that there may be too much hostility between locals and migrant workers.