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ESHS teachers stage ‘sit-in’ protest over working conditions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the fifth day of the new school year, teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are protesting working conditions at the school.
Shame! civil servants working under open tent, collecting money, safety compromised
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Of course there were two category 5 hurricanes that destroyed the Virgin Islands (VI) and most of its infrastructure. However, about a month or two later, Premier and Leader of Government Business Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) told the world, much to the ridicule and dismissal of many including his own National Democratic Party NDP) front and back bench Members, that we were "back on our feet.”
'Why are we subjected to these type of working conditions?' - Gov't worker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Staff at Central Administration Complex on Wickham's Cay I, on the main island of Tortola, are displeased with the working conditions that they have been subjected to following the passage of Hurricane Irma, which damaged the Complex.
'We are not ready to allow public to pay bills'- WSD workers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "I think our focus at this point was supposed to be out in the field trying to replace meters or the pipes that were damaged and then when we get the office up and running we allow the public to come."
“We are unappreciated” – CFO Zebalon A. McLean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Faced with the frustrating circumstances of ailing/limited firefighting equipment and accessories, Chief Fire Officer Mr Zebalon A. McLean has assured his officers that he is not prepared to give up the fight to get the things necessary to have their jobs done in the most effective and comfortable manner.
VG Admin building occupants call for better working conditions
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Persons working in the Government Administration building on Virgin Gorda are crying out for better working conditions and interventions from the Government.