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‘Persons need to have more disposable income!’ – Richard C. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television commentator and talk show host Richard C. de Castro believes Government should seek to implement programmes which will allow for persons in the territory to have more disposable income after they would have cleared their monthly expenses.
‘Forget fancy cars! Invest in property!’ – Richard C. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television talk show host Richard Courtney de Castro believes that the commercial banks in the territory seem to be more concerned about lending money for the purchase of motor vehicles rather than for property.
‘Tie minimum wage to cost of living’ – Richard C. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television talk show host Richard C. de Castro said the minimum wage discussions should take into consideration the cost of living and what it takes to manage a family in today’s economy and that any final figure decided upon should be subject to periodic review.
National database of buried infrastructure needed – Richard C. De Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Your Mind television show Richard Courtney De Castro believes that there should be a national database accessible by Government departments so that there could be coordination when it comes to digging up the road to bury cables and carry out other tasks on public infrastructure.
‘Speaking your mind a waste of time!’ – Talk show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller to the Speak Your Mind television talk show last Saturday October 11, 2014 believes it is a waste of time to speak out in the Territory because of the lack of action on Government’s part with regards to complaints by the public and the perceived unfairness of the justice system.
‘Cans, bottles should be returnable for cash’ – Richard C. De Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television Talk Show Host Richard Courtney De Castro believes that there should be incentive programmes to encourage people to recover recyclable items such as bottles and cans with a view to help address the waste disposal problems in the Territory.
‘People cannot live on $4 per hour!’ – Richard C. De Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television talk show host Richard Courtney De Castro is again calling for the Government to address the minimum wage of the Territory, saying that while some employers pay above the minimum wage, some of them continue to pay it and people are finding it hard to survive on it.
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