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Patlian Johnson appointed Community Liaison Officer @ RDA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced the appointment of Ms Patlian Johnson as the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) for a period of one year effective August 17, 2020.
VI on forefront of regional resilience planning
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – The Virgin Islands shared its response to the challenges of planning for sustainable development as a multi-island state in recovery at the Economic Commission of Latin America’s (ECLAC) 17th meeting of the Regional Council on Planning for resilience in Montevideo, Uruguay from August 29 to 30, 2019.
M. Alva McCall is new Acting Deputy Financial Secretary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Weeks after the ousting of one of two Deputy Financial Secretaries, Mr Wendell M. Gaskin, who has been relocated to a little office outside of the Ministry of Finance with his title but no power, the National Democratic Party (NDP) regime has approved the appointment of a new Deputy Financial Secretary.
Johnson siblings Julien & Patlian Out! From Government posts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It is not usual that a brother and sister team will leave senior posts in the civil service around the same time, however, this has happened in the Virgin Islands.
Financial Services Sector rocked by decline & Black Listing- SFC Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Critics of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration continue to preach that the Administration is not good at handling regional and international matters, in particular the Financial Services Sector.
DFS Johnson confirms poor economy despite Premier’s rhetoric
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, continues to spread what many described as propaganda, that things in the Virgin Islands are “booming”, and the economy is “robust “, the Deputy Financial Secretary (DFS) in the Ministry of Finance with responsibility for Economic Development Ms Patlain Johnson’s report to the Standing Finance Committee via statistics shows that the Premier is off track.