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Deputy Chief Planner Ronald Beard still on job-Titley-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The controversial appointment by Governor Boyd McCleary of Ronald Beard, a United Kingdom (UK) national who has passed the Virgin Islands’ Government retirement age of 60, continues to get the attention of at least one Government Minister.
Synching of age for retirement & pension still being considered- Hon. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton said measures were still being considered to bridge the gap between the age of retirement and the age of eligibility for social security benefits.
Govt to increase civil servants’ retirement age to 65!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Government will be seeking to increase the retirement age of civil servants to another five years in order to synchronize it with the Social Security retirement benefit system, which begins at 65.