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Deputy Governor’s Office boasts of ‘significant’ CoI Implementation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Office of the Deputy Governor has reported that of the 31 recommendations assigned to their office, twenty (20) have been completed, ten (10) are significantly advanced, and one (1) is no longer applicable.
‘Aggressive’ consultations on new Public Service Salary Scale ongoing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands awarded PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) a contract in October 2022 to carry out the Compensation Review and Job Classification.
Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr is Acting as Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor, Mr David D. Archer, Jr will act in the Office of Governor from November 12 to November 24, 2023, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr John J. Rankin, CMG, who will be out of the Territory.
Gov’t offices to ‘resume normal operations’ tomorrow Oct 5
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Asked to stay home today due to the impact of Tropical Storm Philippe, public officers have been told they must return to work tomorrow, Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Petrona N. Davies is Acting Deputy Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Ms Petrona N. Davies is acting in the Office of Deputy Governor.
Too much confusion over increments, come clean- Willock
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- In an interview on the Talking Points radio show hosted by Violet Thomas-Gaul on Monday, May 29, 2023, the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock, has questioned the confusion over payment of increments to public officers.
Kishann Cupid-Brathwaite appointed Public Service Transformation Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands says it is moving forward with the transformation of the Public Service and has appointed Mrs Kishann Cupid-Brathwaite to manage the initiative.
Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr is Acting Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor, Mr David Archer, Jr will act in the Office of Governor until May 14, 2023, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory.
Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer, Jr to act as Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor, Mr David D. Archer, Jr will act in the Office of Governor from September 15 – 20, 2022, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory attending Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral in the United Kingdom.
Director of Customer Service post being introduced into public service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With calls continuing for improved customer service in Government, now comes news that the post of Director of Customer Service is being introduced to enhance the Customer Service Care Centre in the Public Service.