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Government working “diligently” to establish climate change fund
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Hon. Dr Kedrick Pickering, has revealed that Government is now working diligently towards the establishment of a climate change fund.
Labour Minister’s HOA statement ‘inconsistent’ – Sowande Uhuru
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru took issue with some of the statements made recently by the Minister of Labour and Natural Resources, Hon. Dr Kedrick Pickering in the House of Assembly.
New RVIPF policy - Officers to be promoted on aptitude, not years in service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – There is a new promotion policy instituted in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) - gone are those days when officers would have been promoted based on the number of years they served in the Force.
Gov't “uncomfortable” with driver’s license policy for permit/contract workers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The policy, which states that drivers' licenses for work permit and contract workers must have an expiration date that coincides with the expiration date of their work permits and contract documents and that it could only be renewed when their permits/contract documents have been renewed, is to be reviewed as Government is not comfortable with it.
FSC celebrated 10th anniversary!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Financial Services Commission (FSC) celebrated its 10th anniversary of its establishment as an independent regulatory authority yesterday, January 4, 2012.