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EXCLUSIVE: Foot targeting overseas training for local PO
BALSUM GHUT, Tortola, VI – Superintendent of Prisons Mr David Foot said giving the staff the confidence to do their best at Her Majesty’s prisons is the greatest challenge.
BVI Tropical Shootout in danger of being cancelled
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tournament Director of the BVI Tropical Shootout, Mr Steve E. Parillon has disclosed that the event is in danger of being cancelled this year and is asking for urgent donations to be made to keep the tournament alive.
FSN to mirror Partnership for Peace programme
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Family Support Network (FSN) is poised to execute two new programmes: A programme for women that mirrors the Partnership for Peace programme and the other is a ‘Get Back on Your Feet’ for women. President of FSN, Ms Judith Charles, is urging donor agencies to get on board to make the programmes successful.
Locals should have been approached for cruise pier project - commentators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Given all the missteps that have taken place with the cruise pier development project and government’s approaches to outsiders for funding, commentators have questioned why locals are not being engaged as part of their efforts to secure funds to get the project off the ground.
VI Pension funding completely unsustainable – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Social commentator Douglas Wheatley has expressed that the Territory’s current system of funding pensions is completely unsustainable and warned that if this continues, the VI may have to file for bankruptcy.
Nurse recruitment for new Peebles Hospital a significant concern – Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – According to the Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton, recruitment of nurses for the new Peebles Hospital will pose a problem, even as the pending date of completion for the hospital draws close.
Report: staff motivation killed - Environmental Health Division
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a comparative analysis done between the 2010 and 2011 reports submitted by the Environmental Health Division, both stated that the percentage of work output of the said division is negatively affected by the supply of staff and funding.
Hon Fraser: Vanterpool has grand plans, but what about the $$$?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Hon. Mark Vanterpool, Minister for Communications and Works grandiose plans of building a sewerage treatment plant and developing the Territory’s ports may be well intended, but where will the funding come from?
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