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Locals still snubbed for jobs after understudying expats - SFC Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islanders are still not getting hired after understudying expats at local companies, even as legislation mandates the protection of locals employed in the Virgin Islands (VI) under that arrangement.
Locals sidelined for jobs even after understudying expats - Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) recently revealing that the Virgin Islands (VI) has processed thousands of work permits so far for 2019, concerns are being raised over the state of the job market for locals.
Dr Smith Gov’t warned of need for Plan-B in upcoming ‘UK fight’
NEW YORK, NY, USA – The government of the Virgin Islands (VI) is being called on to urgently prepare contingency plans, in wake of the impending deadline for the implementation of ‘public registers’—a United Kingdom (UK) decision, that is believed, will have a crippling effect on the Territory’s Financial Services sector.
Exploitation of expatriates exists on ‘small scale’ in VI- Talk show host
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of the Umoja show on 780 AM ZBVI, Cromwell Smith says the high influx of expatriate labour in the Virgin Islands (UK) has its positive, pointing out to the creation of wealth for the territory as a major one.
De Castro slams Labour Minister for trade union comment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Donald E. de Castro has slammed Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) for saying that he was happy there were are no labour unions in the Virgin Islands to represent the interest of the labour force and that this was a blessing for the territory.
Publish immigration impact report urges Labour
BBC NEWS
Labour has called for the immediate publication of a government report about the impact of immigration on the UK economy following suggestions that it has been withheld by Downing Street.
VI Labour & Immigration policy a mess! – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The immigration and labour policies of the Virgin Islands are in dire need of a fix according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
Labour realities in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
An online story of May 5, 2013, in the Virgin Islands, described the assertions of a local politician and cabinet minister who lamented at the many career challenges faced by Virgin Islanders who have qualified abroad and returned home.
St Kitts: Labour will not get back into office with Douglas as Leader…says Harris
By SKNVibes
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – RECENTLY ousted Minister of Government Dr. Timothy Harris has declared with certainty that “the Labour Party, once led by Douglas, will not return to government again…”
Develop other sectors to remedy imbalance – Umoja host Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There is a lot going on in the Territory that we need to pay more attention to, Cromwell Smith suggested. Smith, who hosts the radio programme Umoja, made this statement on his show which was aired on September 13, 2012 on a local radio station.

