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Public service, schools given all clear as TS Karen moves from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Blown transformers, low-lying roads strewn with rocks and slight flooding on some roads were some of the effects of Tropical Storm Karen that made its way past the Virgin Islands last night, September 24, 2019.
Public schools closed; Staggered closure to Public Service today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Based on information from the 11:00pm weather update on September 23, 2019, Government is advising that only workers from essential services and critical government departments including Information Technology, waste management, public works and social care providers report for work on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
Fake! No official statement made on closure of public service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With Tropical Storm Karen forecast to reach the Virgin Islands on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, there have been several advisories circulating, including fake ones.
Permanent Secretaries & Senior Managers discuss vision for Public Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the new assignments of permanent secretaries, senior managers within the Public Service met to share their collective vision and to recommit to advancing the mandate of government.
‘We still feel frustration in the public service’- CoP Matthews
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of Police Michael B. Matthews has pleaded with Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to revisit some of the practices and procedures in the public service that may be outdated and may be causing unnecessary delays for projects and contracts to get off the ground.
The Public Service is not for the faint of heart
Lorna M. George
Ever since I graduated from the BVI High School, now called the Elmore Stoutt High School, I have worked for the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI). I started my long journey as a laboratory trainee at Peebles Hospital. The years were terrible and horrible years to say the least. It was here that my Christian values and morals were tested and tried.
73 Public officers to develop better service skills
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Seventy-three (73) public officers from across the Public Service recently participated in an interactive information sharing and profiling sessions designed to assist in formally documenting information about their skills.
Premier Fahie, Ministers meet with Gov't Department Heads
Road TOWN, Tortola, VI - Heads of Departments across the Public Service were commended for their hard work and dedication when they were formally introduced to Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his administration at a special meeting on June 13, 2019.
'There is an appetite in some places to privatise some services' - Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Since the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017, the public servants have been on edge wondering if they will be laid off as Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), Premier and Minister of Finance, was flip-flopping on whether job cuts will or will not be made.
Cabinet approves blueprint for redesign of Public Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is a statement from Deputy Governor Rosalie Adams on the transformation of the Public Service.
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