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Civil servants cry for justice; No increments paid for 2015!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The cry by the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP), talk show hosts, civil society, ordinary citizens, and the media that the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) raided the Treasury to win the 2015 snap election, leaving the country broke, is being heard again.
NDP Gov't promises to pay civil servants their full increments this year!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith announced during the opening day of the budget debates yesterday March 22, 2016 that Government will be paying full increments to public servants this year.
‘NDP plans to cut civil service after elections’ – Hon Julian Fraser, RA
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – “To the civil service of this territory, all the people, the engine that keeps this machine running….word on the street is that your Premier (Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith) has entered into an agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which is the British Government, to cut the service,” so declared aspiring Premier on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate Honourable Julian Fraser, RA.
Increments were withheld to deal with 'other things’ – Premier Smith
CAPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith said last evening May 12, 2015 that Government had to withhold payment of increments because the National Democratic Party (NDP) needed the money to do "other things".
Govt Ministers to face more Opposition questions today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Fourth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Second House of Assembly will commence at 10:00 AM this morning March 12, 2015 and on the agenda are a number of questions from the Opposition to Ministers, new legislation to be tabled and a few bills for second and third readings.
VIP pressure forced Dr. Smith to pay increments to civil servants!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After three years of pressure, questions in the House of Assembly and speeches by Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Opposition members Hons Julian Fraser RA (R3) and Andrew A. Fahie (R1) over the unfair decision by the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government to withhold the hard earned increments of civil servants the Dr. Orlando Smith led NDP Administration have surrendered to the will of the Opposition and announced that they will pay the increments due to the officers.
UPDATE: BVIHSA ‘Cost of Living raise’ an increment – Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Bishop John I. Cline in an exclusive interview recently with the Virgin Islands News Online said that the ‘Cost of living increase’ that employees of would be getting will be less than previously enjoyed increments.
BVIHSA workers frustrated over years of no increments!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – "How much longer will we have to wait?" This is the question being posed by some employees within the Virgin Islands health sector as they claim they have been waiting for one year too many to be given increments.
Govt wrong to cut public servants increments - Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Third District representative and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Julian Fraser RA, is of the opinion that the recent decision to cut the increments of public servants was not right to do since they would have already worked for it.
Half Increment Story
Justin Time
After the people of the territory went ahead and did ‘the thing’ in the November 7, 2011 General Elections, is this how the National Democratic Party repays civil servants? By cutting their increments in half? Wow! Why are civil servants paying the price for the financial situation of the entire territory? Disgruntled employees will only make for a poor public service my dear members of Cabinet.
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