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$300 stipend vouchers for teachers ready for distribution- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With some persons mocking the gesture by the Government of the Virgin Islands to give each public school teacher $300, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has made it known that it was meant to just be a token of appreciation to the teachers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hon de Castro vows to stand with teachers & demand change
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Junior Minister for Tourism and At-Large Representative, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says she stands with the collective cries of educators across the VI, following recent strike action by some teachers of the Elmore Stoutt High School and other schools over working conditions.
Elementary school teachers stage sickout protest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least four primary schools in the territory were forced to call off school for the day, October 29, 2021, due to teachers staging a sickout protest.
Senior School teachers of ESHS refuse to sign in for online schooling
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Following a strike by some Junior Division teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) yesterday, October 27, 2021, some Senior Division teachers of ESHS have also proceeded on strike today, October 28, 2021.
Education Minister eager to hear reasons behind teachers' strike action
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The strike action by some Junior School teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) caught the Ministry of Education, school administrators, some teachers, parents and even students off guard today, October 27, 2021. Even the Minister for Education, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) was caught by surprise.
Jr school teachers of ESHS stage sudden sickout protest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students of the junior school section of Elmore Stoutt High School turned up for classes as normal today, October 27, 2021, only to be told they would have to go back home as teachers were engaged in a sickout protest.
Overseas linemen briefly down tools over 'late' payments
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Word just in to our newsroom is that a number of linemen who came to the Virgin Islands to assist in the restoration of the electricity infrastructure following the destruction of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017, downed tools this morning, January 9, 2018 over late payments.
Over a month later still no action on salary increase for public medical staff
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was around February 20, 2017 that doctors and other medical personnel who work for the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) staged a strike via a sickout over lack of adequate salaries and poor working conditions.
More $$$ for hospital employees; Doctors strike influence decision!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), which manages all public health facilities in the British Overseas Territory, has agreed to increase salaries for all categories of its workers, according to a memorandum dated March 17, 2017 obtained by our newsroom.
‘I stand with the doctors’ – Sharie B. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While some persons have expressed that the doctors currently on strike at Peebles Hospital should have put the interest of their patients ahead of their protest, others have pledged full support for them, including young political activist and educator Ms Sharie B. de Castro.
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