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Over $76M to pay civil servants, excluding Payroll Taxes, SS, NHI & Statutory subventions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The cost of the civil servant is growing as more and more Heads of Departments and Ministries are asking for more staff.
AG Chambers staff has increased by 16 in 3 short years
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The civil service continues to grow and most, if not all, Department Heads and Permanent Secretaries appearing before the 2023 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of the House of Assembly (HoA) for the 2024 budget have asked for more staff.
Public Service reduced from 4495 in 2010 to 'efficient' 2895 to date- David D. Archer Jr
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr has announced that as part of finding the right size for the local public service, there has been a steady decrease in the number of Public Officers throughout the last decade, from 4495 public officers employed in 2010 to approximately 2895 employed to date.
UPDATE: Control tower strike ends, VI airports resume full operation
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has announced that airports in the territory have resumed normal operations effective today, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 7:00 a.m, following a brief closure yesterday at the T.B. Lettsome International Airport.
32 BVIPA staff members awarded with Special Recognition
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI– A popular quote by BVI Belonger and Billionaire Sir Richard C.N. Branson reads: ‘I have always believed that the way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers and that people flourish when they are praised’.
'Pandemic' compensation for Public Health Unit being 'addressed'- MoH&SD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Staff of the Public Health Unit (PHU) have been assured that the issue of compensation for works done during the COVID-19 pandemic is being addressed.
FirstBank makes COVID-19 boosters mandatory for all staff
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although the Government of the Virgin Islands has not made vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory and has said it does not intend to, some businesses have made it mandatory for their staff.
Banco Popular on Tortola closes after staff tests positive for COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that Banco Popular on Tortola is closed today, December 30, 2021, due to some members of staff allegedly testing positive for COVID-19.
Magistrate’s Court closed after staff tests positive for COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Magistrate’s Court in John’s Hole, Tortola has been closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
Gunmen rob staff of beauty supplies store in Baughers Bay
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- At least three female staff members of a beauty supplies store in Baughers Bay were left traumatised last evening, April 15, 2021, after they were robbed at gunpoint.