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Auditor General wants explanation from DGO & MoF on ‘financial blunder’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Auditor General Sonia M. Webster has recommended that the Deputy Governor’s Office and the Ministry of Finance provide explanations as to why Cabinet and the House of Assembly were not informed of the potentially greater cost for implementation of the salary increases in 2024.
Teachers' salaries determined solely on qualifications- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During a press conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B de Castro (AL), addressed concerns as it relates to how teachers' salaries are determined.
Ex teacher found not guilty of indecent assault struggling to move on with life
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jevaughn A. Nibbs of Ballast Bay was found not guilty of indecent assault by a Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
New info reveals Cindy Rosan received $20K upon job severance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the leak of documents showing former Events Manager at The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITBFC), Rosemary L. Rosan aka ‘Cindy’ seeking one million dollars for being sent home, new leaked documents show she received over twenty thousand dollars upon being made redundant in December 2020.
‘I don’t like to hear about reparations’- Eileene L. Parsons
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Cultural icon and former legislator Eileene L. Parsons, OBE does not believe the Virgin Islands (VI) should be fighting for reparations for slavery, and instead should just be grateful for where it has come.
USVI senators approve $40M for retroactive wages owed since 1990
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- "Pay the people what we owe them" was the consensus of senators when they voted to appropriate $40 million to thousands of retired and existing government employees, who are owed correct wage payments that stretch back three decades.
'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.
'UK owes us apology & compensation for slavery'- Kishmet B. Daniel
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Rastafarian and Virgin Islander Kishmet B. Daniel believes the Virgin Islands is quite in order to call for reparations for the evil acts of slavery and thinks if Africans were the enslavers they would have paid reparations.
Will UK make amends for slavery/colonialism in VI?
E. Benito Wheatley
As the United Kingdom (UK) confronts the issue of racism in British society and the country's longstanding problem of injustice toward people of African descent, it should not be forgotten that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are also victims of Britain’s dark legacy of slavery and colonialism.
Turnbulls to receive compensation for land encroachment after 47 years – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Turnbull family of Myers Estate on Tortola will be compensated by the Government of the Virgin Islands, nearly 50 years after the Enis Adams Primary School encroached on their property, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said.
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