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Over $2M spent on UK attorneys to lock up residents on witch-hunt list!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, claimed that the millions and millions of dollars spent on United Kingdom (UK) attorneys could not be released because of national security, a local media house, ZBVI 780 AM, has obtained the information.
Gov't working hard to find $$ for salary hike for healthcare workers- Health Minister
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Healthcare workers in the Virgin Islands have been under tremendous pressure and have expressed concerns regarding their salaries and working conditions.
No transparency for taxpayers as DPP snubs public/media on Patel’s salary!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It appears that the witch-hunt and double standards in the legal system in the Virgin Islands (VI) continue unabated.
School admissions for 2025/2026 academic year now underway
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports of the Virgin Islands has commenced new student registrations for the 2025/2026 academic year. The registration period began January 2, 2025, and will continue up to April 30, 2025.
VI teachers earn more than USVI, other OTs counterparts—Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Teachers working in the Virgin Islands (VI) generally earn more than their counterparts in neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI), and other Overseas Territories (OTs), according to Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro.
Legislators could have salary withheld over non-compliance to Register of Interest Act
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As part of a proposal that the House of Assembly (HoA) has its own independent system of accountability, Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says Legislators will soon be suspended and have their salary withheld for non-compliance to the Register of Interest Act as it relates to declaring their interest.
New agreement raises USVI Nurse salaries to $86K-$118K
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - A Friday press release from Government House informed the public that a tentative wage agreement had been reached with the union that represents registered nurses at the Department of Health and local hospitals.
VI Public officers converted to new salary scale
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Department of Human Resources has successfully converted some 2499 public officers in th. Virgin Islands (VI) to the new salary structures in line with their March 31, 2024, deadline.
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Gov't must start valuing teachers as much as doctors - CTE Executive Director
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - During last month’s meeting, the Board of Career and Technical Education noted that the attrition rate among CTE instructors is unsustainably high. During a meeting on Wednesday, comments from Executive Director Anton Döös noted that the phenomenon was not just limited to the territory.
Some 60% VI public servants considered ‘working poor’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– An adjustment of the Virgin Islands (VI) minimum wage is underway to improve wages for persons specifically in the public service, referred to as the ‘working poor” in the territory by the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), in his 2024 Budget Speech delivered on November 21, 2023.
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