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Premier: Ensuring compliance in marine sector is ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said ensuring that the marine sector is in compliance with the safety laws of the country is critical.
Setbacks for yachting as COVID pandemic ‘seems’ to end– Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline is optimistic that the Virgin Islands (VI) could be experiencing the end stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yachting industry profitable but locals not benefiting- Hon Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- If there is but just one time that the Member of the Opposition, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3), got almost the full backing of legislators on the other side of the aisle in the House of Assembly, it would have been yesterday May 29, 2017 when he raised grave concerns about locals being side-lined in the yachting industry.
Financial Services & yachting industry crafty in hiring tactics – residents hear
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Some employers use underhand tactics to bring in foreign staff under the guise that they are working in minimal jobs when in fact the individuals are highly qualified.
Education system has failed the youths – caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A caller to the radio programme Umoja, which was aired Thursday January 26, 2012, was of the opinion that the education system was to blame for the lack of employment of Virgin Islanders especially in the marine industry.
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