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Summer apprentices to be dispatched across public & private sectors on Monday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After undergoing an orientation session, the first batch of more than 200 summer apprentices will be dispatched across the public and private sectors from Monday, May 18, 2026.
Education budget rose by ‘$20M in 2 budget cycles’- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has debunked rumours that education in the Virgin Islands is not primarily funded by the public sector.
It's 'ridiculously difficult' to do business in VI– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called out both the private and public business sectors in the Virgin Islands (VI) for what he said is an increasing difficulty in doing business in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Governor distances self from inefficiencies of Public Service under his watch
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG has said change in the VI public service is inevitable coming out of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report, as he distanced himself from the inefficiencies of the sector.
'No work, no pay!'- Deputy Gov to civil servants working from home
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When the public sector resumes operations from Monday, May 4, 2020, some essential officers will be returning to their physical offices while others will find working from home the 'new regular'.
Is the VI public sector overgrown?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Out BVI radio show, Douglas Wheatley, has sounded a warning about wasteful spending and the possible overgrowth of the public sector in the Virgin Islands in the wake of a possible financial services sector crisis in the Territory.
Gov’t seeking to strengthen Public Sector to “acceptable levels”- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Noting that he considers himself and colleagues to be extremely fortunate in being supported by the group of dedicated and hard-working public officers that make up the public sector, including Central Government and the statutory corporations and companies which are owned by it, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith during his budget address in the House of Assembly on January 17, 2012 said his Government would be placing much emphasis on strengthening the public sector to acceptable levels
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