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Women complaining of being owed thousands of $$ in child support- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has lamented that suggestions put forward to amend the Child Maintenance Act have not been advanced by Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8).
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.
‘I am personally not aware of any vendors that are owed’- Festival Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), Mr Dirk L. Walters has said he is not aware of any vendors being owed by the VIF&FC).
Prospect Reef workers to be paid by end of August- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While a review of the organisational and operational structure of Prospect Reef Resort is currently being undertaken in order to determine a more economical way forward, the Government of the Virgin Islands has committed to paying in full monies owed to workers by the end of August 2019.
Contractors reluctant to work until paid for previous jobs - Min. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Ministry for Communications and Works is in debt to several contractors, who are now reluctant to take on any other jobs until they are paid monies owed to them, Hon. Mark Vanterpool disclosed to the House of Assembly today, Wednesday December 21, 2011.