Jovan C. Wilson ousted from 284 Media; Termination reasons unknown!
Ms Wilson, who has been with the company for over three years plus and had been the face of its 284 Media platform, was given a termination letter on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, a letter obtained by this news site.
No reason was given for her termination and it is unclear if she received severance payment.
There has been widespread speculation in the media fraternity over her firing, with some believing she was too close to the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government and was reporting too often on the many accomplishments of the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) nearly three-year-old Administration.
Others claimed it was a clash of personalities between her and her co-host Ronn A. Grant on the media platform 284 News.
Wilson, seen as a role model for young women in the VI, was especially known for her interviewing skills on live platforms.
One of her popular interviews was with ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert back in September 2020, when he controversially stated that paying reparations to the Virgin Islands (VI) for acts of slavery and the slave trade is not the position of the United Kingdom at the moment, hinting that the VI should expect nothing.
In that same interview, Mr Jaspert, who ended up calling a Commission of Inquiry on governence in the VI, offended many when he said he supported the preservation of the names of landmarks named after the very people, like Sir Francis Drake, who inflicted decades of harm and suffering on the ancestors of Virgin Islanders and other Caribbean people.
284 Media known for fake news
Over the past years, the 284 Media outlet has been called out by other media houses, elected officials in the House of Assembly, residents on Facebook and other social media platforms, for many misleading and inaccurate stories published.
It is believed that Ms Wilson was tasked with correcting many of the erroneous articles posted on the news platform.
Ms Wilson declined to comment when contacted by our newsroom and only said she has retained an attorney.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of CCT, Romney Averad Penn, did not respond to VINO's request for a comment on the firing of Ms Wilson.
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89 Responses to “Jovan C. Wilson ousted from 284 Media; Termination reasons unknown!”
You fire people with cause cct full of s**t I left them years ago and happy with Degicel
road town have become so sensitive these day with social media disrupting the old-school tranquility...
maybe they made enough money out of young woman
The only role model you should have is Jesus Christ.
Very skilled young lady a better door will open r****a was very jealous of your ability to grow
R****a is 284 hero now lmao
Lol you are the best lol
We may say a lot of things about her but could never deny she’s incredibly talented. We have to move away from being so hypocritical as a society and give people their flowers. That company proudly fires employees annually as part of culture. It’s sickening and this is what labor should look into as opposed to y’all bashing her. Jovan, God will promote you to prominence. Wait and see.
A lady should pretend to be a lady, even if she isn't.
the wrongs committed by others becomes a liability when his/ her character is questionable.
I've heard multiple stories and even witness it myself.
For a local company they need to do better.
Then again it doesn't surprise me I've work for the company years ago and still to this day they haven't change.
The Customer Service team Is wonderful and also Retail !!!
I pray one day CCT Manager/ HR & CEO would get their act together!!!!
PS : Jenga the old employee!!
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