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Finance and Business
Discrimination? Sexism? Women paid less than men in the VI- Minimum Wage Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Minimum Wage Advisory Committee Report 2015 was tabled in the House of Assembly (HoA) by the Minister for Labour, Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) on November 2, 2015.
'Stop work order an option on illegal Gov't Brandywine Bay project’ – TCPD
BRANDYWINE BAY, Tortola, VI – Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, continues to push a $300,000 beach development project at Brandywine Bay without the authorisation of the Town and Country Planning Department.
Patsy C. Lake fails in alleged bid to lease SCB land for horses
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Controversy seems to be brewing regarding the leasing of land around the territory’s lone racetrack, Ellis Thomas Downs, in Sea Cows Bay for the grazing of horses from Family Affair Racing Stables as a deal that was allegedly being negotiated fell through.
‘All-In' & post-paid customers can now make WhatsApp calls’ – Katasha Melville
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Digicel BVI’s PR and Sponsorship Executive Katasha Melville has confirmed that Digicel is now allowing calls to be made via the WhatsApp platform for purchasers of the company’s new ‘All In’ data bundle and post-paid customers.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Rayanne T. Victor-Frett
By N. Johann Earle
Meet our Young Professional for this week, Rayanne T. Victor-Frett, an Accounts Associate at local telecommunications company CCT Global Communications where she also spent four years excelling in the field of customer relations.
Government can be sued for millions of $$ - Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host and social commentator Edmund G. Maduro said it is in the power of the people to sue the Government of the Virgin Islands for being forced to lose their private insurance, with the coming on stream of the mandatory National Health Insurance (NHI).
People willing to have NHI that is not compulsory - Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The main actor behind the National Health Insurance (NHI) petition, Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru, again made a plug for the insurance scheme to be non-compulsory.
'Gov’t not fooling anyone with $2 minimum wage increase'- Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Describing the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to raise the minimum wage from $4.00 to $6.00 as “peanuts” and that it “sounds like nothing”, Opposition Leader and Virgin Islands Party Chairman Hon Julian Fraser RA said the increase would mean nothing unless there is some consumer protection in place.
Digicel AppSeeker available on Google Play
ROAd TOWN, Tortola, VI- From today, Digicel customers across the globe can discover and enjoy the latest and greatest apps with the launch of Digicel AppSeeker.
Advisory Committee recommends minimum wage moved to $6.00 per hour
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Committee appointed to review the territory’s minimum wage has recommended an increase in the minimum wage by 50 percent from $4.00 per hour to $6.00 per hour.
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