Clive Petrovic In again! @ HLSCC; Locals pushed out!
One of the casualties was in reassigning the Marine Studies Division at the college and placing the programme and its lecturers under the Natural Sciences Department with just small technical porgammes remaining as the Marine Studies.
Mr Clive Petrovic, an American living in the Virgin Islands for over 25 years, was head of the department at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) and his job was made redundant with a strategic goal to train Virgin Islanders and Belongers to head the Department.
No locals please, He is back!
Some ten years later, with Virgin Islanders trained at the college and others working in the Conservation and Fisheries Department, the HLSCC has now re-established the programme and is expected to be offering classes shortly.
However, there is controversy brewing as all the Virgin Islanders and Belongers were allegedly overlooked to head the Marine Studies at the college.
It is reported that the former Head Clive Petrovic, whose academic training is in Zoology and Ecology has been given the job.
It is also our understanding that the job was not advertised to give others an equal opportunity to apply and is therefore a violation of the Virgin Islands Labour Code as the College is a statutory Body and has to comply with the Labour Code, unlike the central Government.
It is unclear what Mr Petrovic’s salary is, if he has a contract and its duration, and if someone is assigned to understudy him, now that he is the new head of Workforce Training and Marine Studies.
Mr Petrovic also owns an environmental consulting firm, Econcerns Ltd. Last year our newsroom reported that locals Dr Cassander P. Titley-O’Neal, a Collage Dean and former President Karl Dawson were forced out of the college.
College scandal
In addition, the college has been rocked by scandal for not being able to pay its employees on time because of central government’s financial troubles. The HLSCC depend on Central Government for a subvention but was left broke by the ruling National Democratic Party as alleged by the Opposition, and civil society.
The College is also recruiting a new President and Dr Janet B. Smith, a former consultant to the institution who is over 70 years of age, is interim President.
It is our understanding also that the Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL), whose portfolio includes the college, has narrowed down a list for a possible new President to three candidates. We will withhold the shortlist at this time.
Dr Janet B. Smith could not be reached for a comment up to the time of publication.
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43 Responses to “Clive Petrovic In again! @ HLSCC; Locals pushed out!”
It was outside political interference that caused Laurens Bloc to resign.
Have a nice 2017.
I heard the old lady is a bully but she going meet her match soon!
Seize the moment. Seize the opportunity.Consider her contact list of possibilities to which one can be introduced.
Bring in the best qualified from any part of the world is my opinion. The characteristics of the average BVIslanders makes them unqualified for any type of human contact much less management. They should be relegated to being bystanders,
and onlookers. Clueless set of stuck in the mud wannabees with their hurry up overnight degrees and doctorates from downunder the radar educational feces. Bring in the Chinese and the Caucasians and let the BVI move forward . Sick ah dees varmints schuuup!!! Cant even walk properly in heels and talking the most asinine bs for the world to hear.