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September 22nd, 2014
Premier Smith declines to name min. wage review C’tte head

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has declined to name the person who is heading the committee that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government has set up to lead the review of the minimum wage.

January 29th, 2014
Would VI’s workforce drop with higher minimum wage?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One observer has expressed the opinion that any substantial increase of the Virgin Islands’ minimum wage would see a reduction in its labour force.

November 5th, 2013
Premier agrees minimum wage should be reviewed

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith is in agreement that the minimum wage of the territory should be reviewed but has given no commitment to when this issue would be addressed by his government.

January 29th, 2013
Review minimum wage – Courtney deCastro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Your Mind TV Show, Richard Courtney de Castro has called for a review of the current minimum wage in the Virgin Islands (VI) after a viewer communicated on his show that politicians needed to address the issue.

October 2nd, 2012
A Look at Minimum Wage

By Donald E. de Castro

The minimum wage was first established in New Zealand in 1894. There is now legislation for binding collective bargaining regarding minimum wage in more than 90% of all countries including here in the Virgin Islands. Minimum wage rates vary greatly across many jurisdictions.

June 29th, 2012
Price control before minimum wage can make sense - Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With a constant increase in prices for goods in the Virgin Islands (VI), many are concerned that receiving minimum wage is not enough to compete but there are concerns as well, that if minimum wage is increased, prices will continue to mount which in effect will make no difference to an increase in wages.

June 7th, 2012
Minimum wage soon to be reviewed!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Minimum Wage Committee, which will be tasked with coming up with a decent minimum wage package, will be formed in a few weeks Virgin Islands News Online was reliably informed.

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