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Job fair for unemployed youths carded Feb. 9
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – They have been “prepped” on good work ethics, communications skills, work place ethics, and now applicants under the Youth Unemployment Register (YUR) will have the opportunity to present themselves to potential employers at a Job and Career Fair on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Multi- Purpose Sports Complex.
Big shake up in Public Service Commission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word just into Virgin Islands News Online is that there has been a big shake up on the powerful Public Service Commission (PSC) where long time Chairwoman Antoinette Skelton’s tenure will not be renewed and she is in her last weeks on the Commission. It is unclear why her services are no longer needed.
No settlement ironed out in “missing” baby dilemma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Filipino couple, who made headlines late last year when their deceased baby was mistakenly cremated by the hospital, is still awaiting financial compensation.
Wade Smith's leave deferred
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith has announced this afternoon, February 1, 2012 that Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith’s leave has been deferred.
Will the churches take a stance on prostitution, gambling?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Douglas Wheatley, speaking on his radio programme ‘Speak out BVI’ on January 31, 2012, has wondered if the churches will follow suit and come out against certain activities such as prostitution and gambling as other churches in the Caribbean have done.
No “immediate” impact expected on fuel price or electric bill from Hovensa closing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Customers can breathe a sigh of relief for the next five months, as assurances have been given from the BVI Electricity Corporation that their utility charges will not fluctuate based on the closing of the Hovensa Oil Refinery in St. Croix while fuel prices at the pumps is also expected to remain the same during that period.
UPDATE: Glorious Memory, All Country finish last in St. Thomas [Photo-slide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although touted to win, Tortola horses Glorious Memory and All Country of the L&B Stable failed to live up to the hype as they both brought up the rear in their events of the race-card dubbed 'The battle of the mares/fillies' today Sunday January 29, 2012 at the Clinton E. Phipps Racing Park in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Edmund Maduro: “Complaints Commissioner is a waste of time!”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Controversial talk show host Edmund Maduro on his new TV talk show ‘BVI Forum’ on CBN channel 51, has described the Virgin Islands’ Complaints Commissioner “as a waste of time”.
Beef Island calming structure might be removed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands News Online was reliably informed that the traffic calming structure constructed last year in the vicinity of the Terrance B. Lettsome International airport on Beef Island to curb racing, is likely to be removed by the Ministry of Communications and Works.
Is the expat worker being taken advantaged of?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The question of the work ethic of the Virgin Islander came to the forefront on Umoja on Thursday January 26, 2012 where one caller was of the opinion that the issue of locals not getting jobs was not one to do with a bad work ethic but that employers were not keen on employing them because they were comfortable with taking advantage of the expat worker.
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