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No increase in minimum wage before NHI – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With National Health Insurance (NHI) just on the horizon, more questions are being asked by various sections of the community. The most recent question is whether there will there be an increase in the minimum wage before NHI comes fully on stream in January 2016.
Talk show host against renaming Peebles Hospital after Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of the radio talk show ‘A look at the Community’, Ulric Scatliffe is not in favour of a recent suggestion to rename Peebles Hospital after Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith, who has served many years at the hospital as a surgeon.
Premier retains Sloop Challenge Trophy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Courtesy of a 1-1 draw at the 12th Annual Sloop Challenge in the waters off Road Town Harbour on Tuesday August 4, 2015, Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith will keep the trophy for another year.
Sloop Challenge delivered to Governor John S. Duncan!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The challenge has been issued and Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith is preparing to defend his title in the 12th Annual Great Festival Sloop Shootout and Heritage Regatta set for August 1 – 4, 2015 as part of Emancipation Festival celebrations.
Fmr legislator Ralph T. O’Neal ‘taking it easy’ in retirement
WEST END, Tortola, VI – In giving very short remarks after receiving Rotary’s ‘Paul Harris Fellow’ award on Saturday June 20, 2015, the man who has given some 40 years of service to the territory in leadership positions in government, Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, has announced that he is “taking it easy” now that he has retired.
‘Employees were like family to us’ – David V. Johnson
BIRAS CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI – Even after waiting until the ninth hour to break the sad news that all the employees of Biras Creek Resort would be sent home indefinitely with immediate effect, yesterday June 16, 2015, Mr David V. Johnson, the Chairman of Victor International Corporation that managed Biras Creek Resort, said the employees were like family to him.
Gov't to help laid off Biras Creek Resort employees find work
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After Virgin Islands News Online broke the news on June 16, 2015 that Biras Creek Resort had laid off all its employees and shutting down operations, Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith released a statement to the media in which he said he knew of the impending closure only last Friday June 13, 2015.
Elections observers' recommendations should be heeded – Gov Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Excellency the Governor, John S. Duncan OBE said the advice of the elections observers, which speaks to the fact that greater improvements are needed in the voting and counting processes as well as to address the deficiencies in regulatory framework, should be heeded.
‘No intentions of resigning’- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While delivering his address to the territory yesterday June 10, 2015 at the official swearing in ceremony of the Premier and Ministers of Government, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith announced that there would be added duties for elected officials who are not ministers. Premier Smith also dispelled reports that he has intentions to resign from office during this term.
Ministerial Cabinet to remain the same
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There will be no new faces in the Ministerial Cabinet of the re-elected National Democratic Party (NDP) government, sources close to the NDP have reliably informed Virgin Islands News Online.
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