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UPDATE: FIA’s staff budget nearly doubles between 2012 & 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The budget for staffing of the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) has increased almost twofold between 2012 and 2014, according to the Agency’s draft budget estimates for 2014 laid on the table of the House of Assembly at its last sitting on Thursday April 17, 2014.
UPDATE: BVIHSA ‘Cost of Living raise’ an increment – Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Bishop John I. Cline in an exclusive interview recently with the Virgin Islands News Online said that the ‘Cost of living increase’ that employees of would be getting will be less than previously enjoyed increments.
Old People’s Home filled to capacity-Jacqueline Donovan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - If you are not in a position to care for your aged loved ones note that the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly, located in Road Town, may not be an option. All the home’s beds are filled and the institution has a long waiting list.
Talks of a Medical School in VI takes footing again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry for Health and Social Development is actively advancing measures to bring a medical school in the Virgin Islands (VI) into fruition.
Engineers' integrity questioned in bridge assessment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A response to a question asked in the House of Assembly during its most recent sitting has left many, including Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, to ponder the integrity of workers and engineers within the Public Works Department.
Opposition calls for betterment of locals in 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser, RA has expressed concern about issues of maltreatment being experienced by many BVI Islanders at the hands of ‘false pretenders’.
Qualified personnel needed at Adina Donovan Home- 2012 Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There were many challenges faced by the Adina Donovan Home (ADH), the facility for the indigent and elderly in the Virgin Islands, according to its 2012 report laid in the House of Assembly by Minister for Health and Social Development Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton on November 19, 2013.
Auditor General Port Report not on HOA agenda for next Sitting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- Many residents were anticipating obtaining a copy of the controversial Port Development Audit conducted by Ms Sonia M. Webster, the Virgin Islands’ Auditor General.
Premier open to same sex-marriage debate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While re-stating that his government has come to no consensus and has not discussed the issue of same sex marriages within the Territory, Premier Dr the Hon. D. Orlando Smith has expressed that his administration is open to debating the issue.
Garbage collection affected by faulty equipment- DWM 2012 Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Malfunctioning equipment by garbage collection contractors were some of the factors that affected the garbage collection system in certain parts of the Territory in 2012, according to the Department of Waste Management’s Annual Report of 2012 laid in the House of Assembly (HOA) by Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton on July 25, 2013.
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