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Gun Creek to be designated Port of Entry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Effective March 1, 2012, Gun Creek, which is located on the eastern side of Virgin Gorda, will be designated as a port of entry into the Virgin Islands.
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.
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.
Wade Smith - Another local forced out on leave?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It has been described by some as just Government’s policy, that if you have leave you must take it or else you will loose it.
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.
Hon. Pickering acknowledges VI has “houses of ill repute”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands, which is considered a religious community, is going through a transition and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering pointed out that residents need to accept that things “are no longer the same in the BVI”.
Gov’t seeking to strengthen Public Sector to “acceptable levels”- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Noting that he considers himself and colleagues to be extremely fortunate in being supported by the group of dedicated and hard-working public officers that make up the public sector, including Central Government and the statutory corporations and companies which are owned by it, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith during his budget address in the House of Assembly on January 17, 2012 said his Government would be placing much emphasis on strengthening the public sector to acceptable levels
Shaina M. Smith inks $84,000 contract with Government
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After telling the people of the Virgin Islands that the now opposition Virgin Islands Party of Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, left the country broke and in a 51 million dollars deficit, the Orlando Smith Administration has found another $84,000.00 for a consultancy contract for Ms. Shaina M. Smith of Smith & Associates, her new consultancy firm she started in April of last year, where she is Managing Director and CEO.
Labour Dept. to aggressively assist unemployed VIslanders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to minimise the unemployment of Virgin Islanders, the Labour Department will soon have a section in place that will deal solely with that issue, announced Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering on January 19, 2012 at the East End/Long Look Community Centre where a community meeting to discuss labour matters was held.
Cabinet approved Bishop Cline to chair BVIHSA Board
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information reaching this news site from its team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and its well placed sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has confirmed that controversial religious and social activist Bishop John I. Cline has been approved by the Orlando Smith Cabinet at a meeting held on Thursday January 19, 2012 to become the new Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority Board.
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