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Gus Jaspert

October 12, 2018

Civil Service Association relaunched during Public Service Week

Transformation is the buzzword for Public Service Week 2018, which got under way on Monday with an opening ceremony in front of the Central Administration Building. “Our grandchildren will look …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 8, 2018

Tortola Pier Park audit finished, premier says

KPMG’s audit of the Tortola Pier Park is finished and the Ministry of Finance is awaiting its delivery, according to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith. At a press conference last week, …

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by Conor King Devitt
October 4, 2018

First Cabinet decisions made public

In a long-awaited move to increase government transparency, the first set of weekly Cabinet decisions was released to the public last Thursday. “The publicising of Cabinet decisions marks another milestone …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 27, 2018

Governor says transparency is ‘vital’

Governor Gus Jaspert acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that many of the accountability and transparency measures the government promised in this month’s Speech from the Throne are old news. Still, he …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 17, 2018

Audits criticise “pervasive” government contract splitting

In 2012, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour issued four contracts for the development of the now-nonoperational BVI Fishing Complex, covering the installation of equipment such as walk-in freezers, …

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by Conor King Devitt
September 14, 2018

In their Words: Governor Gus Jaspert

Mr. Jaspert was sworn in as governor on Aug. 22, 2017, 15 days before Hurricane Irma decimated the territory. This is his account of the storm, condensed and edited by …

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by Conor King Devitt
September 13, 2018

Governor delivers “familiar” Throne speech

Governor Gus Jaspert delivered his second Speech from the Throne on Thursday morning, outlining a legislative agenda packed with echoes of unfulfilled promises from previous speeches. Though the governor reads …

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by Conor King Devitt
July 13, 2018

Protest marchers’ 30-day deadline lapses

The 30-day deadline for a government response to a petition submitted June 8 demanding a commission of inquiry into a long list of grievances has lapsed, but the protestors’ next …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 28, 2018

Hurricane heroes honoured with BVI Red Cross medals

A royal engineer who helped open the airport, shelter managers who lived among the homeless for months on end, police and fire officers who assisted the vulnerable, and an elected …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 22, 2018

Public servant Monica Allen awarded British Empire Medal

In 1958, Monica Allen left her native Guyana for the Virgin Islands for what she thought would be a two-year stint. More than 50 years later, she’s still here, and …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 20, 2018

Parade welcomes back gold medallist Kyron McMaster and fellow athletes

Hundreds of Virgin Islands residents took joyously to the streets on Friday afternoon to welcome home 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kyron McMaster and his fellow athletes, who waved from …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 14, 2018

Queen’s birthday parade draws crowds despite boycott

Despite multiple calls for a boycott, hundreds of Virgin Islands residents turned out to the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds on Saturday to watch police, firefighters, and other uniformed groups parade …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 9, 2018

Teacher Lynden Smith awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire

The Virgin Islands is a more well read place thanks to teacher H. Lynden Smith’s passion for the written word — and on Friday, she was recognised by the Queen …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
May 22, 2018

Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday parade scheduled for June 9

The territory will celebrate the Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday with a parade on June 9, according to Government Information Services. The marching route is set to begin at 4 p.m. …

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by Conor King Devitt

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