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After a scathing report from Auditor General Sonia Webster sparked a public outcry last week, House of Assembly members are defending their controversial closed-door decision to double their baseline salaries …
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We are disappointed that Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has decided to sidestep the advice of his own Minimum Wage Advisory Committee and increase the baseline hourly wage only to $7.25 …
The minimum wage in the Virgin Islands will soon increase to $8.50 an hour, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith announced today. The new baseline salary will come into effect on Nov. …
Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has sidestepped the question of whether he could live on $6 an hour as a review of that minimum wage is set to go before …
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All of the territory’s 2,499 public officers are now earning at least a “living wage” under a new salary structure implemented last month following a review carried out by consultant …
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