PFA Gives GERS Rescue Plan a Boost
The Public Finance Authority Board approved hiring Duane Morris LLP as bond counsel Wednesday to work on a plan to remove the threat of insolvency from the Government Employees’ Retirement System.
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PFA Formalizes Efforts to Rescue GERS
The Public Finance Authority Board gave an official stamp of approval Thursday to steps in the rescue effort of the Government Employees Retirement System.
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GERS Reigniting Investment Strategy
The Government Employees' Retirement System Board of Trustees found itself on a new train at its August meeting. Members had to decide how to invest money after decades of trying to find money to stave off insolvency.
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Caribbean gets humanitarian vessel M/V Dawn this hurricane season - Barbados Today
As Barbados and other countries in the region brace for an above-average 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, they will have additional support from a non-governmental organisation that is sending a humanitarian ship to assist in the event of a disaster. Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster
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WAPA Not Paying for Employees’ Retirement
WAPA has not been making employee contributions to GERS for almost a year now, according to officials at a meeting of the Government Employees' Retirement System board of trustees on Thursday.
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Fire Destroys Havensight Maintenance Shed
Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, a fire engulfed the maintenance shed at Havensight Mall that houses golf carts. “All of the contents of the structure were totally destroyed,” Government Employees' Retirement System Executive Director Austin Nibbs said.
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Traffic Stops Lead to Weapons, Ammunition Charges for St. Thomas Drivers
Three St. Thomas men are facing weapons and ammunition charges following separate traffic stops, the V.I. Police Department reported Wednesday.
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GERS Board Still Looking for New Administrator and at Legislative Effort to Save System
The board this time last year recommended cutting checks to retirees almost in half so that much larger annuity cuts would not have to be made in 2024.
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Thank you Rangers’: Aribo pens farewell message ahead of Southampton move - Premium Times Nigeria
An official announcement is expected from Southampton as Aribo is said to have passed his medical The post Thank you Rangers’: Aribo pens farewell message ahead of Southampton move first appeared on Premium Times Nigeria. The post Thank you Rangers': Aribo pens farewell message ahead of South
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GERS Chair Calls for Senate to Act
The Government Employees’ Retirement System board of trustees has tried since 1999 to motivate Virgin Islands senators to do something to save the retirement system, but, since then actions have only nibbled at solving a financial catastrophe.
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Admitted Drug Smuggler Gets Six-Year Prison Term
A Mexican mechanic who was apprehended during a high-speed chase by U.S. drug enforcement operatives was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday.
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Low water pressure in south Trinidad
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Stock photo via Pexels. In a release issued on Thursday, WASA said parts of south Trinidad have been experiencing low water pressure owing to a mechanical problem. The affected plant is the Navet water treatment plant. WASA said
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Plot to oust ED thickens - NewsDay Zimbabwe
While some members of the party have endorsed Mnangagwa as the party’s presidential candidate for elections next year, sources said a camp linked to his deputy Constantino Chiwenga has allegedly been burning midnight oil to remove
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Mottley has vision for Speightstown as regional arts centre - Barbados Today
Prime Minister Mia Mottley wants to see Speightstown become the centre of arts and heritage in the region.She made her intentions known at the official reopening of Archer’s Hall Design Centre Inc. in Speightstown, St Peter on Wednesday evening, almost two years after the establishment was
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Shining Light on a Little Known Birmingham Civil Rights Incident
By Matt Windsor UAB Reporter “The dynamite had been lit, but miraculously the fuse stopped before detonation.” Between 1955 and 1963, there were 29 bombings or attempted bombings in Birmingham, including the Sept. 15, 1963, explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four little girls
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KICKIN' IT WITH KENDALL GAYLE: Seniors, we are almost there! - Garland Journal
By Kendall Gayle WashingtonEditor-in-Chief Attention all seniors: this is a year you will never forget. If there is something that you have always wanted to do, it’s your last year […] The post KICKIN' IT WITH KENDALL GAYLE: Seniors, we are almost there! appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Deepwater bid round a failure, says Lee
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News David Lee - UNC Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee has said in a release another deepwater exploration bid round failed because of unattractive energy policies. He made the statement after a bid round ended on Thursday, with bids on
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Super Eagles defender leaves Europa finalists after contract expiration
Balogun was outstanding for Rangers where he played 65 games across two seasons. The post Super Eagles defender leaves Europa finalists after contract expiration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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St. John’s AVID Students Launch Food Drive
Students enrolled in the Julius E. Sprauve School’s AVID program are hosting a food drive to help the needy on St. John through Nov. 14.
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Minimart destroyed by fire - Barbados Today
A community treasure gone up in smoke. That was how some residents described the destruction of Sam J’s Minimart, on Belmont Road, St Michael, in a fire on Thursday morning. The blaze that occurred around 6 a.m. extensively damaged the variety store which residents said had been a staple in the
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Plans Presented for Reburial of Human Remains Found During Cruz Bay Excavation
A year after human remains were discovered during excavations to bury power lines near a historic cemetery in Cruz Bay, archaeologists and government officials have come up with a proposal to respectfully rebury the remains found and move forward with the project.
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High Court dismisses billboard businessmen’s application - NewsDay Zimbabwe
But Justice Bachi Muzawazi dismissed it, saying she found no reason to interfere with the incomplete proceedings before the primary court. The post High Court dismisses billboard businessmen’s application appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Elections Officials Seek Replacement for Deceased Board Member
A top election official says they will search past election records to find out who will replace a three-term member of the Board of Elections who died June 1. The board issued a statement about the death of board member Glenn Webster.
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GERS Board Still Looking for New Administrator and at Legislative Effort to Save System
The board this time last year recommended cutting checks to retirees almost in half so that much larger annuity cuts would not have to be made in 2024.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
WAPA Comes Under Fire at Senate as Outages Continue
In the wake of a more than five-hour power outage that affected customers across St. Thomas-St. John Tuesday night, V.I. Water and Power Authority officials came under fire during a Wednesday Senate hearing.
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Don’t be left behind: ED - NewsDay Zimbabwe
The forum was hosted by Alpha Media Holdings (AMH)’s Zimbabwe Independent newspaper in partnership with PiggyBankAdvisor. The post Don’t be left behind: ED appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Continuer ? d?fendre ses positions | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste Les attaques contre moi, Magali Comeau Denis, quelques autres, sur les r?seaux sociaux ne sont pas ?tonnantes et m?ritent, sinon des r?ponses, du moins une analyse. Elles sont le nom de quelque chose et participent d'une strat?gie inefficace de
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5 covid19 deaths, 254 new cases
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Image courtesy CDC Five deaths due to covid19 were reported on Friday, bringing the death toll to 3,927. The number of new cases of covid19 reported from samples taken between Tuesday and Thursday was 254. The Health
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GERS Chair Calls for Senate to Act
The Government Employees’ Retirement System board of trustees has tried since 1999 to motivate Virgin Islands senators to do something to save the retirement system, but, since then actions have only nibbled at solving a financial catastrophe.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Evidence against Wadyajena overwhelming: Zacc - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Wadyajena and his accomplices, Cottco managing director Pious Manamike, marketing manager Maxmore Njanji, Fortunate Molai also of Cottco and Chiedza Danha, director for Pierpont Moncroix Mauritius were arrested by Zacc last
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