Unemployment in VI

The short answer is NO, there is virtually no enforcement of anything in the VI. This is just another embarrassing admission by the government that they are total inept and incapable of basic management capabilities.

I'm not complain though. It makes life so much easier without all the hassles of having to abide by stupid, over-reaching laws.

I imagine that I've saved hundreds of dollars in traffic fines alone by the lack of enforcement over the years!

Some back to the 80's? Yikes!! Imagine how many fewer employees would be needed to stuff envelopes now if they'd been enforcing this as they should have. No wonder the government staff is bloated. They have to keep them around to put out big fires that shouldn't have been ignited in the first place.

This is super embarrassing no doubt. I don't know how they can let something like this slide, for so long. Funny though, every time I am owed a refund from the IRB, they make me prove I have children. I have had to prove my 5 year old's existence every year of his life. It's getting a bit tiring.

No. The VI government is worthless. That's how Underwater Safaris, CAM and other slime like them can get away with treating employees like slaves.

What is CAM?

What is CAM?

You should know from SITC's constant posting on the subject that he's referring to Caribbean Auto Mart. 😀

What is CAM?

You should know from SITC's constant posting on the subject that he's referring to Caribbean Auto Mart. 😀

They are getting the recognition they deserve.

CAM = Caribbean Auto Mart

Thanks for the full name.

You should know from SITC's constant posting on the subject that he's referring to Caribbean Auto Mart. 😀

They are getting the recognition they deserve.

I just came back from CostUless and they had these On Sale this week.
http://www.amazon.com/Libbys-Vienna-Sausages-Chicken-Eighteen/dp/B00099XQ08

Lid needs reinforcement - those pop-off tabs are way too flimsy for effective containment.

You should know from SITC's constant posting on the subject that he's referring to Caribbean Auto Mart. 😀

They are getting the recognition they deserve.

I just came back from CostUless and they had these On Sale this week.
http://www.amazon.com/Libbys-Vienna-Sausages-Chicken-Eighteen/dp/B00099XQ08

Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks for the sale info.

Funny as I read this thread, I seen that http://www.career.vi/ was hacked.

S I T C is exactly what you can expect from employers there in the VI.

S I T C is exactly what you can expect from employers here in the VI.

I also saw a sale at K-Mart -- Boys Pants 1/2 off.

Here's the form letter I received today from the Department of Justice:

Dear Virgin Islands Employer:

Claude Earl Walker, Esq
Attorney General

Three things come to mind...

1) My company has a substantial CREDIT on our contribution account (can I have that back...please?)

2) Is "arrearage" really a word?

2) This was sent regular mail not Registered.

I've filed it in the oval file!

arrearage: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrearage

Just curious, did they send any kind of accounting to show you what they think you owe?

How it usually works here (I can't speak for other locales) is that one must prove that you don't owe the VI Government, who, I might add, is not the best (ha!) at keeping track of paperwork submitted to them.

You know, like when you have to take in stamped paperwork to prove you don't owe the property tax that they say you didn't pay and are changing you for, again or they have no copies of gross receipts taxes you've given to them 3 times, previously, etc.

It pays to keep good records.

The VI Government is over a BILLION dollars in debt.
They need to collect what they can.
It's too bad they don't comprehend what it means to BUDGET and stop wasting money they don't have for ridiculous projects we don't need.

I've filed it in the oval file!

Honestly, I wouldn't do that. Just get your records together, make copies and send them off to him with a cover letter, return receipt certified. If he copied anyone on his letter to you, copy them also via regular mail.

It seems there is at least some effort being made by some to get things better organized and sort the wheat from the chaff. Now if only the Justice Department can also get cases heard that have been laying dormant and gathering dust - but that's another story!

No money for workers comp
No money for malpractice
No money for unemployment
No money for GERS
10,000 Govt. employees for a population of about 100,000 people.
Landfills have to be closed
Water Suply pipes failing
Dept of Corrections Consent Decree
VI Police Consent Decree
1 Billion in Debt
Poorly Maintained schools and underpaid teachers with a bloated management organization.
Several court ordered sewage oversights.
And on. What do all the Commisioners, employees and Legislature do? But we have the best weather. Don't Stop the Carnival! Mango season soon come.

I know! Let's raise the mooring fees!!!

I know! Let's raise the mooring fees!!!

Eh, I wouldn't put that in the same boat. The fees apparently haven't been raised in 20 years.