U.S. Department of Labor – Virgin Islands Free Press

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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VIDOL: Federal Extended Benefits Program for Unemployed Ended June 23

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Labor said Monday that the extended benefits (EB) program payments ended on June 23. EB are a temporary federal program…

John McCarthy June 26, 2018

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DOUBLE DISASTER: Slow Federal Response To Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Devastation Is Destroying The Islands’ Small Business Base

SAN JUAN -- This fall’s hurricane season has been rough on Jesús Vázquez’s family business outside the capital of Puerto Rico. Their 35-year-old ice factory and adjacent laundromat hasn’t had…

John McCarthy December 7, 2017