U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement Wednesday on the passing of Vashti Hewitt Mapp, mother of former Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp: “We are saddened by the passing of Mrs. Vashti Hewitt Mapp and extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolence to the entire Mapp and Hewitt Family circle. We […]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—The Senate unanimously approved V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency Director Nominee Daryl Jaschen and Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Nominee Richard Tomas Evangelista, Esq. during their session Tuesday at the Legislature on St. Thomas. The vote was 12-0 in favor of their appointments, with Senators Alicia Barnes, Marvin Blyden, and Dwayne
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ST. THOMAS—A number of high-ranking officials from Region II of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had high praise for the Bryan/Roach Administration’s hurricane readiness efforts during briefings Thursday at the monthly Emergency Management Council meeting conducted by V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency Director Nominee Daryl Jaschen. Seven FEMA officials – including Region II Acting
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Before an eager group of young scholars, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach officially kicked off the 11th Annual Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge on St. Thomas at Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School on Wednesday morning. An author of children’s books himself, and a former journalist and professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, the Lt.
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Administration officials from the Department of Human Services will testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Medicaid ‘Fiscal Cliff’ in Washington D.C Thursday, where they will continue the administration’s push for congressional action to prevent the U.S. Virgin Islands and other insular territories from falling off the Medicaid fiscal
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—In his efforts to promote public safety, St. Croix Administrator Sammuel Sanes has had the falling tree on Strand Street, next to 40 Strand Eatery, removed to remove any risk to pedestrians in Downtown Christiansted. Over time, the tree has been tearing away from the wall foundation behind it, and its continued growth
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Six more members of the Bryan /Roach Administration’s Cabinet took the Oath of Office Tuesday at Government House in Christiansted, underscoring Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s pledge to stabilize the V.I. Government. As he did at Monday’s ceremony, Governor Bryan charged his Cabinet with being agents of change. “You have to be bold enough
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Dad, I will always cherish the time we spent together as I grew from a boy to a man. I saw you set the bar high for how to be a caring family man dedicated to the support and comfort of Mom and my four brothers. I learned from you that love, understanding, humor, humility,
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) Director Daryl Griffith on Thursday pushed back against one of the subcontractors hired for the Emergency Home Repair Virgin Islands (EHRVI) program who improperly served construction liens on ten homeowners who had their hurricane-damaged homes repaired in this FEMA-funded program. The
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Seventeen Cabinet members in the Administration of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Governor Tregenza A. Roach will be sworn in next week during ceremonies in both districts. The ceremony for members of the Cabinet on St. Thomas will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2019, at the University of the
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