Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter, who also serves as the territory’s Commissioner of Insurance, reminds Virgin Islands residents to be prepared for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which is June 1 to November 30, 2018. AccuWeather predicts an above-normal season, with 12 to 15 named storms, including 6 to 8 major hurricanes. “Know what is …
The Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be hosting town hall meetings in the Territory to recruit physicians to join the network of physicians used by the VA. Officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be on site to explain how the newly …
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The Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs will host a Veterans Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, April 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Benny and Martha Benjamin Conference Room at the Virgin Islands Cardiac Center on St. …
Governor Mapp lobbied for U.S. Territories’ inclusion in federal program The United States Department of Treasury announced Wednesday that it has approved Governor Kenneth E. Mapp’s nomination of 14 neighborhoods on St. Thomas and St. Croix as Qualified Opportunity Zones eligible for U.S. tax breaks under the massive tax bill passed by Congress last December. Governor Mapp has said the …
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Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has approved contracts for four more road projects on St. Croix. The projects, which will be completed by VI Paving and VIAPCO, are expected to vastly improve road conditions on the big island. The plans for Melvin Evans Highway include pavement rehabilitation and safety improvements from East Airport Road to the …
While the assessment of damage and losses is still being completed for educational facilities across the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has qualified the USVI for $107 million in assistance for temporary classrooms for the 2018-19 school year, which begins on September 4, 2018. Making the announcement at a Friday news …
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Funding will leverage public and private investments to keep lead and other contaminants out of drinking water and upgrade aging water infrastructure The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of funding that could provide as much as $5.5 billion in loans, which could leverage over $11 billion in water infrastructure projects through the Water …
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Marvin L. Pickering, EA, PHR, Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue, is reminding all income taxpayers that Tax Day, which is normally on April 15, has been extended to June 29, 2018. The extended tax date also applies to calendar-year corporations. This means that taxpayers will have until June 29 to file …
Three new members have been elected to serve on The West Indian Company, Ltd. (WICO) Board of Directors with immediate effect. Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation Pedro Cruz; businessman Vivek A. Daswani of Royal Caribbean; and former senator and business consultant Celestino A. White, Sr. were elected during a meeting on March 14 by the …
Governor Kenneth E. Mapp thanked members of the 32nd Legislature for their support and congratulated all nominees confirmed during Wednesday’s Legislative Session. “I appreciate the Legislature’s action on these important nominations so that those appointed can move forward with confidence,” Governor Mapp said. “The Department of Public Works, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority …
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