FCCA President says Territory represents ‘the epitome of what a destination should do to rebuild’ Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and his administration have received high praise for their handling of the post-hurricane crisis in the Territory and their success in the continued rebuilding of the tourism sector. At a press conference yesterday, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association […]

Over the last month the Virgin Islands Government has worked to eliminate the retirement backlog for former Government employees waiting for their pensions. This includes recent payments totaling $1,182,064 for 96 retirees, Finance Commissioner Valdamier Collens said Wednesday. The Mapp-Potter Administration has made government retirees and GERS solvency a priority. In 2015, just three months

Virgin Islanders who lost their jobs following Hurricanes Irma and Maria may be eligible for an additional 26 weeks of disaster-related unemployment assistance. U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 into law on Friday, following the approval of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The Act retroactively extends unemployment benefits

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has approved the $1.32 billion Fiscal Year 2019 budget for the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. The budget was submitted to the 32nd Legislature on May 30, 2018 and Senators acted to approve it on September 19th. The Governor notified Senate President Myron Jackson on Friday evening that he

In what was described as a “another major milestone” in the Territory’s recovery from last year’s devastating hurricanes, Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced Wednesday that an agreement had been reached to assist in the reopening of Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort on St. Thomas. The Mapp-Potter Administration has officially entered into a Memorandum

The United States Senate gave final approval to the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 on Wednesday. The Act retroactively provides an additional 26 weeks of disaster-related unemployment assistance for the U.S. Virgin Islands for a total of 52 weeks of assistance following the disaster declarations for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The legislation will make

THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Kenneth Mapp and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Pamela Hughes Patenaude have announced the formal execution of a$243 million grant to help Virgin Islanders recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The signing of this agreement now paves the way to speed recovery dollars needed to