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Governor demands accountability from GERS: Pay retirees their bonuses!

The Government Employees Retirement System owes retirees millions in unpaid bonuses, Governor Kenneth Mapp said Thursday. The Governor, who has met with retirees in both districts in recent weeks, outlined his concerns about unpaid bonuses in a letter to GERS Administrator Austin Nibbs. The Governor explained that Virgin Islands law requires the Lottery Commission to …

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awards Disaster Recovery Grants to Virgin Islands health centers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants totaling more than $1.2 million to support the Frederiksted Health Care Center on St. Croix and the East End Medical Center on St. Thomas. The Frederiksted clinic will receive $674,800 and East End has been awarded $589,927. The Mapp-Potter Administration has been working closely …

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U.S. Virgin Islands climate change program moves forward

The climate change adaptation program for the U.S. Virgin Islands, launched by Governor Kenneth E. Mapp in 2015, continues to move forward and the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Hurricane Maria has focused greater attention on local efforts to reduce the risks associated with the world’s changing weather patterns. The program was officially established …

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Hurricane commemoration events planned for September

Thanksgiving services to be held on St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Ken Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter will host thanksgiving services across the Territory next month to commemorate the one-year anniversaries of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the islands last September. The first praise and thanksgiving service …

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Governor Mapp’s executive orders raise wages for 2,000 workers

NOPAs now “being processed daily” by the Division of Personnel Nearly 800 Virgin Islands government employees are expected to see salary increases in this week’s paycheck, the Division of Personnel has reported. Governor Kenneth E. Mapp told Senate President Myron Jackson on Friday that raises had been processed for about 700 employees as a result …

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Governor Mapp honors memory of Senator John McCain, Orders all flags to be flown at half-staff

Offering condolences to the family and friends of the late U.S. Senator and two-time presidential contender John McCain, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff at Government House and upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the Territory until sunset on the day of Senator McCain’s …

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Governor Mapp tours St. Croix schools ahead of new school year

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp is generally satisfied with the work done on St. Croix’s public schools by contractor APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, which has performed temporary school repairs at six of the district’s educational institutions. Touring three of the schools with projects managed by APTIM on Friday, Governor Mapp expressed his satisfaction with the upgrades …

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Governor submits amended FY2019 budget to include $38 million in new revenues

Additional funding for raises, nonprofits, waste haulers, farmers New revenues to help fund critical services will be available in Fiscal Year 2019 as a result of the V.I. Government’s recent agreement to resume oil refining on St. Croix. Governor Kenneth E. Mapp submitted an amended budget to the Virgin Islands Legislature on Friday addressing the …

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International Homeless Animals’ Day Proclamation by Governor Mapp

Each year more than 50 countries, all 50 states, and the United States Virgin Islands observe International Homeless Animals’ Day to raise awareness about the plight of pet overpopulation and to promote spaying and neutering of companion animals. A single non-spayed female dog can produce 16 puppies in one year, and if none of these …

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