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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR POTTER ANNOUNCES PROPERTY TAX AMNESTY BEGINNING APRIL 17, 2018 UNTIL OCTOBER 16, 2018

Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter notifies the public that pursuant to Act No. 8017, property taxpayers may pay their delinquent taxes with 100% waiver of all interest and penalties. The waiver only applies to tax years 2015 and prior, and is effective as of April 17, 2017. Amnesty payments will only be accepted in person

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TOURISM COMMISSIONER TELLS PARTNERS USVI OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Commissioner Nicholson-Doty meets with media and airline representatives in Atlanta, Chicago and New York U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty continues to make audiences across the U.S. mainland and the globe aware that the Territory is open for business. Addressing a broad range of consumers and industry stakeholders over the past week in

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GOVERNOR MAPP ASKS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY FOR MORE SUPPORT FOR VI HEALTHCARE

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and his team were back at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Thursday to continue months-long negotiations to advocate for U.S. Virgin Islands hospitals, which have been underfunded for decades because of historically unfair and unrealistic federal policies. Currently, the Roy L. Schneider Medical Center and the Governor Juan F.

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Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force announces community meetings

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force is hosting several community meetings in order to inform and engage the public on its efforts. Space is still available for those interested in participating in the first of the meetings, the Housing Information Session, scheduled for Thursday, April 12, 2018, from 5:00 to 7:00

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS GOVERNOR AND HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCE $1.6 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL HUD DISASTER FUNDING

U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp, right, speaks at Wednesday’s joint press conference with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. In a joint press conference in Washington, DC with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced today that the Territory

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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR POTTER ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO “BE READY/BE INSURED” FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON

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

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U.S. Treasury approves tax incentives for Virgin Islands ‘opportunity zones’

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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