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Governor Kenneth E. Mapp invites the community to learn more about the exciting upgrades planned for the Charlotte Amalie Waterfront at a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. The official groundbreaking for the Veterans Drive Improvement Project is set for 10 a.m. on the eastern end of the waterfront near the Lover’s Lane intersection at William Hastie

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp invited and encouraged St. John residents to share their ideas, concerns and hear from local officials in regard to recovery efforts and other matters affecting the island at a Town Hall meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The Chief Executive will be accompanied by representatives from the V.I. Police Department, Education, Human Services, Public

Acting Governor Osbert E. Potter has authorized the United States Virgin Islands Fire and Police departments to assist the Government of the British Virgin Islands with extinguishing a massive landfill blaze that erupted Wednesday night. The Acting Governor’s action is in response to a request from the Premier of the British Virgin Islands Orlando Smith.

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter met with cabinet members on Monday to discuss strategies to coordinate and accelerate the spending of anticipated federal funds to strengthen the Territory’s recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. “We have a unique opportunity to address many long-standing infrastructural needs in our community and we have

At a time when recovery and rebuilding remain a top priority for the Territory, the Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce that a new recruit class has commenced training at the Police Academy. This is the first group of recruits to train since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the Virgin Islands last fall. Classes started

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has issued proclamations recognizing National Nurses, Hospitals and Tourism Weeks.  The week May 6-12, 2018 has been declared National Nurses Week with the theme “Nurses Inspire, Innovate, Influence”. The American Nurses Association, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center and the Roy Lester Schneider Medical Center will join forces to

Three days of training for tourism industry professionals will help boost tourism to even greater heights in the United States Virgin Islands. Offered by Aquila’s Center for Cruise Excellence and supported by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism during National Travel & Tourism Week (May 6 to 12, 2018), “Customer Service & Frontline Training”

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has engaged St. Croix cultural preservationist Julio Encarnacion III to catalog and manage the Territory’s collection of antique artifacts and paintings. Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced the appointment of the Chief Conservator on Tuesday in a letter to Senate President Myron Jackson, and Encarnacion officially assumed his duties on April 16. Earlier this week, the Governor vetoed a