Tag: Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)

Mapp: Another Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Tours St. Croix To See If Virgin Islands Is Worthy of Federal Disaster Aid

CHRISTIANSTED — The territory needs the help of Congress in order to rebuild a “stronger and more resilient infrastructure,” Gov. Kenneth Mapp said Sunday. Speaking to a visiting congressional delegation representing the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, the Governor said that more resources are required than provided for under current laws. Eight members of […]

BEHIND THE 8 BALL ON HER OWN ISSUE! Plaskett Not Among List Of Sponsors On Proposed ‘Revenge Porn’ Crime Bill In The House

WASHINGTON — V.I. Delegate Stacey Plaskett is not among the House members of Congress who sponsored legislation against “revenge porn” and “sextortion” last year — despite being one of the people most closely linked to that issue on the national stage. Just days after a member of Congress had a explicit photo released on the […]

CONGRESS: After Visit To St. Croix, We Stand Ready To Help The Virgin Islands Overcome The Damage From Hurricanes Irma and Maria

WASHINGTON — WE RECENTLY LED a bipartisan congressional delegation to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys to survey the damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria and to bear witness to the suffering of families and communities that are still without the basic necessities of power, water, fuel and access to […]

President Trump To View First-Hand The Devastation Wrought By Hurricane Irma On St. Thomas and St. John

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– President Donald Trump will travel to the Virgin Islands within the next week “to see firsthand the damages of the territory” after Hurricane Irma, Gov. Kenneth Mapp (I) said Monday. The Virgin Islands took a heavy blow from the superstorm, which was a Category 5 when it swept through the Caribbean. […]

Residents Of Storm Devastated St. Thomas, St. John and Tortola Feel That They Are Being Overlooked By The National and International News Media

 APOCALPYSE NOW: A woman with her two children walk past debris left by Hurricane Irma in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo) [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Residents of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands have seemingly been left to fend for themselves in the days following Hurricane Irma’s […]