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Governor Congratulates Senepol Cattle Breeders on 100th Anniversary in St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED -- Governor Kenneth Mapp extended congratulations to participants at the Senepol Cattle Breeders Symposium who are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the development of the St. Croix Senepol Cattle breed…

John McCarthy August 11, 2018

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Federal Officials Meet With Local Officials To Congratulate Them On Hurricane Recovery

GLADHANDING SESSION: Members of FEMA and Homeland Security met with Virgin Islands government officials on Friday. CHRISTIANSTED — Acting Governor and Finance Commissioner Valdamier Collens met Friday with the United…

John McCarthy August 5, 2018

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BEWARE FALSE TSUNAMI WARNINGS! Potter Is In Control of Territory Until Friday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Government House said that Governor Kenneth Mapp will be traveling out of the territory today. Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter will serve as Acting…

John McCarthy August 1, 2018

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CRY FOUL! ‘Emergency Home Repairs V.I. Broke Into My Home And Stole My Jewelry’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix woman is crying foul today after a crew from Emergency Home Repairs V.I. allegedly broke into her home rather than…

John McCarthy July 31, 2018

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Finance Commissioner Says Government Is Up To Date With GERS After $38M Payment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – In accordance with the proposal submitted in March 2018 to the Government Employees Retirement System (GERS) and the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands, Commissioner…

John McCarthy July 12, 2018

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POTTER: It’s Time For Corporations, Partnerships and LLC’s To Pay Their Franchise Taxes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter advised Monday that corporations, partnerships, and LLC whether profit or non-profit must pay their franchise taxes and produce…

John McCarthy June 26, 2018

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Ivanna Eudora Kean and CAHS Salute Graduating Seniors in St. Thomas Ceremonies

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter said they commended 329 graduating seniors on St. Thomas who overcame "numerous difficulties during a challenging school year due…

John McCarthy June 26, 2018

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DPNR Emphasizes Importance of Reading With ‘Adventure in Library’ … Deadline Thurs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces its first territorial summer camp, "Adventure at Your Library." The "Adventure at Your Library" Summer camp is designed to foster…

John McCarthy June 24, 2018

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FEMA’S BROCK LONG: ‘Virgin Islands Is Not Ready For Another Hurricane’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The top federal official charged with disaster response and recovery highlighted more mismanagement by the territorial government nearly a month into the 2018…

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U.S. Senate Committee Passes Extension of Disaster Unemployment Assistance

SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A United States Senate Committee has approved the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (S. 3041), which provides an…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018