On January 4, 2019 Governor Kenneth E. Mapp signed into law Act 8155, entitled the Virgin Islands Higher Education Scholarship program. This bill was introduced
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Company Doing Veterans Drive Improvement Project Will Give Update Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lt. Governor Osbert Potter said that they will attend a briefing tour on the progress of the Veterans
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OPINION: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Supports Bill No. 32-0327
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a herculean effort to help property owners in the Virgin Islands, Senators Myron Jackson and Novelle Francis have responded to the
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Teachers, Government Sign Two-Year Contract Guaranteeing Raise In Pay
DONE DEAL: AFT President Rosa Soto-Thomas stands next to Gov. Kenneth Mapp (middle) and Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter on Friday. CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Kenneth Mapp
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Mapp Gives Non-Union, Exempt Employees 3 Percent Pay Hike Two Weeks b4 Election
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – At least 1,200 non-union classified and exempt employees of the Virgin Islands Government will receive three percent cost-of-living salary increases retroactive to
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Mapp’s $75 Million No-Bid Consultants Say Hurricanes Cost Territory $11 Billion
WASHINGTON — Witt O’Brien’s LLC Governor Kenneth Mapp’s high-paid consultants, said yesterday that they have release their first-year progress report on the U.S. Virgin Islands’ recovery from
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Mapp Says Soaring Virgin Islands Bond Prices Show He’s Managing Economy Well
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The prices of U.S. Virgin Islands bonds, a bellwether of the public markets’ confidence in the territorial economy, have roared back, Government
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Paradise Jam Returns To St. Thomas After Moving Stateside Following 2017 Hurricanes
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The popular basketball festival, Paradise Jam, returns to the Virgin Islands next month. Governor Kenneth Mapp met with Executive Director of the
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Mapp: Florida Caribbean Cruise Group Says Passengers Want to Absorb Local Culture
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he and “his administration have received high praise for their handling of the post-hurricane crisis in the territory
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Mapp Says He Will Turn Idled Frenchman’s Reef Beach Resort Into A Disaster Shelter
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – In what was described as a “another major milestone” in the territory’s recovery from last year’s devastating hurricanes, Governor Kenneth Mapp said
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