Tag: Senate President Novelle Francis Jr.

Bill To Create The Virgin Islands Office of Gun Violence Prevention Passes Hurdle In Senate

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs chaired by Senator Steven Payne, Sr. convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday and voted favorably for Bill No. 33-0126- An Act amending Title 3, chapter 1 of the Virgin Islands Code by adding a new […]

Senate President Kenneth Gittens Ousted By Majority of 33rd Legislature Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — By a vote of 9 to 6, a majority of Virgin Islands senators voted to oust current Senate President Kenneth L. Gittens today. The new Senate President is St. Croix Senator Novelle Francis, Jr. and his Vice President is the 32nd Legislature’s Senate President Myron Jackson of St. Thomas — whose former […]