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ST CROIX, USVI: Governor John deJongh basked in what is viewed as the crowning achievement of his administration to date on Wednesday night, when the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands voted 10-5 in favor of awarding a 30 year contractual agreement with international spirits company, Diageo PLC.
ST THOMAS, USVI: US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has announced that she is seeking a seventh consecutive term in the US Congress. Surrounded by friends and supporters during a press conference Monday morning, Christensen said she is proud to have been the territory’s Delegate.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Government House announced on Monday that, following last week’s formal submittal of the Diageo agreement to the Legislature, the documents which detail the proposed 30-year agreement between the US Virgin Islands government and Diageo are now available for public review online.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Twenty- year- old Jahlil Ward of St John was advised of his rights in a St Thomas VI Superior Court on Monday, on charges of First Degree Murder, First Degree Assault and Using a Dangerous Weapon in Commission of a Crime of Violence. The charges stem from a June 19, 2007 stabbing death.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen announced on Tuesday that she has been advised by the Office of the US Postal Service’s Inspector General that it has begun its investigation into her charges that the level of mail service in the US Virgin Islands is unacceptable.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Royal Caribbean has announced their new mega-ship Oasis of the Seas will make Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, its first port of call on its 2009 itinerary. The one billion-dollar luxury liner will bring 5,400 guests to St Thomas when it launches in December 2009.
ST THOMAS, USVI: The House Appropriations Committee has included $1.45 million in special project funding for the US Virgin Islands in the first two spending bills reported by the Committee in the FY 2009 appropriations process. The two bills include funding for a new "911" emergency communications system.
ST CROIX, USVI: Governor John deJongh Thursday submitted legislation to the US Virgin Islands Senate which, if enacted, will realize the most significant economic development project in the Territory in fifty years. The legislation would ratify the agreement entered into with Diageo for the construction of a distillery.
ST CROIX, USVI: Governor John deJongh made a televised address to the US Virgin Islands on Monday night to announce that he has just signed a landmark public-private partnership with Diageo, PLC for the construction of a state-of-the-art, environmentally sound, $165 million rum distillery on St Croix.
ST THOMAS, USVI: US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh wrapped up a three-day trip to the nation’s capital on Thursday afternoon following a meeting with US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. The officials discussed a range of key economic development initiatives, the energy crisis, air transportation…
ST THOMAS, USVI: Governor John deJongh has announced the results of the Territory’s community-wide voting to select a design for the US Virgin Islands Commemorative Quarter. The deadline for input on the final selection ended on Friday, June 13, 2008. The “VI Beauty” is a geographical rendition of the Virgin Islands.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Superior Court Judge James Carroll III sentenced Alric Simmonds, a former aide to former US Virgin Islands Governor Charles Turnbull, to eight years in prison on Friday, on charges of conversion of government property, embezzlement or falsification of public accounts, and grand larceny.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Commissioner Kenrick Robertson on Thursday, issued an order to gasoline wholesalers and retailers in the US Virgin Islands establishing a procedure for fuel price increases. Robertson’s order spells out requirements for written authorization.
ST THOMAS, USVI: On Tuesday, US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress, Donna Christensen, Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust and the only African-American physician currently serving in Congress, participated in a hearing on issues related to health disparities, particularly in areas of access to health care.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Governor John deJongh on Tuesday approved legislation implementing tax increment financing in the US Virgin Islands. The Administration’s proposal, which passed the Senate on an 11-4 vote last month, creates another economic development option for those interested in making investments.
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ST CROIX, USVI: US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh, along with members of his Senior Staff and Attorney General Vincent Frazer toured the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility on St Croix Sunday. The unannounced visit marked the first time in recent history that a USVI governor visited the prison.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Governor John deJongh recently selected members of the community from throughout the territory to advise him on the creation and design of a US Virgin Islands Commemorative Quarter, following legislation sponsored by Delegate Donna Christensen in 2007.
ST THOMAS, USVI: Governor John deJongh on Saturday announced the formation of a special committee to proactively address the potential impact of a planned reduction in airline service to the US Virgin Islands later this year. American Airlines plans to “restructure American and American Eagle operations.
ST THOMAS, USVI: As fuel prices continue to soar across the mainland and the USVI due to the increasing cost of oil on world markets, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs on Wednesday made public the findings of its bi-weekly survey of gasoline prices across the territory.
ST CROIX, USVI: The owners of two Pueblo supermarkets on St Croix in the US Virgin Islands were fined after inspectors from the USVI Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) found instances where the stores had engaged in deceptive pricing. Fines totaling more than $23,000 were assessed.
