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Legislature Corner: How to Bring the Number of COVID Cases Down

Senator Kurt Vialet -
Sen. Kurt Vialet is concerned about the spike in COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands. He enumerates actions that should be taken to bring the number of cases down.

Virtue of the Week – Honesty

Press release -
Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of virtues. The Source supports the Virtues Project and will publish one virtue developed by the project each week.

Legislature Corner: VIPA Director Dowe Responds to Sen. Gittens’ Concerns

Carlton Dowe -
Virgin Islands Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe issued a statement on Tuesday concerning social media posts made by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens regarding concerns about the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Terminal and the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility.

Plaskett Issues Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion

By Stacey Plaskett -
V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means, Budget and Agriculture committees, released the following statement concerning this week's leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade and abortion rights.

Legislature Corner: Plaskett Joins Delegation Visiting Barbados on Caribbean Financial and Trade Issues

Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett -
Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett issues a statement on the Congressional Delegation, of which she was a part, that visited Barbados to attend meetings on Caribbean financial and trade issues for expanded economic development.

Legislature Corner: Sen. Samuel Carrion’s Bill for Bilingual and English Language Development Becomes Law

Senator Samuel Carrion -
Educators praised Sen. Carrión’s efforts to improve the V.I. Education Department’s English learning programs and offered input to strengthen the bill.

Legislature Corner: False Narratives, Backdoor Deals and Political Pressure Skew VLT Vote

Sen. Janelle Sarauw -
Sen. Janelle Sarauw criticizes Bill No. 34-0224, which was passed recently by a vote of 8 to 7. She says the bill essentially gives Southland Gaming an exclusive contract to operate Video Lottery Terminals.

Legislature Corner: Bilingual and English Language Development Bill Moves Forward

Sen. Samuel Carrion -
Sen. Carrion's bill to strengthen the territory’s Bilingual and English Language Development programs was approved by the 34th Legislature’s Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday.

Legislature Corner: Almost 10 Years Later, Persistence Sees Corporal Punishment Banned in USVI Schools

Press release -
Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw thanks her colleagues, testifiers, supporting stakeholders and Gov. Bryan for a significant change to the learning environment of Virgin Islands’ students.

Legislature Corner: Bank Program Approved, Occupancy Tax Efficiency Act Moves to Rules

Office of Senator Samuel Carrión -
Senator Samuel Carrión introduced the Occupancy Tax Efficiency Act noting the large amount of money that was apparently being “left on the table” and the tremendous success of the Virgin Islands Government’s agreement with Airbnb

Legislature Corner: Plaskett Releases Statement on House Passage of Build Back Better Act

Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett -
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives.

Legislature Corner: Senate Applauds $300M Community Disaster Loan Forgiveness

Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory -
“This will certainly prove beneficial as the territory poised itself to be favorably looked at in the investor market. The elimination of this debt places the territory to potentially see lower interest rates, which provides for greater opportunity for increased refunding bond capacity.”

Senator Carrión Encourages Community to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (English and Español)

Senator Samuel Carrion -
Sen. Samuel Carrion of St. Croix writes about Hispanic Heritage and the contributions of the Hispanic people who live in the Virgin Islands.

Legislature Corner: Sen Joseph’s Youth Summer Program Leads to Jobs

Office of Senator Carla Joseph -
Joseph’s office budget funded the placement of young people to work at a government agency or non-profit organizations.

Legislature Corner: Farming and Fishing Industries to Be Focus of September 8 Hearing

Sen. Kenneth L. Gittens -
Sen. Kenneth Gittens, chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, advises the public it will be discussing issues, concerns and initiatives related to local agriculture and fishing, emphasizing matters that impact small business people working in these industries.

Legislature Corner: Blyden Urges VIHFA to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance

Sen. Marvin A. Blyden -
Over the past few months, the U.S. Department of Treasury has loosened restrictions regarding the funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program yet there are no accompanying changes to the requirements and regulations of the local rental assistance program.,

Legislature Corner: V.I. Must Improve Ports, Infrastructure to Support Meaningful Economic Growth

Press release -
“These are lucrative, sustainable industries, and it is up to us to take the crisis of the refinery shutdown and turn it into an opportunity for true economic diversification,” Sen. Gittens said.

Sen. Carrion Voices Concerns About Territory’s ESL Program

Press release -
Sen. Samuel Carrión, a former student of the ESL program on St. Croix, became very concerned with the responses given by representatives from the V.I. Department of Education.

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