Government

Agenda: The Committee on Education, Youth and Recreation will conduct school assessment tours on the island of St. Thomas. Committee members, joined by all interested senators, senatorial staff, the Board of Education, Local AFT 1825, AFT Local 1826 and Territorial Parent Teacher Association representatives, will depart from the Legislative Grounds Lot at 9:30 a.m. and […]

The Board of Elections has scheduled a meeting. It will conduct an audit of the 2018 Primary Elections. The meeting will take place at the respective Election System Offices via videoconference.

The territory’s approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Action Plan details how the U.S. Virgin Islands plans to spend $242,684,000 of the grant funds on eligible disaster recovery and rebuilding activities to address unmet needs in housing, infrastructure and economic revitalization over the next six years. A proposed amendment adds details on how […]

Agenda: The committee will convene and receive testimony on the following: Amendment No. 32-740 for Bill No. 32-0220 – An Act amending Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 8, to extend the ban on plastic bags to include disposable, plastic drinking straws and to allow the sale of reusable drinking straws Bill No. 32-0204 – […]

The Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting via video-conference. It will be streamed live on Youtube at GERS of the Virgin Islands.

Agenda: Bill No. 32-0193 -- An Act to honor and commend the Honorable Eileen R. Petersen for her service to the community, to name the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission Building in her honor, and to make an appropriation. (Proposed by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.; co-Sponsored by Senators Marvin A. Blyden, Jean A. Forde, […]

Agenda: (REVISED) Amendment No. 32-792 -- Amending Act No. 7889; in addition, all physicians who are employed by the federally qualified health centers and hospitals under this chapter are automatically enrolled as providers under the Medicaid Assistance Program. (Proposed by Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly) Block II 10-11 a.m. BR NO. 17-0403 - Title 5, part 4, […]

HOLIDAY Virgin Islands – Puerto Rico Friendship Day

Government Retirees United For Fairness Inc. will host two pre-election Meet and Mingles. Meet candidates for delegate to Congress, the gubernatorial teams and at-large senator.

Agenda: The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider the following bills: Bill No. 32-0263 – An Act authorizing the use of $10,000,000 of the monies obtained pursuant to the Amended and Restated Terminal Operating Agreement by and among the Government of the Virgin Islands and Limetree Bay Terminals LLC; and the Refinery Operating Agreement […]