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June 26th, 2016
UPDATE: Court blocks Gov Mapp’s attempt to remove judge

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Federal Judge Curtis V. Gomez on Friday granted Judge Michael C. Dunston a 10-day restraining order against Governor Kenneth E. Mapp, blocking the governor from replacing Mr. Dunston with Judge Harold A. Willocks as presiding judge of the territory’s Superior Court.

June 22nd, 2016
Minimum wage increase to $8.35 takes effect in USVI

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- As of yesterday, June 21, 2016, the minimum wage in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) rose from $7.25 to $8.35, thanks to a bill authored by Senator Jean Forde and signed into law by Governor Kenneth E. Mapp in March.

May 31st, 2016
No names given as Gov Mapp & delegation head to China

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A press release Government House issued late Monday May 30, 2016 sought to remind residents that USVI Governor Kenneth E. Mapp, along with a delegation that includes private sector and government officials, will leave the territory for China today, May 31, 2016 and return on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

May 27th, 2016
Gov Mapp on China mission with 16-member delegation

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Earlier this month, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands Kenneth E. Mapp announced that he would be traveling to China on Tuesday May 31, 2016 invited on a trade mission with officials of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).

May 10th, 2016
No limousines for Mapp & Potter!

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — “I move for the override of Section 3 of Act. No. 7866, vetoed by the governor, so move.”

May 4th, 2016
USVI Gov Mapp tells teachers he won’t reward ‘bad behaviour’

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Sounding frustrated, US Virgin Islands’ Governor Kenneth E. Mapp on Tuesday May 3, 2016 said he would wait until teachers and their unions could clearly state what they wanted before attempting to find additional funds for further salary increases for educators, after the promised raises took effect.

April 20th, 2016
USVI Gov Mapp says he won’t negotiate with AFT with ‘gun to my head’

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Kenneth E. Mapp late Tuesday April 19, 2016 issued a statement following the job action taken by the Federation of Teachers (AFT) union.

April 19th, 2016
USVI school teachers strike over retroactive payments

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, U.S.V.I.- An unexpected strike staged by members of the American Federation of Teachers (A.F.T.) union on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (U.S.V.I.), has forced the territory’s Department of Education (D.O.E.) to announce early dismissal of public schools, a press release D.O.E. issued has made known.

April 15th, 2016
'Bomb threat' on VI & USVI may not be credible- VITEMA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The (US) Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) believes the alleged plot to blow up the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, Virgin Islands as well as airports in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) may not be credible and its ports continue to operate at the normal level of security with no changes in scheduled flights into and out of the territory.

April 9th, 2016
Under pressure USVI's Mapp Admin changes tune on retro pay

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, VI - At an impromptu press conference called by Government House on behalf of the Office of Collective Bargaining, the Kenneth E. Mapp administration of the US Virgin Islands changed its tune on retroactive pay for government employees, with Chief Labor Negotiator Natalie Tang How stating yesterday April 8, 2016 that all government employees would receive their salary increases that the governor promised earlier this year.

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