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October 4th, 2016
USVI turns to Bermuda for individual health insurance packages

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Lieutenant Governor of the US Virgin Islands Mr Osbert E. Potter, during a press conference on St Croix, US Virgin Islands on Monday October 3, 2016, said he would travel to Bermuda next week to meet with health insurance companies based on the island; a British territory, in hopes of convincing them to offer packages to residents in the US Virgin Islands.

June 2nd, 2016
USVI Carnival Races moved to Thursday after J'ouvert

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE, AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Acting Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Mr Osbert E. Potter announced Wednesday June 1, 2016 that, beginning in 2017, the Virgin Islands Carnival (St Thomas Carnival) horse races will be held on Thursday, following the J’ouvert Morning festivities.

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

VI CONSORTIUM

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

March 24th, 2016
Mapp & Potter may get their limousines after all!

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, VI — US Virgin Islands' Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter could receive their new limousines, worth $350,000 in total, after a Kurt Vialet amendment changed language in a bill intended to purchase emergency vehicles for first responder and law enforcement agencies of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) government.

February 22nd, 2016
Mapp signs executive order billing USVI Gov’t for Potter’s rental home

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has signed an executive order mandating the Government of the US Virgin Islands to pay for Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter’s dwelling while he’s on St Thomas, USVI.

December 24th, 2015
Visa pages in US passports to end Jan 1, 2016

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERICKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Osbert E. Potter is advising the community that the U.S. Department of State will no longer add visa pages into U.S. passports beginning January 1, 2016, according to a press release issued on Wednesday December 23, 2015.

December 30th, 2014
Governor-elect Mapp announced several Cabinet nominees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Governor elect of the United States Virgin Islands Kenneth E. Mapp has nominated several persons to be part of his Cabinet following his swearing in as Governor on January 5, 2015.

December 21st, 2014
Mapp-Potter team thankful to BVI friends

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - Governor elect of the United States Virgin Islands Kenneth E. Mapp and his running mate Lieutenant Governor elect Osbert E. Potter were honoured yesterday at a reception at Myett’s in Cane Garden Bay hosted by the Friends of Mapp-Potter in the Virgin Islands.

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