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January 25, 2012
at 8:10 PM AST
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Labor
Commissioner Addresses Legislature on HOVENSA
Closure
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Commissioner Albert Bryan, Jr. told the 29th Legislature today that the Virgin Islands Department of Labor has prepared a response plan to assist the thousands who will lose jobs when the HOVENSA oil refinery closes its doors on St. Croix.
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January 25, 2012
at 11:10 AM AST
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Governor
Signs Agreement to Further Build-out
Territory's Communication Network
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Governor de
Jongh has signed an agreement that will allow the Virgin Islands to install and operate communication towers on sites managed by the federal government on both St. Thomas and St. Croix.
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January 24, 2012 at
8:30 PM AST
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Governor
Releases Statement Following Today's Action by
the 29th Legislature
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This
evening, Governor de
Jongh released the following statement in response to
today's action by the 29th Legislature.
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January 19, 2012
at 10:40 PM AST
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Governor
and 29th Legislature Agree to Define Strategies
in Response to HOVENSA Shutdown
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Governor de
Jongh and Senate President Ronald E. Russell hosted a joint meeting of the 29th Legislature at Government House on St. Thomas. Also attending the meeting were Lt. Governor Francis and by telephone, Congressional Delegate Donna Christian Christensen.
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January 19, 2012
at 5:32 PM AST
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Governor
Discusses HOVENSA Closure During TV 2
Interview
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Earlier today, the governor granted an on-camera interview to CBS TV 2 to talk about government's efforts in assessing impact of HOVENSA's refinery closure.
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Includes
Audio
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January 19, 2012 at 5:00 PM AST
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Governor
Meets with Territory's Business Leaders to Discuss
Effect HOVENSA's Closing and Efforts to Mitigate the
Impacts
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Governor de Jongh and Lt. Governor Francis met with the leaders of the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John business community this morning as the administration continues to assess the economic impact of HOVENSA’s decision to close its oil refinery on St. Croix within the next three months.
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30,
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