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May 16, 2012 at
2:20 PM AST
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“Proud,
Confident, and Ready to Take on All Challenges to
Come”
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On Saturday, Governor
de Jongh participated in the annual commencement exercises on the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. He greeted the Class of 2012 noting what a tremendous occasion it was for him to witness another graduating class walking down the aisle: “proud, confident, and ready to take on all challenges to come.”
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May 16, 2012 at
12:00 PM AST
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Governor
de Jongh Praises Federal Grant to Assist
HOVENSA Workers
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On Tuesday, Governor de
Jongh thanked all the Virgin Islands and federal officials who worked toward securing a grant that will fund services assisting HOVENSA's displaced workforce.
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May 15, 2012 at
3:40 PM AST
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Governor
and Tourism Commissioner Salute Aviation Pioneer
Peter Dolara of American Airlines
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An aviation giant was lauded by Governor de
Jongh and Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson- Doty this week for his huge contribution to the regional airline travel and the hospitality industry.
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May 15, 2012 at
9:00 AM AST
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Peace
Officers Memorial Day and National Police
Week
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Governor de Jongh
has designated this week of as National Police Week in the Territory
and today as Peace Officers Memorial Day to honor
those law enforcement officers who have made the
ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities or
have become disabled in the performance of duty.
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May 11, 2012 at
8:15 PM AST
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Governor
Recognizes Outstanding Public Employees
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Governor de Jongh recognized some of the territory's finest public employees
on Thursday and Friday at ceremonies celebrating the 23nd Annual Employee Recognition Week.
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May 9, 2012 at
1:30 PM AST
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Governor
Reports Positive Development
at PFA Meeting
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Governor de
Jongh said today that action by the board of the directors of the V.I. Public Finance Authority represented progress on two important fronts: advancing a senior housing facility on St. Thomas and moving toward settling a lawsuit with Bank of America.
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May 7, 2012 at
2:35 PM AST
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Governor
Meets with Assistant Interior Secretary
Babauta; Several Key Issues Discussed
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Governor de Jongh held a productive meeting last week with Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Anthony Babauta at which the two discussed a wide variety of issues important to the Virgin Islands.
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On
June 10, 2011, the governor submitted his Fiscal Year 2012
Budget
Recommendations to
the 29th Legislature. Visit our Budget
Section to view budget documents, learn
about the process and stay up-to-date in
the latest budget-related news.
The
Health Care Implementation Task Force
recently released it's Stakeholder Input and Recommendations
Report which gathered qualitative and quantitative data on Virgin Islanders’ healthcare experiences, as well as their ideas on the best ways that the territory’s healthcare system could be improved.
