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The 35th Virgin Islands Legislature is the current meeting of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. It has convened in Charlotte Amalie on January 9, 2023, during the first two years of Governor Albert Bryan ’s second term.
First Monday in September. Labor Day. Second Monday in October. Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day / Columbus Day. Established in 1964 to recognize the ties between the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. [ 3] October 25. Hurricane Thanksgiving. Established to give thanks for being spared from hurricanes.
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, elected to two-year terms without term limits. The legislature meets in Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas .
The economy of the United States Virgin Islands is primarily dependent upon tourism, trade, and other services, accounting for nearly 60% of the Virgin Island's GDP and about half of total civilian employment. Close to two million tourists per year visit the islands. [1] The government is the single largest employer.
Donna Frett-Gregory simply known as DFG or Donna is a United States Virgin Islands politician and senator serving in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands from the St. Thomas-St. John District, since 2019. She has served as President of the 34th Virgin Islands Legislature. [1]
Alexander Farrelly. Alexander Anthony Farrelly (December 29, 1923 – September 10, 2002) was an American politician and the fourth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1987 to 1995. Farrelly graduated from St. John's University, Queens, New York in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in law.
2 years. The 34th Virgin Islands Legislature was a meeting of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. It convened in Charlotte Amalie on January 11, 2021, during the third year of Albert Bryan ’s governorship and ended on January 9, 2023. In the 2020 elections, the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands retained their majority although reduced ...
The USVI government, in addition to the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, was responsible for monitoring Epstein’s movements in the territory after his release ...