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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.
Major events. January 9, 2023: The 35th Legislature begins. January 23, 2023: Governor Bryan delivered his Fifth State of the Territory Address. April 14, 2023: Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs to the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court. April 14, 2023: Senate voted to adopt Juneteenth making the Virgin ...
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 territorial government of the United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts, which include the minor islets nearest to the major islands: [ 1][ 2][ 3] Saint Croix. Saint Thomas and Saint John. The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats: 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District, 7 seats are for the ...
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.
The Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of 1954 [5] is the current Organic Act defining the government of the United States Virgin Islands, which were acquired by the United States through the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of 1916. It replaced the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of 1936 [6] and earlier temporary provisions. [7] [8]
This article has been updated with a statement from the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Department of Justice and to note that Celestino A. White Sr. is a member of the commission overseeing the St. Thomas ...
The attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands supervises and directs the Department of Justice. [ 1] In 1962, the Virgin Islands Department of Law was established as an executive department in the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands pursuant to the Virgin Islands Code (Title 3, Chapter 8).