Potential Vacancies

Jul 2, 2024 | stjohntradewinds.com | Susan Ellis |Potential Vacancies

Local farmers learned about available federal grants and loans during a virtual forum hosted by Del. Stacey Plaskett. Plaskett said she lobbied as a freshman to be on the Congressional Agriculture Committee and continues to serve on it. She listed some federal programs she helped pass in the U.S. Congress for farmers to grow their businesses while conserving the land.

Jul 2, 2024 | stjohntradewinds.com | Susan Ellis |Potential Vacancies

At Monday’s press briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. enthusiastically shared details of the weekend activities he engaged in and provided an update on government operations, including the upcoming appointment of a new director. “Boy it was a hot weekend but it was a busy one for me and the lieutenant governor, it has been an essential horse race. No pun intended,” the governor joked.

Jul 1, 2024 | stthomassource.com | Thomas Source |Mat Probasco |Potential Vacancies

The Virgin Islands Education Department lost 77 key employees during the last school year and another 332 were eligible for retirement before the start of the upcoming school year, officials told the Legislature Monday. From Oct. 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, at least 53 department employees left the St. Croix school district, and 25 left the St. Thomas-St. John district, said Education Commissioner Dionne Wells-Hedrington at a meeting of the Senate’s Committee on Budget, Finance and Appropriations.