Insular Areas

Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has announced the U.S. Virgin Islands will received a portion of $650,000 in grants approved by U.S. Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia'aina to help coral reefs in U.S. insular areas. “This funding shows the continued commitment of the Department of Interior to protect the natural resources of… Read more »

An emphatic address directed to members of Congress by Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has started a new national conversation on poverty and voting rights in U.S. Territories. Rep. Plaskett’s comments led a segment on voting rights in U.S. Territories on HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on Sunday March, 8 2015, and has opened a new national dialogue on Voting… Read more »

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett announced that during a meeting today with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers there was agreement to increase staffing and resources in order to review projects currently in development in the Virgin Islands that have permit applications pending with the Corps.  During her discussions with Colonel Allen M. Dodd, Commander, Jacksonville District, Rep.… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, on Wednesday, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget. “It is encouraging to see the Administration's commitment to the Nation's Island territories in this budget proposal. Federal investments in the infrastructure, education, energy, and health care of Virgin Islanders are… Read more »

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett led a delegation of Virgin Islands energy officials Monday at the first Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington DC. The summit, organized by the U.S. State Department and hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, is a two-day meeting of energy officials from both the U.S. and Canada, as well as several Caribbean heads of state. Congresswoman Plaskett… Read more »

Dear Source: I want to bring a matter of great importance to your attention. A major tax exemption was recently attached to a bill as an amendment by Senator Shawn Michael Malone. By using a last-minute amendment, Senate President Malone avoided the usual committee process and public hearings. At a time when we are facing a budget deficit so serious that government workers were forced to… Read more »