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ng circulated about the University of the Virgin Islands Research & Technology Park during Friday's Committee of the Whole meeting on the island of St. Croix. Several senators also raised concerns about the series of political attack ads and the propaganda campaign launched for reasons which remain unclea
ontained in a Memorandum of Understanding between the EDA and the RT Park that was approved and signed off on by Governor de Jongh and EDA Director Percival Clouden, who confirmed during the hearing that he had been one of the signatories. The Administration has not indicated what caused the dramatic shift in p
ession and, more recently, the 2012 closure of the HOVENSA refinery, which had been the Territory's largest private employer and the mainstay of the St. Croix economy for the last half century. Almost 2,000 persons have lost their jobs, annual tax revenue has fallen by over a hundred million dollars, and
nce tests 19 See Letter from USVI Gov. Charles W. Turnbull to The Hon. John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury, April 28, 2005. 30 Declaration of Percival Clouden, Appleton v. Comm 'r, No. 7717-10 (Tax Ct. Aug. 18,2010), at 911. 11 See US Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission, FY 2009 Annual Report,
d course. Daily News Photos - JASON BRONIS “ A-racer launches his radio-controlled boat off a cle at Bethlehem Pond during RC boat races Saturday on St. Croix. The boats sped around the pond at speeds upwards of 50 mph during two days of racing. aL im AVERY MIG For 12am 2 a 714-4694 Call for Daily Special
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021721 →onal services and fringes,” according to testimony. V.I. Economic Development Authority V.I. Economic Development Authority Chief Executive Officer Percival Clouden requested a General Fund appropriation of $5,043,274. This amount represents an increase of $325,574, or 6.9 percent over the fiscal 2013 appropriati
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