Senate Calendar Sept. 22-Oct. 3
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection
9:30 A.M.
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection has scheduled a meeting for Monday, September 22, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix, Virgin Islands to provide testimony on the following bills:
BLOCK I 9:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Bill No. 36-0061 An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 706 and chapter 28A, section 755 allowing retirees who are receiving an annuity from the Government Employees Retirement System who are subsequently employed by the University of the Virgin Islands (“UVI”), to continue to receive their GERS annuity while receiving their salary from the University if the retiree enrolls in a different retirement plan.
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Angel E. Dawson, Administrator, Government Employees Retirement System
Ms. Safiya George, PhD, President, University of the Virgin Islands
BLOCK II 11:00 P.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Bill No. 36-0102 An act amending title 31 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23 by re-enacting section 236b requiring the use of construction materials manufactured in the Virgin Islands, to the greatest extent practicable, for locally or federally funded contracts with the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Lisa Alejandro, Commissioner, Department of Property and Procurement
Honorable Derek A. Gabriel, Commissioner, Department of Public Works
Dr. Haldane Davies, Director, Virgin Islands Bureau of Economic Research (BER)
Mr. Donald Stevens, Partner, Cat5 Builders, LLC
Mr. Eric Castro, Owner, Universal Concrete
Ms. Yvette Williams, Manager of Accounting, Heavy Materials
Mr. Dion Alibocas, General Manager, Masters Concrete VI
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands
BLOCK III 12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Bill No. 36-0058 An Act honoring and commending Dennis “Pumpa” Lennox Leroy Liburd, Jr. for
his many contributions to the Virgin Islands culture and music industry as a Soca
artist by awarding him the Official key to the Territory and naming the main
entrance of 6-Y Peters Rest Road, Christiansted, St. Croix in his honor.
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Bryan “Benny Demus” Boulai, DJ, Music Director, Manager & Producer
Mr. Ian M. Turnbull, Director, Division of Festivals
Mr. Yohannes Worede, President, USVI Soccer Federation & Peters Rest Apts. Inc.
Ms. Ushana Khublal, Owner of KUSH ENT
Mr. Kai Hendricks, Director, Converged Networks ONE Communications VI
BLOCK VI 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Bill No. 36-0107 A resolution honoring and commending Dr. Alfred Lee Anduze for his outstanding
achievements and significant contributions to the fields of medicine, science, public
health, and community empowerment.
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Terrance E. Highfield, Long time close fiend
Ms. Jennifer Jackson, Good friend and Former UVI Chancellor
Ms. Rita Dudley Grant, PhD, Cousin
Judge Patricia D. Steele, Cousin
Judge George W. Cannon, Jr., Good friend
Ms. Angela Torres McGhee, PhD, Cousin
Mr. Richard A. Schrader, Sr., Mentor, Patient & Friend
Mr. Frank Duggan, Long time close friend
BLOCK V 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Bill No. 36-0121 An act to rename the Peter Carl Limpricht Park the TSK Park in honor of the Ten Sleepless
Knights quelbe band and making an appropriation to effectuate that change.
Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Stanley Jacobs, Treasurer/Founder and Band Leader, Ten Sleepless Knights, Inc.
Dr. Lauren Larsen, President, Ten Sleepless Knights, Inc.
Ms. Vivian Ebbesen, President, Crucian Cultural Group (CCG)
Mr. Myron Jackson, Former Senator, Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Mr. Vincent Roberts, Commissioner Designee, Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation
Honorable Derek M. Gabriel, Commissioner, Department of Public Works
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services
9:00 A.M.
Emancipation Garden
Health Fair
The Office of Senator Ray Fonseca, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services, is
honored to announce the forthcoming Annual Community Health Fair. This event is scheduled for September
23, 2025, and will be held at the Emancipation Garden from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We look forward to your
participation in this important community initiative.
In collaboration with the Departments of Health and Human Services, the East End Medical Center Corporation, the
V.I. Dental Center, the American Cancer Society, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, the
V.I. Diabetes Center of Excellence, We Grow Food Inc., and various other nonprofit organizations, we are organizing
a community health fair for the residents of the St. Thomas/St. John district. This complimentary event will provide
health screenings and referrals, aiming to identify early indicators of prevalent health issues while promoting the
services available to many displaced residents. We anticipate that the insights gathered through direct engagement
with our citizens will significantly inform our legislative discussions and funding priorities. This initiative seeks to
address critical public health challenges and improve the living conditions for numerous individuals.
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