Bryan Vetoes Street Naming for Mapp, Approves Critical WAPA and Meals on Wheels Funding

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has forwarded a transmittal letter to the 35th Legislature communicating his actions on bills recently approved by lawmakers. Among the actions, Mr. Bryan vetoed a bill that proposed naming a street after former Governor Kenneth Mapp. Bill No. 35-0229 aimed to honor the former governor by naming Route 75 the "Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp Highway" and appropriating $45,000 from the General Fund for this purpose. In his letter to Senate President Novelle E. Francis Jr., Mr. Bryan acknowledged Mapp's contributions but argued against the expenditure, drawing contrast to his plans to send $200,000 to individuals impacted by Hurricane Beryl in Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and being chastised by lawmakers who vehemently opposed the decision. "As a Governor I recognize Governor Mapp and his contribution to the Virgin Islands, however by contrast, the Legislature recently chastised the administration for attempting to assist over 100,000 people in the afterma...