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Territory Hosts Council of State Governments Conference On St. Thomas

Leaders from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on St. Thomas this week to attend the Council of State Governments' (CSG) Eastern Region Conference at Frenchman's Reef Hotel. A delegation of 81 conference participants, along with their family members, chose the U.S. Virgin Islands as this year's meeting place at the invitation of CSG Executive Board Member and Senate President Shawn-Michael Malone. "I made it my mission to bring a major meeting of CSG here," Senator Malone said. "I wanted the organization's leadership to visit the U.S. Virgin Islands, not only to bring us some business, but in the hope that they would have a better understanding of the territory and our needs." Attendees arrived in St. Thomas on Friday to a welcome party hosted by the 30th Legislature. "We want to give them a warm Virgin Islands welcome and allow them to enjoy our people and culture - these are important guests and include many of North America's current and future decisi...