Government

It's Official: New Mapp Cabinet Members Express Relief, Gratitude At Swearing-In Ceremony

ST. CROIX -- It's been a long time coming -- the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Kenneth Mapp nominees who went through the wringer in the Senate -- and it was finally done at Government House here on Monday, where family and friends packed the Second Floor Ball Room, formerly attired, in support of the newly minted cabinet members. They will continue to lead various agencies and departments of the territory's government. And Mapp lauded the group, making known that he was proud of the work he and Potter had done in selecting the leaders. They included 9 candidates here, with the remaining set to officially join the Mapp administration in an identical event to be held in St. Thomas. Masters of Ceremony Kimberly Jones, Mapp's communications director, read short bios of the members before inviting them to the podium for a short speech. Nellon Bowry, the administration's director of Management and Budget, promised to be a better father to his two daughters after b...