The Government of the Virgin Islands, on behalf of its people, will receive a donation from an EDC firm said to be in the millions, The Consortium has learned. The announcement will be made today during Governor Kenneth Mapp's press briefing, which will be held at 11:00 a.m. in St. Thomas.
The donation will coincide with the Mapp administration's announcement of an organization that will determine how funds collected on behalf of the USVI, through USVI Recovery, will be spent. The organization will include private and public sector individuals, and operate independent from the government's influence, Mr. Mapp has said.
On September 25, Mr. Mapp said the territory had received $1.4 million through the website, a number that has most likely grown since the announcement. Initially, the entity was called “Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery Task Force”, but the governor told The Consortium at a recent press briefing that the name had changed.
The press briefing will be held at the West Indian Company (WICO) conference room in St. Thomas. There, Mr. Mapp will also give latest updates relative to the territory's recovery efforts following the two deadly storms.
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