Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety

Please be advised that the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice & Public Safety has scheduled a legislative committee hearing at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, on St. Thomas, V.I. to hear overview testimony from the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, the Virgin Islands National Guard, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections and the Virgin Islands Police Department.

BLOCK I                                                                                                                                             10:00 A.M.

The committee will receive overview testimony on the department’s operations, capital projects, and other initiatives.

Invited Testifiers:

Daryl Jaschen, Director, Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (V.I.T.E.M.A.)

Major General Kojo S. Knox-Limbacker,  Adjutant General, Virgin Islands National Guard

LUNCH                                                                                                                           12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M

BLOCK II                                                                                                                                              1:00 P.M.

The committee will receive overview testimony on the department’s operations, capital projects, and other initiatives.

Invited Testifiers:

Carol Thomas-Jacobs Esq., Acting Attorney General, Virgin Islands Department of Justice

Wynnie Testamark, Director, Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections

BLOCK III                                                                                                                                             3:00 P.M.

The committee will receive overview testimony on the department’s operations, capital projects, and other initiatives.

Invited Testifiers:

The Honorable Ray Martinez, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Police Department

Daryl George, Director, Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services