Committee of the Whole

The Thirty-Fourth Legislature’s Committee of the Whole will convene to receive testimony on the following proposed legislations.

Governor’s proposed bills amending provisions in the Virgin Islands Code to create the first Emergency Medical Services Systems, adopting provisions for the Department of Health to regulate Emergency Medical Services, and expanding Virgin Islands Fire Services to include Emergency Medical Services in order to increase the protection of life and property throughout the territory.

Invited Testifiers:

Justa Encarnacion
Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Health

Daryl George
Director
Virgin Islands Fire Services

Keno Walcott
President, St. Croix Supervisors Union
International Association of Firefighters #3117

Lyndan Anthony
President, St. Thomas Supervisors Union
International Association of Firefighters #3117

Melbourne Adams
President, St. Croix Firefighters Union
International Association of Firefighters #2832

Andre Dorsey
President, St. Thomas Firefighters Union
International Association of Firefighters #2125

Eugene Irish
Vice President of the Caribbean Region
Seafarers International Union.

Gerard “Jerry” Jackson
Staff Representative
United Steelworkers Union

Proposed bill amending Title 23 Virgin Islands Code, Chapter 5, Sections 460, 470, and 489a to provide for better licensing, safety, and declaration processes for firearms and ammunition entering and being used in the Virgin Islands by clarifying the following: reciprocity provisions and what out-of-state licensees need to do for licensure, the reporting and declaration requirements for firearms brought into the Virgin Islands, and safe storage requirements when traveling.

Invited Testifiers:

Trevor Velinor
Commissioner
Virgin Islands Police Department

Carlton Dowe
Executive Director
Virgin Islands Port Authority