Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection

The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection has scheduled a meeting for Friday, January 23, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to provide updates on the following agency and consideration of the following bills:

BLOCK I 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

The Committee will receive testimony on the operations of the Elections System of the Virgin Islands including but not limited to enabling laws, current department challenges, a plan of action to resolve challenges and the following:

• All matters relative to the discussion on the status, functions, and operations of the agency.

Invited Testifiers:
Ms. Caroline F. Fawkes, Supervisor of Elections
Ms. Carol Burke, Chairwoman of Democratic Party
Mr. Raymond J. Williams, Chairman, Board of Elections
Mr. John Yob, Chairman of Republican Party

BLOCK II 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Bill No. 36-0187 An act amending title 18 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23, section 622 requiring the Board of Elections to count by hand votes deposited in a ballot box.

Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Raymond J. Williams, Chairman, Board of Elections
Ms. Caroline F. Fawkes, Supervisor of Election
Ms. Mary Moorhead, Community Activist

BLOCK III 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Bill No. 36-0197 An act amending title 30 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, subchapter II regarding the compensation of non-government members of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board and establishing a lower quorum requirement for the board and committees.

Invited Testifier:
Mr. Maurice Muia, Chairman, VI Water & Power Authority Board of Directors

Bill No. 36-0011 An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, section 715(a) by changing the process through which active members of the Government Employees Retirement System become members of the Board.

Mr. Dwane Callwood, Sr., Chairman, Board of Trustees, VI Government Employees Retirement System

BLOCK IV 3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Bill No. 36-0220 An act honoring and commending former Senator Lorraine L. Berry posthumously for her decades of outstanding public service by renaming Hull Bay Road located in North Side, St. Thomas, the “Lorraine L. Berry Drive”

Invited Testifiers:
Mr. Winston Ledee, Brother
Ms. Celeste Brin, Sister
Ms. Crystal Bryan, Niece
Mr. Cain Magras, Former Senator
Mr. Roosevelt David, Former Senator