Governor-elect Kenneth Mapp along with Lieutenant Governor-elect Osbert Potter will host their first official meeting to introduce transition team chairpersons on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Haypiece Hills studio of WTJX-TV in St. Thomas.
According to a release issued about the event, the press conference will start at 2 p.m. and announce chairpersons who will lead 14 committees responsible for examining “all aspects of the present government and report to the Governor.” The meeting will also be broadcast live on WTJX-TV and on local radio. The release did not make clear which radio stations will carry the broadcast.
Mapp and Potter were elected in a landslide victory against Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen in a run-off election on November 18. On the night of his victory, Mapp said he and Potter were committed to working hard and improving the standard of living for all Virgin Islands residents.
“What Osbert and I would like each of you to know is that we are really committed to working hard, improving your lives, the lives of the people of the Virgin Islands, from the youngest to the most senior,” he said. “A way of quality and perfection, that folks outside could watch with respect and dignity.”
“We want to get away from doing a little bit of a lot of things, and start doing the little things, very, very well,” Mapp continued. “We’re going to get the basics right, we’re going to really, really work, first, on how we can treat each other with dignity and respect.”
The Governor-elect said that from the onset of the campaign, he and his team had made a decision to respect everyone’s right of choice, and not to challenge the patriotism or integrity of those who chose to support other candidates.
“We want to grow a community that we are free to disagree because in our disagreement, we’re going to learn from each other, and we’re going to grow better ideas, and we’re going to create a better community and society,” he said.
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