{"id":14911,"date":"2014-12-24T11:14:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T11:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=14911"},"modified":"2014-12-24T11:14:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T11:14:22","slug":"mapp-issues-special-holiday-message-to-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=14911","title":{"rendered":"Mapp Issues Special Holiday Message To Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas just one day away and the New Year rolling in within a single\u00a0week, Governor-elect Kenneth Mapp issued a special holiday audio message to residents of the territory.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mapp spoke of the virtues of family during this time of year and also asked listeners to remember the less fortunate in the community.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/182954581&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He went on to recognize military personnel serving both locally and off-island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must thank them for the sacrifices they make for us everyday, he said. &#8220;We must keep them in our prayers and they keep our country safe and secure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mapp, who will assume power on Jan. 5 at an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/featured\/mapp-potter-transition-team-unveils-inaugural-events-schedule\/\">inauguration ceremony<\/a><\/span> held on St. Thomas, also spoke of the greatness and generosity of Virgin Islanders, and said they have the &#8220;fortitude to overcome any challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As he brought his message to a close, Mapp asked listeners to &#8220;look to the future with hope.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas just one day away and the New Year rolling in within a single\u00a0week, Governor-elect Kenneth Mapp issued a special holiday audio message to residents of the territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[854,191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mapp Issues Special Holiday Message To Territory - V.I. 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