{"id":20030,"date":"2015-03-28T12:26:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T12:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=20030"},"modified":"2015-03-28T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T21:02:32","slug":"bill-to-attract-film-and-music-industry-to-territory-signed-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=20030","title":{"rendered":"Bill To Raise Profile Of Film, Music Industry In Territory Reluctantly Signed Into Law By Mapp"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill\u00a0intended to amend portions of the existing Sustainable Tourism through Arts-based Revenue Streams, STARS Act<\/a>,\u00a0has been signed into law by Gov. Kenneth Mapp, albeit reluctantly, as the governor says there are many discrepancies with it that needs to be sorted before he can genuinely promote its benefits.<\/p>\n

Of Bill No. 31-0009, sponsored by Sen. Clifford Graham, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said:\u00a0\u201cI approve this bill notwithstanding the many technical and drafting errors contained therein after reviewing the history of this proposal. It is apparent that several senators and legislators took great time to craft this bill, held hearings to receive comments from the public and other stakeholders, which resulted in certain amendments thereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Go here<\/a> for VI Consortium\u2019s<\/em> interview with the existing STARS Act co-author, Laurent \u201cTippy\u201d Alfred, who testified in February against Bill No. 31-0009, which sought to shut out incentives for professionals involved in the local music and audio recording industries. The bill had since been amended\u00a0and received Alfred\u2019s and other stakeholders\u2019 support before being voted on in the Senate and heading to Gov. Mapp\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n