{"id":21294,"date":"2015-04-24T22:55:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T22:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=21294"},"modified":"2015-04-27T21:58:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T21:58:24","slug":"leave-for-government-workers-announced-as-st-thomas-carnival-shifts-into-high-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=21294","title":{"rendered":"Leave For Government Workers Announced As St. Thomas Carnival Shifts Into High Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed a proclamation granting commissioners and heads of government agencies administrative leave as the territory&#8217;s 63rd Carnival takes hold in St. Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed &#8216;Culture to the Extreme, VI Carnival 2015&#8217;, this year&#8217;s event is expected to attract thousands to the island, according to a press release from Government House.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 Virgin Islands\u2019 Carnival Food, Arts and Crafts Fair, being held on Wednesday, April 20 in the Emancipation Garden, has been named the &#8216;Alvin\u2019s Cultural Workshop&#8217; in honor of Alvin Turnbull.<\/p>\n<p>J&#8217;Overt takes place on Thursday, April 30, children&#8217;s parade on Friday, May 1 and adults parade on Saturday, May 2.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Thomas\/St. John District administrative leave days are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, April 29, 2015 &#8211; Food, Arts and Crafts Fair Day \u2013 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 30, 2015 \u2013 J\u2019Ouvert \u2013 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The territory-wide administrative leave is on Friday, May 1 from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Government House says the leave does not apply to essential employees and those on a regular or rotating shift. Employees who take advantage of sick or annual leave preceding or immediately following administrative leave will not receive the time off, the press release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, Mapp said leave will not be granted to employees considered to be essential, and those whose shift happen to fall on a day in which other employees have been granted leave.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: St. Thomas carnival Facebook page<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed a proclamation granting commissioners and heads of government agencies administrative leave as the territory&#8217;s 63rd Carnival takes hold in St. Thomas. 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