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CROIX &#8212; Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed an order granting administrative leave to government employees for the upcoming holidays, according to a press release Government House issued late Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cThe St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival provides a boost to our economy and helps to promote an understanding and appreciation of our culture.\u00a0 It is also an opportunity for Virgin Islanders to play the role of goodwill ambassadors to the territory,&#8221; stated the governor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The administrative leave dates are as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Thursday, December 24<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup><\/span><\/b><span class=\"\"> \u2013 Christmas Eve is a Half day for employees, all Government offices close at 1:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Friday, December 25<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup><\/span><\/b><span class=\"\"> \u2013 Christmas Day &#8211; All Government Offices Closed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Wednesday December 30<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup><\/span><\/b><span class=\"\"> \u2013 St. Croix District Government Offices Closed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Thursday, December 31<sup class=\"\">st<\/sup><\/span><\/b><span class=\"\"> \u2013New Year\u2019s Eve-Half day for employees, all Government Offices will close at 1:00pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Friday, January 1, 2016<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\">&#8211; New Year\u2019s Day -All Government Offices are Closed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Wednesday, January 6, 2016<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\">-Thre Kings Day &#8211; All Government Offices Closed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The traditional St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival J\u2019ouvert will be held on the morning of Wednesday December 30, followed by the Food, Arts and Craft Fair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival Children&#8217;s Parade will be held on Friday, January 1, 2016, while the Adult\u2019s Festival Parade will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016.\u00a0 Three King\u2019s Day, a territory-wide legal holiday, is Wednesday, January 6, 2016<\/span><span class=\"\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed an order granting administrative leave to government employees for the upcoming holidays, according to a press release Government House issued late Thursday. \u201cThe St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival provides a boost to our economy and helps to promote an understanding and appreciation of our culture.\u00a0 It is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[228,628,11,854,2308,191,147],"tags":[4142,3984],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mapp Grants Administrative Leave To Gov&#039;t Employees, Announces Holiday Schedule - V.I. 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