Thursday, July 18, 2024 Part 2

Part 2: Neville James greets Stacey Plaskett. As the US Virgin Islands approaches the seventh anniversary of hurricanes Irma and Maria, many of those in charge of overseeing the territory's $15 billion recovery effort gathered in the Great Hall of UVI’s Albert A. Sheen campus on Wednesday for a candid discussion moderated by V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett. Plaskett moderated three panel discussions throughout the morning to highlight the ongoing efforts of local Cabinet members, territory health and energy leaders, and representatives from federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Department, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The first, addressing managing local projects, problems, and timeframes, featured Education Commissioner Dionne Wells-Hedrington and Public Works Commissioner Derek Gabriel and Schneider Hospital CEO Tina Comissiong. Ronald Picard checks in with Neville from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, where Senator J.D. Vance formally accepted the Republican Vice-presidential nomination.