Bryan issues December proclamations and holiday administrative leave schedule

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. issued a set of December proclamations covering education, traffic safety, public health and human rights in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to a Government House announcement published Dec. 2.

The proclamations recognized Computer Science Education Week from Dec. 9 through Dec. 15; Impaired Driving Prevention Month from Dec. 11, 2024, through Jan. 6, 2025; World AIDS Day on Dec. 1; Human Rights Day on Dec. 10; and Human Relations Week from Dec. 8 through Dec. 14.

Government House said the impaired-driving campaign would be observed under the slogan "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."

The announcement also set administrative leave and holiday closures for non-essential government employees. Government offices were scheduled to close or operate on reduced hours on Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 26, Jan. 1, Jan. 2, Jan. 3, Jan. 6 and Jan. 20.

Under the schedule, non-essential employees were to receive administrative leave from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 24; offices were to be closed on Dec. 25 for Christmas Day and Dec. 26 for Boxing Day; offices were to be closed on Jan. 1 for New Year's Day and St. Croix Festival J'ouvert; St. Croix employees were to receive administrative leave from noon to 5 p.m. on Jan. 2 for the Crucian Christmas Festival Food, Arts and Crafts Fair; territorywide administrative leave was set from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 3 for the Crucian Christmas Festival Children's Parade; and offices were to be closed on Jan. 6 for Three Kings Day and Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/governor-bryan-issues-proclamations-for-the-month-of-december/