The UVI budget was signed for 24.3 million, and the bond debt servicve bill was signed. The budgets for the Territorial Court, the Leg and the Public Defender were all signed. And the Hospital budgets were also passed. There is a dangerous rumor circulating in the USA that suggests that we have a crime wave going on. I asked them to comment on the state of crime in the Virgin Islands.
Crime is a human problem.
It exists everywhere. It is not rampant in the Virgin Islands. And that is proven by our visitors who come here up to the millions per year. The office of the Attorney General is responsible for the prosecution of all criminal offenses under Virgin Islands Law. We together with the police department and the cooperative community take crime seriously and prosecute it vigorously.