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13 November 2026
Frederick Withdraws $10,000 Grant Increase After Gittens Cites Agreement to Await Committee Review
13 November 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
Senator Hubert Frederick withdrew an amendment to raise the Morris de Castro Grant ceiling to $55,000 after Senator Kenneth Gittens said lawmakers had agreed to seek committee review over unresolved concerns about how the program is administered.
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