Senator Bolques News and Updates

24May

Julius E. Sprauve School Class of 2023

5/24/2023 07:00 AM

Julius E. Sprauve School Class of 2023

22May

Older Americans Month 2023

5/22/2023 12:00 PM

Older Americans Month 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Mock Session

18May

Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Class of 2023

5/18/2023 12:00 PM

For the first time in years, there were more young men graduating than young women from Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. Though this is a major accomplishment, it does not diminish the work of all the graduates of the class of 2023. Working through unparalleled adversity, these students are the epitome of hard work and determination. I also want to give a special congratulations to Eric Francis, who worked in my office during his final semester. A bright young man with a bright future, I wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Congratulations to the entire 2023 class!

15May

The Bolques Bulletin (May-June 2023)

5/15/2023 03:30 PM

The Bolques Bulletin (May-June 2023)

14May

Happy Mothers Day

5/14/2023 02:48 PM

Each year on the second Sunday in May, we thank and celebrate our mothers — those who helped give us life and believe in us so much that we believe in ourselves. We celebrate the bonds of love and dedication she shares with her children and family, which is without bounds or conditions. We celebrate the women who raised us and showed us that no hurdle is too high and no dream is beyond our reach. As sons and daughters, we offer gratitude to the women who care for us, shape our values, and set us on a limitless future. Mothers’ you are the rocks of our families and a community foundation. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, we pay respect to the women who carry out the responsibility of motherhood with skill and grace. Let us also remember those mothers who, though no longer here with us, inspire us to this day.

04May

Disappointment in Taxicab Commission Executive Director

5/4/2023 08:40 AM

Senator-At-Large Angel Bolques, Jr. expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of service and communication from the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission. His office has been inundated with calls over the past two weeks regarding the commission being closed for at least the last few months due to what is being stated as "unsafe work conditions." Though Senator Bolques does not advocate working in an unsafe environment, Senator Bolques does not understand why the commission's Executive Director has not taken any actions to continue the commission's work via e-government protocols or collaborating with other government departments, agencies, boards, or commissions to work out of another location to curtail the lapse of services. "Based on several discussions with Taxi-Men and Taxi-Women, I am being told that employees are working from home and are unreachable or cannot provide the required service," Bolques stated. "Even in this hybrid and remote work era, leadership in those roles must still be held accountable for executing and completing their tasks and responsibilities." It was also brought to the Senator's attention that there is no online service option during this closure, further complicating the situation and impeding those needing plates, medallions, renewals, etc. "The fact that drivers cannot work legally because they cannot access services is completely unacceptable." Senator Bolques continued, "This is the livelihood and main or only source of income for these people, and the entire commission is responsible for this lapse in management, execution, customer service, and overall interest in assisting them; I have tried on numerous occasions to contact the office myself with no avail" Bolques concluded.

12Apr

Congratulate Ms. Aliyah Boston #1 Pick WNBA

4/12/2023 02:56 PM

I would like to congratulate Ms. Aliyah Boston for yet another historic accomplishment for being selected as the overall number one pick in the WNBA 2023 draft! Congratulations Aliyah Boston