Bryan Announces Holiday Season Administrative Leave

A big crowd enjoys the show at the Festival Village stage. (From Crucian Christmas Festival's Facebook page)
A big crowd enjoys the show at the Festival Village stage. (From Crucian Christmas Festival’s Facebook page)

In an effort to encourage greater participation in the Crucian Christmas Festival events and to enhance the celebration of the season, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has authorized commissioners and agency heads to grant administrative leave to non-essential employees as follows:

St. Croix only:
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., St. Croix Festival Food, Arts and Crafts Fair

Territory-wide:
Tuesday, Dec. 24, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Christmas Eve
Tuesday, Dec. 31, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., New Year’s Eve
Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Croix Festival Children’s Parade

Administrative leave does not apply to essential employees, employees on a regular or rotating shift and employees on annual or sick leave.