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<\/p>\nApril 13, 2025<\/p>\n
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS \u2014<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Friday joined Acting Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation Vincent Roberts, Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery Adrienne Williams Octalien, and Kaj Reinholdt \u201cRookie\u201d Jackson with his family to officially reopen the\u00a0Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex<\/i>\u00a0in Estate Whim, Frederiksted.<\/p>\n The reopening marks the completion of a $1.1 million recovery project to restore the complex after it sustained damage during the 2017 hurricanes. The Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex has long been a beloved gathering place for youth athletics, family recreation, and community pride. The improvements were funded through federal disaster recovery dollars and reflect the Bryan Roach Administration\u2019s ongoing commitment to rebuilding stronger, safer, and more vibrant public spaces throughout the Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n The revitalized complex now features improved lighting, upgraded dugouts, and restored fencing around the baseball field. The project also includes a newly resurfaced basketball court and tennis courts, as well as a brand-new playground\u2014transforming the complex into a multi-use space for residents of all ages.<\/p>\n The reopening also marked the start of the\u00a0Dennis Brow 12U Invitational Baseball Tournament<\/i>, hosted at the complex this weekend. Youth teams from across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are competing, bringing life and excitement back to the field and celebrating the return of community sports to Frederiksted.<\/p>\n \u201cThis field is a place where memories are made, where community grows, and where our young people learn the value of teamwork, discipline, and perseverance,\u201d said Governor Albert Bryan Jr. \u201cReopening the Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex restores more than just a facility. It restores hope. It invests in our future. It honors the legacy of Kaj Reinholdt \u201cRookie\u201d Jackson. His story is part of this community, and this complex will carry that legacy forward for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a proud moment for our department and for the Frederiksted community,\u201d said Acting Commissioner Vincent Roberts. \u201cWe are giving our youth a safe and modern space to play and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up in nearby Estate Two Williams and have so many fond memories of coming to this park with my family as a child,\u201d said Director Adrienne Williams Octalien. \u201cTo now return in this role and help bring it back to life is deeply personal. This is what recovery looks like\u2014not just rebuilding, but restoring the spaces that shape who we are. And we are continuing to move these recovery projects forward with purpose and urgency, so more communities across our islands can benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n The reopening of the Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex is part of the administration\u2019s larger goal to rebuild and improve recreational spaces and public infrastructure across the territory.<\/p>\n ###<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" April 13, 2025 Bryan Roach Administration Celebrates Reopening of Reinholdt Jackson Sports Complex in Estate Whim $1.1 Million Recovery Project Restores Important Community Space in Frederiksted U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS \u2014\u00a0Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Friday joined Acting Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation Vincent Roberts, Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery Adrienne Williams Octalien, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"project_id":"","notification":"","due_date":"","status":"","show_rebuild":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20361,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11259\/revisions\/20361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n