U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement congratulating Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory and the incoming members of the 34th Legislature, who took their Oath of Office on Monday at Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas before convening their first session to establish the Senate leadership. “I want to thank and congratulate the […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his weekly press briefing on Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said the victories of Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff in the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia on Tuesday, which gave the Democrats a majority in both houses of Congress, significantly raises the possibility of Virgin Islanders receiving additional Stimulus payments

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday took action on 29 bills from the December 11, 2020, session of the 33rd Legislature, signing 23 of the measures into law and vetoing six of them. Among the bills Governor Bryan approved are a bill providing amnesty for property owners who have enclosed portions of

Bryan/Roach Administration Putting Together Stimulus Plan for Teachers U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said he is calling the 33rd Legislature back into Special Session on December 29 to re-address his proposal to refinance the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) debt to get a better interest rate and generate funds from

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach closed on a $60 million line of credit with two local banks approved earlier this year by the 33rd Legislature, known as a Revenue Anticipation Note (RAN) to supplement government operations in anticipation of a potential decline in fiscal year 2021 second-quarter

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued a statement thanking Department of Public Works Commissioner Nelson Petty Jr. for his years of service maintaining and upgrading the Territory’s infrastructure, particularly after the devastating hurricanes of 2017. Commissioner Petty is leaving public service at the end of the month to work in the private sector

Latest Issuance Brings Total Payment for the Month to More Than $15 Million and Includes 2018 Refunds U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that a second round of income tax refunds was disbursed this month, for a total of more than $15 million in December. On Monday, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

USVI Will Receive Pfizer Vaccine This Week and Moderna Vaccine Expected Next Week; Vaccine Deliveries to the Territory Will Continue Through December   U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said he is closing nightclubs – beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 17 – in an effort to mitigate the continued spike of

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Wednesday praised the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Robert Molloy to lift the injunction that prohibited the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) from collecting excise taxes in the Territory. In his ruling Wednesday, Judge Molloy said the GVI can resume collecting excise taxes beginning January

Current $15 Million Payout Will Bring Total Refunds Under Governor Bryan to $112.8 Million  And Will Include Income Tax Refunds for Tax Year 2018 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Bryan/Roach Administration is in the process of issuing another round of income tax refunds – $15 million in two disbursements that will be completed by December 15,