U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., issued the following Easter message to Virgin Islanders: “Yolanda and I join Christians in the U.S. Virgin Islands and around the world in celebrating this day of renewal and rebirth. Today, as we continue celebrating our cherished traditions, I ask that you take time to reflect and […]

Governor looking forward to continuing working with the Legislature toward approaches to resolve WAPA’s VITOL debt, federal match requirements for critical recovery projects U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Issued the following statement on the outcome of a special session convened by the 35th Legislature at the governor’s request to consider legislation to

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During an appearance on “Analyze This” with Neville James on WTJX-FM on Tuesday. April 4, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. detailed his plan to solve the disagreement between VITOL and the V.I. Water and Power Authority by using the $150 million line of credit that he called to 35th Legislature into Special

Governor held similar discussions with Diageo executives prior to Taiwan trip U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s weekly briefing, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. announced that Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will met with officials from Beam Suntory, which owns the Cruzan rum distillery on St. Croix, to formulate a cooperative approach toward establishing

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the Government House weekly briefing, Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. said that Governor Albert Bryan Jr is in Taiwan this week by invitation of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to further advance USVI-Taiwan Economic & Cultural Affairs relations, an initiative that was created in 2018, following the 2017 hurricanes.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — On Thursday, March 23, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. sent a letter to Senate President Novelle Francis Jr. calling the 35th Legislature into special session on April 5th to consider proposed legislation to authorize the Government of the Virgin Islands to use public funds to establish a line of credit of $150

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s weekly briefing, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. announced that the Office of Management and Budget is trying to distribute Social Security stipend checks that have incorrect or incomplete address information. Government House is running a list of names of recipients to notify them there is a check

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — On January 18, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act (Act 8680), which allows for the legal use of cannabis for medicinal, sacramental and adult purposes and also regulates the production, distribution, sale and use of cannabis. The law also provides additional economic opportunities for

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Government of the Virgin Islands’ (GVI) financial outlook for Fiscal Year 2024 is expected to continue the upward trend of increasing revenues according to the GVI agencies and departments that gave presentations at the 2023 Spring Revenue Estimating Conference held by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The conference

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — At the Government House weekly briefing on Monday, March 13, VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen said the U.S. Virgin Islands will participate in the annual CARIBE WAVE exercise, which is a regional effort to promote tsunami awareness and readiness through drills and tests of the 44 tsunami sirens across the Territory. The