U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced on Wednesday, September 21, that more than 12,000 USVI students qualify for President Biden’s plan for student loan relief. According to information from the Biden Administration, 7,800 USVI student loan borrowers are eligible for debt relief from student loans and 4,700 Pell borrowers in the Territory […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Fulfilling a promise he made during his first State of the Territory Address in 2019, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced on Monday that the Bryan-Roach Administration has brought the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) up to date in providing income tax refunds for the current 2021 tax year. Since September

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Jr. has approved four bills, including his legislation appropriating funds to repay retroactive wages to government employees, that were sent up from the 34th Legislature following their legislative session on August 30, 2022. In his transmittal letter to Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory, the Governor said he was very pleased

Race management company divests interests in St. Thomas track and is given clear timeline of benchmarks for reconstruction of Randall “Doc” James track U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During a press conference Thursday at Government House on St. Croix, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed an agreement with VIGL that clears all remaining obstacles to enable the

Winner of 11th Annual King of the Wing Contest at Magens Bay represented USVI at 20th Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival during Labor Day weekend in Buffalo, New York U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement congratulating Chef Cory Baker of Barefoot Buddha Restaurant for winning the 2nd place trophy

Retroactive Pay online portal goes live so government employees can check whether they are entitled to retroactive wages and how much they will receive U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Tuesday’s Government House Weekly Briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. named Deputy Inspector General Delia Thomas, who was born on St. John and has worked in the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Issued the following statement Sunday in commemoration of Patriot Day and in remembrance of the victims of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001: “Today, we gather to remember the victims of that fateful day 21 years ago, some of whom were Virgin Islanders, and to honor the

New bivalent vaccine formulation is more effective against newest variants of virus and is available for those who qualify for booster vaccinations U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Tuesday’s Government House Weekly Briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) now has doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine that

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Office of the Governor, in partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and the Department of Tourism, is holding its fifth USVI Community Business Forum to engage the business community in preparing for the upcoming enhanced cruising season. The forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Thursday,

Office of Management and Budget continues reviewing and approving applications across all business sectors U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s Government House Weekly Briefing, Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. said the Bryan-Roach Administration has finished reviewing and distributing $7 in premium pay to eligible employees. “In total, OMB and the Department of Finance has reviewed