U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s Government House weekly briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced a second program – “Work Out Tuesdays and Thursdays” – that is part of his Our Best Life Health and Wellness initiative to improve the health of Virgin Islanders. “Work Out Tuesdays and Thursdays” comes on the heels of “Walk […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — On Monday, August 15, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. submitted a proposed measure to the 34th Legislature to increase the amount of funding available from $25 million to $40 million for repayment of the retroactive wages to government employees. The Governor said that updated revenue forecasts enabled him to increase the amount

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. praised the Department of Public Works for securing a competitive federal grant of $25 million – the maximum amount awarded – for Phase 2 of the Veterans Drive/Waterfront Beautification Project on St. Thomas. Phase 2 will continue the road project around the Virgin Islands Legislature using the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed legislation on Tuesday, August 9, that brings to life a Territorial Park System and revises a Territorial Park System Trust Fund Board, actions that will allow the Bryan-Roach Administration to manage and acquire land and recreational areas and implement the Maroon Sanctuary Zone on the West

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s weekly Government House briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. highlighted a number of major announcements that are part of The Bryan-Roach Administration’s  “Healthier Horizons” initiative to significantly improve health care for Virgin Islanders through a number of efforts to improve patient access, how health care is delivered, and technological innovations.

Funding will be used to support hospitals’ staff recruitment and retention efforts U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has approved using $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to give Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas and Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix $10 million each, the bulk of

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency in the Territory to mitigate the impact from the unusually high amounts of Sargassum seaweed piling up on USVI shores and having a negative impact on water-production capabilities on St. Croix. Governor Bryan also has sent a request

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the weekly Government House briefing on Monday, July 18, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced a slight increase the number of active COVID-19 cases from previous weeks. “Please note that we do have the presence of the new variants, BA.4 and BA.5,” Dr. Ellis said. “These variants are more resistant

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the weekly Government House briefing on Monday, July 11, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. said Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will launch “Walk Out Wednesday” on July 20 as the first Territory-wide event that is part of the Office of the Governor’s “Our Best Life Health and Wellness” initiative.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the weekly Government House briefing on Tuesday, July 5, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said the department has confirmed the Omicron variant BA.4 and has preliminary findings of the presence of the BA.5 variant. “We expect that this variant, like all subvariants, will eventually circulate in the community as COVID-19 remains