U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. joined Public Works Commissioner Nelson Petty Jr. for a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Virgin Islands Transportation System (VITRAN) Maintenance and Operations Facility on St. Croix that is being built to replace the 30-year-old current facility that lacks the space and equipment necessary to maintain VITRAN.  As designed, […]

October 22, 2020 | 1:30 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Trump Administration signed a preliminary agreement today to pursue a land swap between the National Park Service and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agreement opens the door for local officials to finally achieve their long-standing effort to construct the first K-12 public school on St. John.  Public education on St. John is

Federally funded plan to enlist input from broad spectrum of Virgin Islanders October 20, 2020 | 3:34 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. today announced the commissioning of a 20-year economic development plan (Vision 2040) for the territory, seeking the input from a cross-section of residents in the territory as well

October 20, 2020 | 2:10 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Department of Finance Commissioner Kirk Callwood on Monday notified Governor Albert Bryan Jr. of his resignation as Commissioner of Finance and as Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority. Governor Bryan asked for Commissioner Callwood’s resignation after learning that the commissioner undertook

Remembers Monsanto as trailblazer, life-long public servant  US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. today issued the following statement on the death of long-time Rotarian and retired Port Authority Marine Director Austin “Babe” Monsanto:  “It is with great sadness that Yolanda and I learned of the passing of Austin “Babe” Monsanto.   “As a veteran, an

October 13, 2020 | 2:37 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  The Territorial Hospital Board on Tuesday approved the architecture and engineering designs for the Territory’s primary health care facilities, Luis Hospital on St. Croix; Schneider Regional Medical Center and the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute on St. Thomas and the Myrah Keating Smith Clinic on St.

October 9, 2020 | 4:37 PM AST US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion on Friday issued a Public Health Order prohibiting live bands at outdoor events and clarifying guidelines for DJ performances and food and alcohol sales.   The Order prohibits live bands at outdoor events from Saturday, October 10, through Friday, November 6 and sets parameters for

October 9, 2020 | 12:39 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Director Marvin Pickering to be the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Casino Control Commission.  In addition to his role as the BIR director from 2015-2019, Mr. Pickering was a senior vice-president

October 6, 2020 | 5:00 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  The 33rd Legislature met in session on Tuesday and approved the request of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to extend the State of Emergency for 60 days until December 8. With the extension, the Governor’s current Executive Orders remain in effect in an effort to mitigate the

Governor Bryan Thanks Community For Prayers While He Was Out of the Territory October 6, 2020 | 3:30 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  During the weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. delivered a message from Governor Albert Bryan Jr., who is self-quarantining after returning to the Territory from the