U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—The Virgin Islands Finance Department issued $16.1 million in income tax refunds with disbursements of $9.5 million last week on Thursday, December 12, and an additional $6.6 million on Thursday, December 19. In Fiscal Year 2020 to date, which began on October 1, 2019, the Bryan/Roach Administration has issued $34.8 million in income […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced that the infamous “Medicaid Cliff” (running out of Medicaid money when the current federal funding was to expire at the end of this year) has been averted. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a proposed budget agreement that contains a

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr., this week, issued a proclamation designating government holidays and providing for Administrative Leave during the Christmas Festival Season 2019-2020. Administrative leave is granted for non-essential government employees and does not apply to essential employees, employees on a regular or rotating shift, and employees on annual or sick leave. The

US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien and Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency Director Daryl Jaschen met with Federal Emergency Management Agency Acting Administrator Peter Gaynor and FEMA’s U. S. Virgin Islands Recovery Director Jacquelyn Heyliger to expedite major recovery projects in the Territory tied to

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr., First Lady Yolanda Bryan, and First Daughter Sumayah Bryan invite the Virgin Islands community to the family’s first annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Children’s Holiday Party scheduled for this month on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. Sumayah, 17, was asked to create a theme for each of

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has issued a statement regarding the passing of St. Thomas educator and culture-bearer Dorothy Elskoe, who was honored in 1993 by the 20th Legislature with a resolution commending and honoring her for her efforts to promote and preserve Virgin Islands culture. “It is with a heavy heart

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. met with Mark Snider, the Owner and Developer for the resort being built on Lovango Cay and the first newly constructed resort development in the Territory in 30 years. Lovango Cay is one of the cays in Pillsbury Sound between Red Hook, St. Thomas, and Cruz Bay,