U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and St. Croix Administrator Sammuel Sanes led a road-naming ceremony on Wednesday to honor Eddie Ortiz, who was beloved in the Estate Profit neighborhood for his unyielding and never-ending efforts to improve the quality of life for dozens of families in the largely Hispanic community. Governor Bryan recalled Mr. Ortiz […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday approved several bills passed by the 33rd Legislature, including legislation which funds the operation of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the 2020 fiscal year. The governor signed the budget Bills but expressed his concern with the Legislature’s vote to remove several key provisions from his

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Americans with Disabilities Act Territorial Coordinator Julien Henley hosted a “Ticket to Work” seminar at the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services Conference Room on St. Thomas on Tuesday to help residents learn about the Social Security Administration’s “Ticket to Work” program that is aimed at helping disabled Americans find employment. A similar

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr on Monday signed into law a new version of the Hotel Development Act.  The Hotel Development Act (HDA), initially introduced and codified in 2011, was intended to herald new growth incentives for commercial and hotel development by incentivizing new construction in the territory.  Under the new Hotel Development Act

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS–Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and his team joined with employees of the accounting firm Ernst & Young, the company helping administer recovery funds in the Territory, to clean up Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas on Friday morning. The team effort is part of Commissioner White’s ongoing initiative to clean all

Governor Bryan Issues Proclamation Declaring Fire Prevention Week U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS–In accordance with Public Law 107-51, all flags shall be flown half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, October 6, 2019, in observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Virgin Islands Firefighter Dwayne “Yogi” Thomas is one of 119 firefighters who died in the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. spoke to local non-profit groups attending the first day of the Non-Profits Violence Prevention Summit on Tuesday at the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and told them the community needs to change its mindset to successfully eradicate gun violence in the Territory. The summit – which

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the Territory to bring attention to a problem that accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime in the United States and has led to the death of 260 Virgin Islanders in the last decade. One of every

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— The Government House weekly press briefing for the week beginning Monday, September 30, 2019 is scheduled for 1PM AST at the Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Who:     Government House Director of Communications Richard Motta What:    Government House Weekly Press Briefing Where:  Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has authorized the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (IRB) to pay out an additional $5 million in Income Tax refunds to tax filers in the territory Wednesday. The latest round of refunds comprises approximately 2,580 refunds covering Tax Year 2016 and represents all returns filed through April 18,