U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – In observance of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 16 – 24, 2019, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. hosted an inaugural meeting re-establishing the Virgin Islands Interagency Council on Homelessness (VIICH) at Government House in St. Croix on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The Council, led by Department of Human Services (DHS) […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has authorized the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (IRB) to pay out an additional $11 million in Income Tax refunds to tax filers in the territory this week. The latest disbursement comprises approximately 4,345 refunds and includes some, but not all, returns filed in tax year

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—During two daylong Workforce Development Summits that Governor Albert Bryan Jr. initiated in both districts, he laid out a clear path for how he plans to stabilize the Territory’s economy and create a sustainable and thriving workforce that will benefit all Virgin Islanders. “This summit will highlight how workforce development has to evolve

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. met Monday with representatives of local and regional cricket organizations about the state of the sport in the Territory. During a meeting with Adeline Alexander, president of the Virgin Islands Cricket Board; Richard Skerritt, president of Cricket West Indies; and Enoch Lewis, president of the Leeward Islands Cricket Board, the Governor

Sports tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive another kickoff when a Major League Soccer team arrives next week for an exhibition match. Four-time championship team D.C. United will play Bermuda’s national team on Friday, November 15, at the Bethlehem Soccer Complex on St. Croix, the only FIFA-certified pro turf pitch in the Caribbean.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is encouraging the Virgin Islands community to show their appreciation for Virgin Islands veterans by attending Veterans Day parades scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Cruz Bay, St. John; 9 a.m. Monday at Frederiksted, St. Croix; and 3 p.m. Monday on Veterans Drive, St. Thomas. Veterans Day honorees are

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—The Office of the Governor, the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation and the Virgin Islands Personnel Division will host a Family Health and Wellness Expo from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019, at D.C. Canegata Rec Center on St. Croix. The goal of the expo is to

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has signed an executive order giving the V.I. Finance Department comprehensive responsibility for all aspects of the use of check verification systems used by all agencies and departments of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The order cites an increase in “Non-Sufficient Funds” (NSF) and tasks the Finance Department