Government of the United States Virgin Islands

Administration Pushes Back Against Home Repair Subcontractor for Attempting to Place Liens on Homeowners

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) Director Daryl Griffith on Thursday pushed back against one of the subcontractors hired for the Emergency Home Repair Virgin Islands (EHRVI) program who improperly served construction liens on ten homeowners who had their hurricane-damaged homes repaired in this FEMA-funded program. The

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Governor Bryan Announces Release of $12 Million in Tax Refunds

Administration aggressively continues to address outstanding income tax refunds and other government obligations U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and the Finance team of the Bryan-Roach Administration announced the release of $12 million in income tax refunds Thursday. The funding announced will pay refunds to approximately 6,000 tax payers based on their filing date and will

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Governor Bryan Welcomes Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s Grand Polemarch to the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr will welcome executives from one of the oldest African American Greek-lettered college fraternities in the nation to the United States Virgin Islands this weekend. “I am pleased to welcome Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles Jr. and the delegation from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., an organization of worldwide prominence with

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Governor Bryan Announces $3.4 Million in Grants From Office of Insular Affairs

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. accepted $3.4 million in funding from Assistant Secretary of Insular Affairs Douglas Domenech during a meeting Wednesday at Government House. Grants totaling $1,472,580 come from the Office of Insular Affairs Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and its Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP). In addition, the federal agency awarded $1,864,000 in Capital

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Governor Bryan Meets with Assistant Secretary of Insular Affairs Douglas Domenech, National Park Service Director

Governor Reviewing Interior Department Proposal to Upgrade Salt River U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. discussed upgrading the Visitor’s Center at Salt River National Park during a meeting at Government House on Wednesday with Assistant Secretary of Insular Affairs Douglas Domenech and National Park Service Deputy Director Dan Smith. The Governor said he is reviewing

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Governor Bryan Announces Rupert O. Ross as Bureau of Information Technology Director

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Governor Albert Bryan Jr announced St. Croix native Rupert O. Ross as the Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) on Wednesday. Ross, who currently serves as the Chief Information Technology Officer at the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands, is an experienced leader with broad information technology knowledge

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Governor Bryan Submits FY 2020 Executive Budget to Legislature

US Virgin Islands— Governor Albert Bryan Jr., submitted his first Executive Budget as governor Thursday to the 33rd Legislature to fund the operations of the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) for Fiscal Year 2020. Governor Bryan’s FY 2020 budget proposes $1.2 billion in expenditures, which includes $69.1 million for debt service payments, $216.3 million

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