MIAMI—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday addressed attendees at the Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) that took place in Miami Beach and said the tourism industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands is robust and now is the time for investors to take advantage of what the Territory has to offer. The Governor told […]
CHRISTIANSTED—Governor Albert Bryan Jr, on Tuesday announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would cover the cost of replacing the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) in St. Croix after it sustained severe damage during hurricane Maria in September 2017. FEMA has reviewed the proposed replacement of Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and found the
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CHRISTIANSTED— Governor Albert Bryan Jr, Issued the following statement Wednesday on the proposed use of a one-time $39 million Medicaid reimbursement to the Government of the Virgin Islands: “The Bryan-Roach Administration has made its priorities clear to the public and will continue its work toward those priorities. “Since taking office in January, the Bryan-Roach Administration
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CHRISTIANSTED—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed a proclamation recently recognizing African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day, which takes place on May 25th annually. Around 200 million people in the Americas identify as being of African descent and millions more live in other parts of the world outside of the African continent. This year, the observance of Virgin
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE—Col. Daryl Jaschen, Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s nominee to head the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), conducted the second of a series of ongoing meetings of the Emergency Management Committee to coordinate the efforts of all the agencies of the Bryan-Roach Administration. Governor Bryan and his Cabinet, as well as representatives from
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE—All 22 of Gov. Albert Bryan Jr’s nominees for positions in his Cabinet, on the V.I. Superior Court and on the Virgin Islands Port Authority Governing Board were approved by the Thirty-third Legislature on Tuesday. During the first day of this week’s two-day Committee of the Whole Legislative Session, 14 senators were in attendance;
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CHRISTIANSTED—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has announced St. Croix native and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent Trevor Velinor as Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD.) A 29-year veteran of ATF, Velinor served as the Special Agent in Charge of the Columbus Field Division over the state of Ohio and the
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CHRISTIANSTED—To better connect residents, visitors, and organizations operating in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Government House has compiled a list of active social media pages of local government agencies, departments, and several semi-autonomous agencies in the Territory. Social media platforms are low-cost and effective communication tools that government agencies at the local, state and national level are using to
CHARLOTTE AMALIE—Work on the Main Street Revitalization Project continues this week and will cause a few road closures and detours. Starting Monday, May 6, nightly road closures on Main St. will resume from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and will continue until further notice. On Tuesday, May 7, the department will begin the installation of
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St. Thomas-Water Island Administrator Avery Lewis would like to acknowledge and commend all the individuals and agencies that worked tirelessly to make Carnival 2019 a resounding success. Administrator Lewis recognizes that success is the result of a community of persons working together to achieve a common purpose. A heartfelt thank you must be given to
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