ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White met Wednesday with representatives of DiamondRock Hospitality, which owns the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and the Noni Beach Resort, to accept a $45,000 donation to refurbish Joseph Aubain Ballpark in Frenchtown on St. Thomas.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—As part of the AFT Teach professional development day, school-based kitchen service workers throughout the territory participated in the second phase of the Shadow A Chef Enrichment Program, sponsored by the Office of the Governor, on October 18 on St. Thomas and October 21 on St. Croix. The training day was executed in
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Virgin Islands Fire Service Director Daryl George. announced during a press conference Wednesday at Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station that storm recovery supervising contractor VI AECOM made a generous donation of seven new automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and seven sets of emergency lights to be distributed to the fire stations in the St.
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Property and Procurement has begun implementing the Government of the Virgin Islands’ new electronic contract processing system. Beginning November 1, 2019, all government contractors will be required to utilize the user-friendly electronic system to submit contracts to the Department of Property and Procurement, according
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Sports, Parks and Recreation Director Calvert White met with Nels Hawkinson, the founder of the Paradise Jam Tournament that takes place every year during the Thanksgiving holiday on St. Thomas. The Division I NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament is celebrating 20 years of competition in the Territory
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. held his final swearing in ceremony today, officially filling out his Administration’s 29-member Cabinet which has been charged with moving forward his transformative agenda to stabilize the Virgin Islands government and restore public trust and to rebuild and sustain a vibrant economy. “This is the final round of people
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. expressed condolences on behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings Thursday morning: “Our hearts are with the city of Baltimore and the family, friends, colleagues of Congressman Elijah Cummings and the many Americans across the country who looked up to him.
Governor Albert Bryan has issued an executive order declaring a state of public exigency for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center (JFL). Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, JFL was heavily damaged due to substantial water intrusion and physical damage to its facilities. This damage resulted in a significant reduction in
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. today expressed condolences on behalf of his family and the people of the Virgin Islands on the passing of Virgin Islands icon Lena Abel- Schulterbrandt. “To Mrs. Schulterbrandt’s children, Shelton, Stewart, and Nicole, their family and many friends, we pray that the loving memories of our St. Croix elder
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
