Government of the United States Virgin Islands

Governor Bryan Issues Statement on Senate Consideration of Cabinet Nominees

CHRISTIANSTED— Governor Albert Bryan Jr, issued the following statement after the Legislature of the Virgin Islands’ Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing to consider four Cabinet nominees today: “The confirmation process is an essential exercise of our representative government where the people, through their representatives, get to vet the qualifications of members appointed to the Governor’s […]

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Governor Bryan Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

CAPITOL HILL—Governor Albert Bryan Jr gave an update on the state of the territory to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the committee’s hearing to examine the state of U.S. Territories on Capitol Hill Tuesday. In his testimony, Governor Bryan thanked the Congress for its support to the U.S. Virgin Islands

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Governor Bryan Announces Chief Negotiator to Lead Office of Collective Bargaining

CHARLOTTE AMALIE— Governor Albert Bryan Jr announces St. Thomas Attorney and former Acting-Chief Negotiator Joss Springette as Chief Negotiator for the Office of Collective Bargaining. Attorney Springette, who currently serves as General Counsel to the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission is a graduate of the University of the Virgin Islands and the Thomas M. Cooley

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Governor Bryan Names Territorial ADA Coordinator

CHARLOTTE AMALIE— Governor Albert Bryan Jr, on Friday announced longtime disability rights advocate Julien Henley as Territorial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator. Henley is an advocate at the Virgin Islands Disability Rights Center and a Chairperson for the State Rehabilitation Council. He has an ADA certificate of completion for Cornel University/ Northeast ADA. He

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V.I. Fire Service Announces Reopening of Tango Company Fire Station in Estate Fortuna

CHARLOTTE AMALIE—Director Nominee of the Virgin Islands Fire Service (VIFS) Daryl A. George announced the reopening of Tango Company Fire Station in Estate Fortuna on St. Thomas Wednesday after a burnout to the building’s power meter caused the station to lose power and forcing its closure late Sunday afternoon. The Virgin Islands Fire Service Director

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Governor Bryan Names St. Croix Chief of Police

CHRISTIANSTED— Governor Albert Bryan on Monday, announced former Virgin Islands Police Lieutenant and U.S. Army veteran William “Billy” Harvey as St. Croix District Chief of Police for the Virgin Islands Police Department. Harvey, a highly-respected Virgin Islands Police Lieutenant, served 23 years with the Virgin Islands Police Department as a Patrol Sergeant, Drug Enforcement Agency

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Governor Bryan Names Director of Bureau of Corrections

CHRISTIANSTED– Governor Albert Bryan Jr on Saturday announced Virgin Islander and longtime corrections expert, Wynnie Testamark as Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections. Testamark, a native of St. Thomas, is a 29-year veteran with the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department where she retired as an Executive Lieutenant. She is also the CEO of

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Governor Bryan Announces Directors of Office of Management and Budget, Virgin Islands Fire Service

CHRISTIANSTED— Governor Albert Bryan Jr on Thursday announced Jenifer O’Neal as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), rounding out his financial team which includes the Commissioner of the Department of Finance, Kirk Callwood and Director of the Internal Revenue Bureau (IRB) Joel Lee. The Governor also announced Daryl A. George Sr. as

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Governor Bryan Taps Adrienne Williams-Octalien to Lead Office of Disaster Recovery

CHRISTIANSTED— Governor Albert Bryan Jr on Thursday named Adrienne L. Williams- Octalien Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery under the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Authority. Williams-Octalien, a former Executive Director at the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority has more than 20 years experience in the housing industry and has worked with the Federal

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