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From the Government of the United States Virgin Islands

Governor Bryan Takes Action on Legislation

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. last week took action on legislation sent up by the 34th Legislature after its session on August 3, 2021, and signed 13 bills, including the measure enabling repayment of the 8% wages withheld from Government employees in 2011, the creation of the Virgin Islands Timeshare Act and a bill extending the COVID-19 State of Emergency to January 10, 2022.
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Governor Bryan Receives Response from CDC About Cruise Ship Guidelines

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maritime Unit has responded to Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s request for technical instructions for the next phases of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) guiding the resumption of cruise ship excursions at U.S. ports.
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Governor Bryan Again Implores Residents to Get Vaccinated As COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Active Cases Remain High

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, August 16, 2021, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. again implored residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to bring the Virgin Islands to the vaccination level that will reduce the number of cases and hospitalizations.
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Governor Bryan Sends Down Supplemental Budget Request Amid Positive Revenue Projection

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has submitted to the 34th Legislature a supplemental budget request seeking to appropriate $24,423,321 from the General Fund of the Fiscal Year budget to be distributed to 13 Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) agencies and departments.
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Governor Bryan Gets Positive Financial Outlook During 2021 Revenue Estimating Conference

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. heard largely positive projections for Fiscal Year 2021 from the revenue-generating agencies and departments of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the Office of Management & Budget’s (OMB) 2021 Revenue Estimating Conference on Tuesday, August 10.
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Acting Governor Roach Modifies COVID-19 Restrictions As Cases Continue Climbing Among Unvaccinated Virgin Islanders

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – As active COVID-19 cases continue increasing among unvaccinated Virgin Islanders in the Territory, Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. issued an executive order modifying a number of restrictions in place in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.
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Governor Bryan Says Territory’s Worst COVID-19 Fears Are Becoming a Reality as Residents Still Not Getting Vaccinated

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. struck a somber tone during Monday’s weekly Government House briefing and said the ongoing spike of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands is realizing the Territory’s worst fears and is entirely preventable if residents would get vaccinated for the good of the community.
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Governor Bryan Orders Public Schools to Open With Virtual Learning Out of Abundance of Caution while COVID Surge Continues

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has ordered that the Territory’s public schools utilize virtual learning when they reopen on August 9 out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students, teachers, and Department of Education personnel while the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues its rampant spread throughout the world, the United States, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands and its Caribbean neighbors.
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Governor Bryan Re-Evaluating In-Person Learning At Public Schools as Surge of COVID-19 Cases Continues

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the weekly Government House briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said he is re-evaluating in-person learning at the Territory’s public schools, which are scheduled to reopen on August 9, and that some pandemic restrictions may have to be re-implemented as the U.S. Virgin Islands deals with an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Governor Bryan Announces First Two Winners of $100,000 Vax-to-Win Lottery

Source: Government House
Type: News
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the weekly Government House briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the first two winners in the $100,000 Vax-to-Win lottery: St. John resident Ronald Mosholder and St. Croix resident Grethel Smith.
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