Governor Bryan Congratulates Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory And Incoming Members of 34th Legislature
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Government House
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News
January 12, 2021
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement congratulating Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory and the incoming members of the 34th Legislature, who took their Oath of Office on Monday at Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas before convening their first session to establish the Senate leadership.
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Governor Bryan Says Change in U.S. Senate Majority Raises Possibility of Larger Stimulus Payments
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Government House
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News
January 8, 2021
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his weekly press briefing on Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said the victories of Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff in the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia on Tuesday, which gave the Democrats a majority in both houses of Congress, significantly raises the possibility of Virgin Islanders receiving additional Stimulus payments to complement the $600 already approved and signed into law by President Trump.
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Governor Bryan Takes Action on 29 Bills, Vetoing Six
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Government House
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News
January 5, 2021
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday took action on 29 bills from the December 11, 2020, session of the 33rd Legislature, signing 23 of the measures into law and vetoing six of them.
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Governor Bryan Issues Statement On COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Government House
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News
December 29, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said he welcomes the federal funding coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure that President Trump signed into law on Sunday, and he said the much-needed federal assistance will bring some level of support to Virgin Islanders and local businesses as the pandemic continues.
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Governor Bryan Calls 33rd Legislature Into Special Session To Re-Address New GVI Debt Refinancing Proposal
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Government House
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News
December 21, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said he is calling the 33rd Legislature back into Special Session on December 29 to re-address his proposal to refinance the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) debt to get a better interest rate and generate funds from the savings that can be used to shore up the Government Employees’ Retirement System or any other use for the funds that the Senate chooses.
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Governor Bryan, Lt. Governor Roach Close on $60 Million Revenue Anticipation Note
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Government House
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News
December 21, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach closed on a $60 million line of credit with two local banks approved earlier this year by the 33rd Legislature, known as a Revenue Anticipation Note (RAN) to supplement government operations in anticipation of a potential decline in fiscal year 2021 second-quarter revenues as a result of the COVID pandemic.
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Governor Bryan To Grant Administrative Leave December 24th and on December 31st
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Government House
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News
December 20, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced this weekend that he is granting a full day’s administrative leave to all non-essential government employees on Thursday, December 24th, and on Thursday, December 31st.
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Governor Bryan Announces Second Batch Of December Income Tax Refunds
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Government House
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News
December 16, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that a second round of income tax refunds was disbursed this month, for a total of more than $15 million in December.
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Governor Bryan Closes Nightclubs, Bars to Close After Christmas As COVID-19 Cases Continue to Spike Across the Territory
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Government House
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News
December 14, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said he is closing nightclubs – beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 17 – in an effort to mitigate the continued spike of COVID-19 cases in the Territory and across the mainland U.S.
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Governor Bryan Hosting First Community Business Forum As Part of Vision 2040 Economic Development Initiative
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Government House
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News
December 11, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is hosting the first USVI Community Business Forum as part of Vision 2040, the wide-ranging economic development initiative to grow and increase the Territory’s economy through a number of programs to increase business opportunities, build a robust workforce and attract new businesses to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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