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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Government of the Virgin Islands’ (GVI) financial outlook for Fiscal Year 2024 is expected to continue the upward trend of increasing revenues according to the GVI agencies and departments that gave presentations at the 2023 Spring Revenue Estimating Conference held by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The conference […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — At the Government House weekly briefing on Monday, March 13, VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen said the U.S. Virgin Islands will participate in the annual CARIBE WAVE exercise, which is a regional effort to promote tsunami awareness and readiness through drills and tests of the 44 tsunami sirens across the Territory. The

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During a Tuesday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. congratulated the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital’s leadership team on completing its state-of-the-art temporary facility called JFL North. “Today we cut the ribbon on a brand new frontier of health care providing in the Virgin Islands. I’m doing my part to

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. announced Monday the expansion of ‘Administrator’s Corner,’ a weekly radio program to update Virgin Islands residents on capital projects and other government-led community initiatives. “The Administrator’s Corner” will air weekly on Wednesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. on 107.9FM DaVybe beginning on March 15th and

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated Acting Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs for a seat on the Virgin Islands Superior Court bench, and he renominated sitting Judge Harold Willocks to another term, also in the V.I. Superior Court. Acting Attorney General Thomas-Jacobs has served for more than 20 years in the Virgin

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement on the passing of Senior District Judge Raymond Finch: “It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of one of the Virgin Islands most noted jurists, District Judge Raymond Finch, who served the people of the Territory fairly and prudently

Governor implores Virgin Islanders to take advantage of options available and on the table now and not to squander opportunities and risk further delay to benefit St. John students U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Arthur A. Richards pre-K-8th grade school on St. Croix on Thursday, February

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Dr. Dionne Wells-Hedrington was officially sworn in on Wednesday, February 15,  as the Education Department’s commissioner at a ceremony held at the Battery on St. John. Video of the swearing-in ceremony can be found at www.youtube.com/live/r5qeGGg5_SM?feature=share During her remarks, Commissioner Wells-Hedrington shared her plans for the department, highlighting her intention to

Anthony Thomas steps down as Property and Procurement commissioner U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. named Assistant Commissioner of Property and Procurement Lisa Alejandro as the acting commissioner of the department after accepting a letter of resignation from Commissioner Anthony Thomas on Tuesday, February 14. Acting Commissioner Alejandro has more than 27 years

Governor asks senators for assistance with expanded cost-sharing waivers for federal grants, rum cover-over, health care disparities, EPA resistance to restarting refinery and energy issues U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. updated Congress on the state of the Territory on Thursday, February 9, during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. During