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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Office of the Governor, in partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and the Department of Tourism, is holding its fifth USVI Community Business Forum to engage the business community in preparing for the upcoming enhanced cruising season. The forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Thursday, […]

Office of Management and Budget continues reviewing and approving applications across all business sectors U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s Government House Weekly Briefing, Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. said the Bryan-Roach Administration has finished reviewing and distributing $7 in premium pay to eligible employees. “In total, OMB and the Department of Finance has reviewed

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s Government House weekly briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced a second program – “Work Out Tuesdays and Thursdays” – that is part of his Our Best Life Health and Wellness initiative to improve the health of Virgin Islanders. “Work Out Tuesdays and Thursdays” comes on the heels of “Walk

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — On Monday, August 15, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. submitted a proposed measure to the 34th Legislature to increase the amount of funding available from $25 million to $40 million for repayment of the retroactive wages to government employees. The Governor said that updated revenue forecasts enabled him to increase the amount

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. praised the Department of Public Works for securing a competitive federal grant of $25 million – the maximum amount awarded – for Phase 2 of the Veterans Drive/Waterfront Beautification Project on St. Thomas. Phase 2 will continue the road project around the Virgin Islands Legislature using the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed legislation on Tuesday, August 9, that brings to life a Territorial Park System and revises a Territorial Park System Trust Fund Board, actions that will allow the Bryan-Roach Administration to manage and acquire land and recreational areas and implement the Maroon Sanctuary Zone on the West

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s weekly Government House briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. highlighted a number of major announcements that are part of The Bryan-Roach Administration’s  “Healthier Horizons” initiative to significantly improve health care for Virgin Islanders through a number of efforts to improve patient access, how health care is delivered, and technological innovations.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Office of the Governor’s Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT)hosted its first Digital Health Summit July 26-27 at the Charles Turnbull Regional Library on St. Thomas and brought together more than 20 leading international and national health IT businesses, who sponsored the event and exhibited their solutions to summit attendees.Speakers

Funding will be used to support hospitals’ staff recruitment and retention efforts U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has approved using $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to give Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas and Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix $10 million each, the bulk of

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency in the Territory to mitigate the impact from the unusually high amounts of Sargassum seaweed piling up on USVI shores and having a negative impact on water-production capabilities on St. Croix. Governor Bryan also has sent a request