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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the plaintiff in the case U.S. v Vaello-Madero, which seeks to establish equal rights as American citizens for residents of all the territories and that the territories should be treated with fairness and […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Tuesday, September 7, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. welcomed students territory-wide back to school and in-person learning on behalf of Governor Albert Bryan Jr., who was touring pre-K through 2nd grade classes on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. Governor

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement to mark Labor Day, on September 6, 2021: “On Labor Day, we proudly celebrate and pay tribute to the working Virgin Islanders whose immeasurable contributions shape our workforce and serve as the backbone of our economy. “Our storied history tells of our ancestors

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is advising residents and local businesses that Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has notified his office that she is working with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to resolve issues originating in Puerto Rico that are affecting mail delivery in the Territory. The USPS regional office in Puerto

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated Assistant Labor Commissioner Cindy Richardson as Director of the Virgin Islands Personnel Division. Ms. Richardson is a native St. Thomian who has served in the V.I. Department of Labor for 14 years, including 11 years as the department’s Director of Grants/Federal Grants Manager and Assistant

Governor also sets aside $1 million for reward money to residents who provide information about violent crimes U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, August 30, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the 54th death from COVID-19 – that of a 61-year-old woman from St. Thomas – and once again

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – While he is in Washington, D.C., this week, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. had a full slate of meetings on Tuesday with various members of Congress, with whom he advocated for the Territory and strengthened relationships with ranking Democrats. The meetings largely were focused on lobbying for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ full

Bryan-Roach Administration committed to fighting crime with every available resource  U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr., along with Virgin Islands Police Department Commissioner Nominee Ray Martinez, Senator Steven Payne Sr., Peace Officer Standards and Training Executive Director Gleston McIntosh, and several top-ranking VIPD officers of traveled to New York City last week to

Governor signs measures that enable repayment of the 8% wages withheld from Government employees in 2011 and create the Virgin Islands Timeshare Act 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

USVI Has Established Binding Agreements with Cruise Lines to Safeguard Health and Well-being of Virgin Islanders and Visitors 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