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Governor Bryan Sends Down Supplemental Budget Request Amid Positive Revenue Projection

Appropriations earmark funding for lighting on Melvin Evans Highway; furniture and equipment for Youth Rehabilitation Center; direct funding for GERS, among other initiatives 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 […]

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Governor Bryan Gets Positive Financial Outlook During 2021 Revenue Estimating Conference

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. In her Revenue Forecast before the presentations by the 18

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Government Offices to Maintain Normal Operational Hours Tuesday, VITEMA Actively Monitoring Tropical Cyclone Six

Government House Announced Tuesday that all government offices would remain open and maintain regular operational hours Tuesday, August 10, while the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and Government House continue to track the latest developments related to the movement of Tropical Cyclone Six. According to the 11 am National Hurricane Center update, tropical

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Acting Governor Roach Modifies COVID-19 Restrictions As Cases Continue Climbing Among Unvaccinated Virgin Islanders

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. Among the changes in Acting Governor Roach’s new executive order, which

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Governor Bryan Attends Blue Tide Caribbean Summit in Puerto Rico, Meets with Governor Pedro Pierluisi

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. shared his vision and the Bryan-Roach Administration’s efforts to develop and grow the blue economy in the USVI during the first Blue Tide Caribbean Summit in Puerto Rico on Thursday. “In the USVI, we have traditionally governed and operated with our back to the water. However, we

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Governor Bryan Says Territory’s Worst COVID-19 Fears Are Becoming a Reality as Residents Still Not Getting Vaccinated

29 People Hospitalized as Department of Health Sees Two More Deaths from Virus And Monitors More than 250 Active Cases Across the U.S. Virgin Islands 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

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Governor Bryan Orders Public Schools to Open With Virtual Learning Out of Abundance of Caution while COVID Surge Continues

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

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Governor Bryan Re-Evaluating In-Person Learning At Public Schools as Surge of COVID-19 Cases Continues

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

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Governor Bryan Announces First Two Winners of $100,000 Vax-to-Win Lottery

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. They each received $100,000 for being fully vaccinated, and nine more $100,000 drawings are scheduled for each district,

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