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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced he is waiving graduation fees for students graduating from the territory’s public high schools this year as COVID-19 health protocols have prevented traditional graduation ceremonies.   “We want our students and their families to celebrate this important milestone, especially after overcoming the challenges presented by this pandemic […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr., announced that the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation received an unqualified audit opinion for its financial statements of the governmental activities, the debt service major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 as reported by the public

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Lt. Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq., in his capacity as Acting Governor while Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is out of the Territory, held Monday’s Government House weekly press briefing and provided an update on the status of the Government of the Virgin Islands’ (GVI) investigation into the noxious odor that is

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST), in conjunction with the Virgin Island Fire Department’s HAZMAT unit, took its air quality monitoring and testing inside the Limetree Bay Refinery Sunday after finding elevated levels of sulfur dioxide near the refinery on Saturday. The team spent more than four and

Investigation into St. Croix Odor Narrowed to Industrial Corridor that Includes Limetree Bay Refinery  US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team Saturday found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery. Saturday’s findings were the result of new monitoring

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will be out of the Territory from Friday, May 7 through Sunday, May 16 to celebrate his anniversary and attend planned business meetings in Miami. While he is out of the Territory, the Governor will be constantly monitoring the status of the Government’s investigation into the noxious

Guard to support ongoing monitoring efforts by DPNR and the EPA U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has activated the Virgin Islands National Guard and VITEMA’s Emergency Operations Center in response to complaints by residents in Frederiksted of a noxious odor in the air.  Governor Bryan made the announcement Friday during a press briefing with

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has announced that the Virgin Islands Bureau of Revenue (BIR) and the Virgin Islands Department of Finance have mailed out almost $25 million in $1,400 Stimulus Checks to 10,000 residents. This week’s distribution of $24.9 million in federal funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan is the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – On Saturday, May 1, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. sent down proposed legislation to Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory requesting a 60-day extension to the current State of Emergency he proclaimed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current State of Emergency extension is set to expire on Friday, May

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has issued a proclamation celebrating and honoring the important role that nurses play in the U.S. Virgin Islands in commemoration of National Nursing Week, May 6-12 and National Nursing Month, throughout May. “Registered nurses in the United States constitute our nation’s largest health care profession, and the