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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

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Housing, and Urban Development to approve the Territory’s action plan using the fourth tranche of $774 million of disaster relief funding for the 2017 hurricanes, which is awarded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-MIT) funding earmarked for mitigation projects

Remembers journalist as ‘epitome of Virgin Islands Ambassador’ US VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. Issued the following statement on the passing of Netfa “Tafa” Romain: “It is with great sadness that Yolanda and I share our condolences with the family, friends, and all in the Virgin Islands community who mourn the loss of

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, August 16, 2021, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. again implored residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to bring the Virgin Islands to the vaccination level that will reduce the number of cases and hospitalizations. As of August 14, the Virgin Islands Health Department

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – On Monday, August 16, 2021, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed into law the measure passed by the 34th Legislature that allows the repayment of the 8 percent wages that were withheld from Government of the Virgin Islands employees in 2011. “As a result of our administration’s efforts, the Government of the

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

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

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

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