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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

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