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USVI Will Receive Pfizer Vaccine This Week and Moderna Vaccine Expected Next Week; Vaccine Deliveries to the Territory Will Continue Through December   U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said he is closing nightclubs – beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 17 – in an effort to mitigate the continued spike of […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is hosting the first USVI Community Business Forum as part of Vision 2040, the wide-ranging economic development initiative to grow and increase the Territory’s economy through a number of programs to increase business opportunities, build a robust workforce and attract new businesses to the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The

Puerto Rico Moves to Capitalize on Similar Debt-Refinancing Transaction   December 10, 2020 | 3:50 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Following the 33rd Legislature’s failure to pass Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s proposal, which they had previously approved in September, Governor Bryan issued the following statement about his plan to refinance the government’s debt for a more

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Wednesday praised the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Robert Molloy to lift the injunction that prohibited the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) from collecting excise taxes in the Territory. In his ruling Wednesday, Judge Molloy said the GVI can resume collecting excise taxes beginning January

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his weekly press briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. spoke about the current spike in COVID-19 cases in the Territory, urging residents to scale back get-togethers during the holiday season and to continue their steadfast adherence to the Department of Health guidelines and restrictions regarding masks, social distancing and other

Current $15 Million Payout Will Bring Total Refunds Under Governor Bryan to $112.8 Million  And Will Include Income Tax Refunds for Tax Year 2018 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Bryan/Roach Administration is in the process of issuing another round of income tax refunds – $15 million in two disbursements that will be completed by December 15,

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — In keeping with Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s pledge of transparency, the administration’s Office of Management and Budget held its fall Revenue Estimating Conference on Wednesday where 18 of the government’s revenue-generating agencies provided a revenue outlook for Fiscal Year 2021. Governor Bryan, OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal, and members of the Governor’s

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Senate President Novelle Francis Jr. have agreed to reschedule the Special Session that had been on the calendar for Thursday, December 3 to Tuesday, December 8. “Per our discussion and in light of mutual concerns of the Legislature and the Executive Branch, I respectfully request that the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis provided some details on the distribution drill the Department of Health is conducting this week in advance of the expected arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. Using a “mock” vaccine, the Department of Health drill involves testing the ordering,

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday called the 33rd Legislature into a Special Session to take action on his proposal for a second Matching Fund Securitization proposal, as well as to address two other legislative matters. The Governor set the date for the session as December 3. The Governor’s proposal that seeks