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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

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has sent a letter to President Biden pledging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ assistance in the U.S. Government’s efforts to help the people of India, who are suffering through an extreme surge of the COVID-19 virus that has resulted in more than 20 million cases and has inundated

Tasks Underway in Towns of  Frederiksted, Christiansted, Charlotte Amalie Are Part of the Larger Plan to Upgrade and Diversify USVI’s Tourism Product U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Amidst more than a half-dozen ongoing infrastructure projects throughout the Territory’s downtown areas, some close to completion, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is sending down legislation to the Senate requesting

$600 Distribution Completed With Checks Going to 92 Percent of 2019 Tax Filers U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced at Monday’s Government House weekly press briefing that the $1,400 stimulus payments from the American Rescue Act will begin going out to tax filers who are eligible this week, following the completion of the