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Governor Bryan Names Marvin Pickering To Head Casino Control Commission

October 9, 2020 | 12:39 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Director Marvin Pickering to be the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Casino Control Commission.  In addition to his role as the BIR director from 2015-2019, Mr. Pickering was a senior vice-president […]

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Government House Clarifies Status of Evictions in the Territory

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  In response to inquiries from residents about the status of evictions between landlords and renters, Government House would like to clarify what the situation currently is. Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s order suspending the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 13 of the V.I. Code, relating to landlord-tenant actions and establishing the right

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Senate Approves Governor Bryan’s Request To Extend State of Emergency

October 6, 2020 | 5:00 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  The 33rd Legislature met in session on Tuesday and approved the request of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to extend the State of Emergency for 60 days until December 8. With the extension, the Governor’s current Executive Orders remain in effect in an effort to mitigate the

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Administration Makes $85 Million Debt Service Payment on Internal Revenue Matching Fund Bonds

October 1, 2020 | 4:30 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Government of the Virgin Islands, as part of its bond covenant, made the $85 million debt service payment to holders of its Internal Revenue Matching Fund Bonds Thursday. Thursday’s debt service payment comes less than a week after Governor Bryan announced that he

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Governor Bryan Announces Release of $10 Million in Income Tax Refunds

Administration issues 24,718 refunds totaling $68.7 million for FY ‘20 September 30, 2020 | 9:20 AM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced Wednesday that the Virgin Islands Department of Finance has issued $10,101,884 in income tax refunds. Wednesday’s disbursement comprises 3,838 individual refund checks towards the issuance of refunds to tax

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Administration Updates Residents on COVID-19, P-EBT Cards and Medicare Advantage for Retirees

En Español U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his weekly press briefing to update residents about the status of the COVID-19 virus in the Territory, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. was joined by Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez, who announced a second round of P-EBT benefits, and Division of Personnel Director Dayna Clendinen, who announced

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Governor Bryan Issues Statement On Status of Securitization Transaction

September 28, 2020 | 12:00 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS —  Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement Monday on the status of the Internal Revenue Matching Fund securitization transaction: “As Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, I want to advise our citizens and our investors that the anticipated transaction set forth in Act No. 8329 and Act No. 8330 related

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Governor Bryan Remembers Eugene “Genix” Thomas as Formidable Coach, Mentor to St. Croix Youth

September 23, 2020 | 2:45 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., on Wednesday issued the following statement extending condolences to the family and friends of Virgin Islands sports icon, Eugene “Genix” Thomas: “To call Eugene “Genix” Thomas a sports icon in our Virgin Islands, is to tell of just one of

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