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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. took action on 31 bills, approving 26 of them, vetoing four others and using his line-item veto on another. Among the bills, Governor Bryan approved is Bill No. 33-0143, which updates the Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) program to encourage capital investment in the USVI; Bill No. 33-0107, which allows […]

Behavioral Health and Disability Act Would Establish Territory’s First Facility For Behavioral and Mental Health, Development Disabilities and Substance Abuse U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has submitted legislation to the 33rd Legislature to overhaul and reform the Territory’s mental health system with sweeping changes that address gaps in services to residents who suffer from

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will deliver his second State of the Territory Address at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Virgin Islands Legislature in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. The Governor’s Address will be broadcast live by WTJX. Who: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. What: State of the Territory Address Where: Virgin

ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) Executive Director Daryl Griffith announced today that the grant agreement for the second allocation of Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDGB-DR) funding totaling $779,217,000 was recently transmitted from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan for signature.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday convened the first meeting of his Marine Task Force, a group of private sector individuals representing all aspects of the Marine Industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of the Marine Task Force is to revitalize and grow the Marine Industry in the Territory

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Territory $232,919,518 in federal funding to use to cover costs of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Pilot Program (STEP). The STEP Program ended in April and was designed to allow residents to

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Following today’s vote to reprogram funds to pay Vitol, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. thanked senators of the 33rd Legislature for working collaboratively with the executive branch to address the VI Water and Power Authority’s (WAPA) propane supply crisis. “Thank you to the senators who voted in favor of reappropriating funds to avert

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During a follow-up meeting Monday at Government House, Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach and all 15 senators of the 33rd Legislature, have identified funding to meet the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s outstanding obligation to its propane supplier, Vitol. The Legislature has scheduled an Emergency Legislative session for

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach and all 15 senators of the 33rd Legislature, in an emergency meeting held today, agreed to work collaboratively to identify funding to meet VI Water and Power Authority’s outstanding obligation to Vitol, in an effort to stave off an energy crisis that may leave ratepayers

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—The Virgin Islands Finance Department issued $16.1 million in income tax refunds with disbursements of $9.5 million last week on Thursday, December 12, and an additional $6.6 million on Thursday, December 19. In Fiscal Year 2020 to date, which began on October 1, 2019, the Bryan/Roach Administration has issued $34.8 million in income