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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. welcomed three new Cabinet members – Office of Collective Bargaining Chief Negotiator Joss Springette, Sports, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White; and Law Enforcement Planning Commission Director Ray Martinez – during a swearing-in ceremony on St. Thomas on Thursday. In his closing remarks after the ceremony, the Governor stressed […]

Supports Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s Move to Collaborate with New York Power Authority for Assistance with Power Generation Issues. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr, issued the following statement concerning the blackouts in the St. Thomas, St. John District Wednesday: “I share the frustration of our residents and business community concerning the recent

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued a proclamation commemorating September 11, 2019, as “Patriot Day: A Day of Remembrance in the United States Virgin Islands” to honor the men and women lost in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Governor Bryan, on Tuesday, reflected on the lives of the Virgin Islanders lost in the

Includes added funding for cleanup of towns, additional police officers and funding to the Department of Justice’s White Collar Crime Task Force U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr announced Monday that the Bryan/Roach administration submitted a supplemental budget to the Virgin Islands Legislature as an addendum to the governor’s FY 2020 Executive Budget. Among the

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the proposal of a net-metering successor program, which allows residents to offset their electricity costs by selling power back onto the V.I. Water and Power Authority grid. The Virgin Islands Energy Office worked with WAPA and the Public Services Commission, with technical assistance from the U.S. Department of

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr, announced Thursday that the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (IRB) paid out an additional $4 million in Income Tax refunds to tax filers in the territory. The latest round of refunds comprises approximately 1,500 refunds covering Tax Year 2016 and representing returns filed through April 18, 2017. IRB

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to provide U.S. aid to The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. The Governor drew on the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and what Virgin Islanders experienced to empathize with Bahamian residents and their guests. “Having

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS–Governor Albert Bryan Jr., issued the following statement in support of the Bahamian community in the wake of Hurricane Dorian: “Having lived through many storms and most recently, the two Category 5 hurricanes that struck the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, we are very familiar with the physical and mental havoc they wreak.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—President Donald Trump has approved the request made by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to declare a federal emergency in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. The president ordered federal assistance to supplement response efforts in the Territory, and his declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr., members of his Cabinet and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett traveled through the St. Thomas-St. John District on Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Dorian and found that, except for downed vegetation and trees, both islands were well on their way back to business as usual. Government of the Virgin