CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. today sent a request to the 33rd Legislature asking for an extension to the current State of Emergency Order, which currently is in effect until Monday. Bryan is requesting an extension of the order to October 9 — or until the Avera Tech contract is approved by the […]
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Bryan Pleas To Community To Come Forward With Information On Homicides
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. began his weekly COVID-19 briefing on Monday with a plea to residents to unite against the gun violence that has been plaguing the territory and come forward with information about recent homicides. “Today, I want to address another serious public health and safety issue here in our territory. That […]
Cranky ‘Usie’ Richards Chides Governor For Not Putting More People On Casino Control Commission
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — During Friday’s budget hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, acting CCC Chairman Raymond “Usie” Richards told lawmakers to talk to the governor about designating nominees for his commission. Richards said the Division of Gaming Enforcement staff is depleted to a single person, making it impossible to keep up with its responsibilities. The […]
St. Croix Senator Gets Sit Down Meeting Between Governor And Horse Owners After Protest On Saturday
FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix Senator Kurt Vialet that that he saw firsthand the hue and cry of local horse owners at Plaza Extra West on Saturday and has persuaded Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. to sit down with them to hear their grievances. Protesters by the hundreds, some of them on horseback, assembled in the grassy […]
Governor Bryan Resubmits Amended Cannabis Use Act
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday resubmitted to the 33rd Legislature an amended version of his proposed Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, which amends Title 19, Chapter 34 of the V.I. Code, also known as the Virgin Islands Medicinal Cannabis Patient Care Act. “This Administration has conducted a series of listening discussions with multiple […]
Blyden Calls On DPW To Finish Roadway Projects While There Is No Traffic
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden called upon the Department of Public Works to “expeditiously” complete all ongoing infrastructure projects while the social distancing provisions of the governor’s executive order are still in place. St. Thomas Senator Blyden also said that he is in communication with DPW Commissioner Nelson Petty Jr. and Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. […]
Bryan Floats $120 Million In Revenue Anticipation Notes To Fight COVID-19 In USVI
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Tuesday took action on four bills, including approving a measure allowing the government to issue up to $120 million in Revenue Anticipation Notes for government operations to fight the COVID-19 virus. Bill No. 33-0287 will help the U.S. Virgin Islands government mitigate cash flow issues resulting from the […]
Senator Blyden ‘Deeply Troubled’ By Governor’s Shut Down Of USVI Beaches
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden, who called earlier this week for a moratorium on anchoring permits to stem the flow of visiting private boats, sharply disagreed Monday with the Bryan administration’s decision to close the territory’s beaches to residents while opening some of those same beaches to private boats from “abroad.” Blyden’s statement came in […]
Bryan To Senators: Give Me $60 Million To Fight COVID-19 ‘Economic Downturn’
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has proposed legislation requesting that the Virgin Islands Legislature approve the use of $60 million to supplement government operations in anticipation of a COVID-19 related economic downturn. The 33rd Legislature is scheduled to take Bryan’s proposed legislation up during a legislative session tomorrow. The governor’s proposed measure will authorize […]
Bryan: USVI Has 17 COVID-19 Cases, Orders ‘Non-Essential’ Businesses To Close
CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. announced details of an executive order issued over the weekend requiring non-essential businesses to close and increased measures to restrict leisure travel to the territory. Governor Bryan’s Executive Order closes all bars within the territory effective Monday March 23 and […]