CHRISTIANTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands has called off efforts to sell its rum-tax collections to bondholders, extending the territory’s decades-long banishment from credit markets. Governor
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Bryan Updates Residents On ‘Pilot Phase’ Of COVID-19 Testing At USVI Airports
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said during his weekly press conference on Monday that the pilot phase for COVID testing at the territory’s airports
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Ten Thousand Helpers Gets $30,000 Grant From The Virgin Islands Government
CHRISTIANSTED –– Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. today awarded Ten Thousand Helpers of St. Croix a $30,000 grant to help the St. Croix-based non-profit organization with
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PATRIOT DAY: Governor Bryan Orders All Flags Flown At Half-Staff To Honor The Dead From 9/11 Attacks
CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has ordered that all U.S. flags fly at half-staff in accordance with the joint resolution approved by the
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Bryan Moves USVI Back To ‘Safer at Home’ Status; 18 Now Dead From COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — During his weekly press briefing this afternoon, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. allowed a number of restrictions under the “Stay at Home” order to
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Securitization Bill Passes Muster In The Senate, But Bond Experts Warn It’s A Far Cry From Rescuing GERS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Legislature of the Virgin Islands voted to approve the debt consolidation package of $1.1 billion in matching fund bonds over some
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In His Weekly Update On COVID-19, Governor Albert Bryan Barely Mentions A 15th Death
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said that a 49-year-old man on St. Thomas became the 15th victim of COVID-19 in the territory.
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Governor Bryan Extends COVID-19 Moratorium On Evictions To September 5
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has extended the local moratorium on tenant evictions, in place since March, but with conditions and limits. The moratorium was set
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Governor Bryan Extends Stay At Home Order Until September 8: Government House Says
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., announced this morning that he will sign an Executive Order extending the territory’s current Stay at Home order for
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Governor Bryan Wants Pre-Flight COVID-19 Testing For Visitors From U.S. Mainland
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. believes pre-departure testing at U.S. mainland airports as well as strict adherence to public health protocols will help contain
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