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USVI Governor orders fuel conservation measures
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- With the war in Iran continuing to unsettle global energy markets and raise concern about higher fuel and electricity costs in the US Virgin Islands, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has ordered executive branch agencies to immediately tighten fuel conservation practices and review government vehicle usage, calling the move an early step to shield the territory from wider economic fallout.
VI Premier ‘displeased’ with USVI involving federal gov’t in maritime fees matter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed his disappointment with Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr for getting the federal government involved in the issues arising due to the amendments to the Commercial Recreational Vessel Licensing (CRVL) Act.
Feds want to 'summon' VI leaders to Washington over charter yacht fees- USVI Governor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Mr Albert A. Bryan Jr, has said the State Department is recommending that the leaders of the Virgin Islands (VI) be summoned to Washington over the increase in charter yacht fees that has hurt the USVI’s marine industry.
‘We got u’: USVI governor offered Epstein help in island dispute
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Just months before his 2019 arrest for child sex crimes, Jeffrey E. Epstein was being helped by US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr with a conflict regarding unauthorised construction on his “pedophile island” Little St James.
'Neighbours can live in peace as we have for years'- VI Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "Our position is continuously clear. We remain committed to the duty of protecting and improving our environment and economy." This is according to Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), speaking on the recently implemented Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing (Amendment) Act, 2025, particularly the fee increase, which has infuriated maritime stakeholders in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
VI doesn’t have $25B in federal funding ‘but we too have to eat’- USVI Governor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Even while acknowledging that the Virgin Islands (VI), a British Overseas Territory, is not as fortunate as the US Virgin Islands (USVI), which gets substantial federal funding, USVI Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr is shamelessly and heartlessly determined to put pressure on the VI over its recent increase in maritime fees.
Gov Bryan seeks Homeland Security talks to broaden H-1B Visas for Caribbean workers
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Even amid tightening visa and immigration controls and enforcement on the mainland, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr is advancing efforts to ease access into the territory by skilled Caribbean nationals seeking employment.
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USVI Governor leads delegation on trade mission to Ghana
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. will lead an official Government of the [US] Virgin Islands delegation to Accra, Ghana, from November 22 to 30, as part of an effort to expand trade, tourism, technology, and cultural partnerships between the US Virgin Islands and West Africa, Government House has announced.
USVI wants exemption from new customs duties on small packages
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. has secured the backing of three other US territorial governors in a joint appeal to President Donald J. Trump, formally requesting that the administration exempt the territories from new customs duties on small packages shipped between the mainland and the islands.
Gov Bryan says Trump has a 'willing partner' in the USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr joined federal and territorial leaders this week at the US Department of the Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) 2025 Mid-Year Plenary Session, where he pressed for deeper collaboration on energy, healthcare equity, and economic development.
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