Press Releases

On Thursday, December 9th, the Occupancy Tax Efficiency Act (Bill 34-0070) was approved by the Rules & Judiciary Committee. The bill now includes an amendment (Amendment 34-397) created specifically to expand the language to re-define “hotelkeeper or innkeeper” to include booking agencies and deeming the activities of such organizations as doing business in the Virgin … Read more

New CDC Guidelines for International Travel Now in Effect; USVI Requirements for Domestic Travel from Mainland, Other Territories Will Remain Unchanged U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. announced that the Bryan-Roach Administration has begun distributing another round of income tax refunds totaling … Read more

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Governor’s ADA Office has partnered with various agencies to host a territory-wide “Flash Drive Disaster and Virus Prevention One-Stop Outreach” for adults with disabilities and seniors. The first half of the outreach took place last Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the Sunny Isle Amphitheater on St. Croix. The outreach will conclude … Read more

Supporting Rights of Territories in U.S. v Vaello-Madero U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the plaintiff in the case U.S. v Vaello-Madero, which seeks to establish equal rights as American citizens for residents of all the territories and that … Read more