Economy

Bryan Administration Gives Conflicting Information on Stimulus Checks, Bryan Blames The Consortium

V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue Director, Joel Lee, says $5 million in stimulus payments to Virgin Islanders will be released every week and that the bulk of the money will be issued in four months. Governor Albert Bryan says between $8 million to $10 million will be released each week, which cuts the window of issuance by half. Mr. Lee says the stimulus dollars will start going out next month, Mr. Bryan says checks were being cut today. The territory's leader during his coronavirus press briefing on Monday, sought to cast blame on the Consortium for the conflicting information coming from his administration. He said Mr. Lee, who was speaking during the administration's "Press Box" event on Thursday, said that checks would be issued this week. But when asked by the Consortium whether Mr. Lee had misspoke when he said on the same "Press Box" live stream that the checks would be released next month, Mr. Bryan said he had not looked at the video — the same video he referenced to call out...