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Bryan Claims Virgin Islands “Excellent Stewards” of Covid Funding

Governor Albert Bryan took time during the administration’s weekly press briefing to address how Covid-19 funds are being spent in the territory after hearing discussion surrounding his team’s use of the influx of federal dollars and claimed they have been “excellent stewards of the Covid dollars.”   After explaining all of his reasons for why he believes that the Virgin Islands are managing the money properly he said “There is no debate that we have managed the pandemic and we have managed the funds effectively. The living proof is the bustling economy that we have right now and all the projects that continue to go on despite a year and a half of Covid.”   The first point he addressed was about discussion he was hearing in the community in regards to how Covid-19 federal dollars are being spent towards motivating people to get vaccinated such as the vaccination lottery, “There's been a lot of discussion in the community regarding the Covid-relating funding. This funding is being u...