3 CHRISTIANSTED — The Bryan-Roach Administration was caught off guard Monday by the harsh suddenness, labor fallout and economic reality of September’s planned shutdown of the Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix. Resting on his imagined laurels since he was first elected in January of 2019, Governor Albert Bryan was shown to be sleeping at the switch when the lynchpin of the U.S. Virgin Islands private economic base — was pulled out from under him in one single day on Monday. To save face, Bryan claimed late Monday that the local government has secretly been shopping the troubled south shore plant since May. trying to encourage new investors in the Limetree Bay faciility “but with no luck” so far.