St. Croix Native Frederick Morton Jr. Awarded Institute of Caribbean Studies Prestigious Trail-blazer Award as Tempo Networks Turns 15

St. Croix native Frederick Morton Jr., founder, chairman and CEO of TEMPO Networks, recently received the Institute of Caribbean Studies Caribbean American Heritage Trailblazer Award during the 27th Annual Caribbean-American Heritage (CARAH) Awards Gala last month, according to a release issued to the Consortium. The CARAH Awards Gala, held virtually on Nov. 20 under the distinguished patronage of the Caribbean diplomatic corps, celebrates the achievements of the Caribbean-American community and the contributions that Friends of the Caribbean make in support of Caribbean-American interests. The CARAH Awards has come to be recognized as the premier celebration of the Caribbean-American community, highlighting "all that is good about who we are and where we come from," according to the release. Below, some responses from Mr. Morton provided in a release issued Sunday. 1. How was tempo conceived? How did the idea come about? TEMPO was conceived in 2003 while I was the Senior Vice P...