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Albert Bryan Becomes Ninth Elected Governor Of U.S. Virgin Islands
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The Bryan Roach campaign, determining that their decision to pull out of a debate between Albert Bryan and Governor Kenneth Mapp organized by The Virgin Islands Consortium had created too much bad publicity, issued a statement that is contrary to what actually happened. To be clear, The Consortium’s...
Dear Editor, In a herculean effort to help property owners in the Virgin Islands, Senators Myron Jackson and Novell Francis have responded to the request of AARP to sponsor Bill NO. 320-027. This Bill brings together four (4) Uniform Acts: the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, the Uniform...
Dear Editor, This is an open letter Senate President Myron Jackson: “If the people will lead, the leaders will follow,” says the motto of the Museum of American Heroes. Thanks for chairing the hearing this past Wednesday in St. Croix regarding the first ever ballot-qualified voters’ initiative....
Editor’s Note: What you’re about to read below is the account of a Virgin Islands prisoner who was shipped to mainland prison facilities where he said he received unthinkable, inhumane treatment; treatment that is in violation of Virgin Islands law, but has been allowed to continue by the Mapp...
The forthcoming change in leadership at the Port Authority opens the door for reengaging the Authority’s mission of providing gateway access to the Territory and functioning as an important engine of economic development for the Territory. The retiring Executive Director’s tenure is memorable...
I don’t often agree with actions taken by Governor Mapp, but I support his veto of Bill 32-0245, waiving a Certificate of Need for non-hospital care facilities, operating as standalone facilities. Certificate of Need (C.O.N.) programs are aimed at restraining health care facility costs and facilitating...
I wasn’t there but I was filled with despair, St. Croix, the island I love was left in disrepair. On September 19th, 2017, Hurricane Maria unleashed a wrath some have never seen. She moved in as a Category Five, many feared they wouldn’t be left alive. Winds blowing, rain pounding, hearts...
This year. 2017, 2018, whenever Irma happened…. It has a different definition for everyone. For some, ringing in the new year in January was a new start. For others, it would take nine more months to truly relieve the weight of another trip around the sun. For more still, the week that is upon us […]
The U.S. Virgin Islands is at a crossroads. If it were not for Hurricanes Irma and Maria, storms which made way for the overflow of federal dollars into the territory, there’s no telling how the government would fare financially. Billions of dollars have been pouring in, and the hurricanes cleared...
Following Maria and Irma I submitted economic assistance applications to SBA’s Disaster Assistance Processing and Disbursement Center in Fort Worth. The experience has been frustrating and eleven- months later still ongoing. There has been little effort made by the SBA staff to go beyond voicing...
