People of African descent have a unique struggle that flows on the global stage, like a river that twists and turns yet nourishes and blesses humanity. To celebrate our contributions as African/Black people or African descendants, many societies create holidays or celebratory traditions. In the US context, Black History Month does this. In the US Virgin Islands, we too have Black History every day. Even more, every March Virgin Islanders celebrate Virgin Islands History Month and International Women’s History Month. This year I would like to highlight an impressive International Woman and African Cultural Bearer ---Mrs. Jo Sandra Jones-James. Although she was born on the US Mainland, Mrs. James is known in the territory as an honorary Virgin Islander. In addition to her many community awards and honors during the 37 years of teaching…
Pictured above, lifelong friends: Lifelong friends | Mrs. Emelda Dizon, Mrs. Dinorah Singh, former…
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Chairman Emeritus, Alexander Moorhead, who served as a member…
No democratic task is more important for a people than drafting its constitution, a document that is…
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Op-Ed: Fostering a Culture of Collaboration in…
Staff Consortium November 16, 2022As the Member of Congress representing the United States Virgin Islands who serves on the House Agriculture…
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Five Years After Hurricane Maria: A Transformative…
Staff Consortium September 20, 2022Like many Virgin Islanders, September 6, 2017, is forever etched in my mind. For what seemed like an…
JAG-VI Earns Jobs for America's Graduates’…
Staff Consortium September 20, 2022Because the economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands is almost entirely dependent on tourism, the multiple…
The History of Brain Drain in the U.S. Virgin…
Staff Consortium September 11, 2022Frank Crosswaith was born in 1872 in Frederiksted. He immigrated to the United States in his teens.…
The cost of housing in the U.S. Virgin Islands is very high, both to construct new dwellings and to rent property. The high cost of housing contributes to social and economic problems-- overcrowding...
Editor's Note: This opinion was submitted to the Consortium by Dr. Gerard Abate on Fri. Aug. 12, 2022. Dr. Abate works at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and in private practice, and he expressed to the Con...
As a practicing attorney on St. Croix for thirty-one years, I am compelled to correct the misinformation that was tossed about at the Town Hall Meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2022. My knowledge o...
Dear Editor, the West Indian Company, Limited would like the opportunity to commend the Public Finance Authority on its recent vote to provide $17 million in funding to dredge the Charlotte Amalie har...
The V.I. Consortium recently reported that the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority had miraculously “discovered” a surplus of $17 million in gross receipts tax revenues in the coffers of the P...
“Soy de aqui como el coqui!” (Puerto Rican Adage) “I am from here like the leap frog!” “We bahn ya!” “We from hey!” (Samples of Virgin Islands- VI Creole) The above quotations...
The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the tourism industry at large, and on the cruise business in particular. As a region largely dependent on the cruise business, the Caribbean took an incred...
I had taken it for granted but never considered its significance until one morning on my way to work. Seeing an empty bus stop on the side of the road caught my attention. For many Caribbean residents...
Recently the Virgin Islands Supreme Court upheld the consolidated permit for the Coral Bay marina in St. John in Save Coral Bay, Inc. v. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. and The Summer’s End Group, LLC. Y...
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