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Recent opinions related to the work of the Virgin Islands’ congressional representative present an opportunity for the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands to share information regarding both the function and role Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett. The Virgin Islands of the United States has sent a delegate to the US House of Representatives since 1973. Like all territorial delegates throughout American history (delegates for territories and non-states have served as early as 1790 in the Congress), the sole representative has the job of advocating for his or her constituents skillfully in both chambers of Congress. While this work is made more difficult by not having full voting privileges and no Senate counterparts; it is inaccurate that delegates have no voting privileges. Delegates have limited voting privileges in the House. Delegates,…
Emancipation Day holds great historical significance, as it commemorates the end of slavery in the Danish…
Good Day Virgin Islanders, In our four years in office, and with your support, the Bryan-Roach Administration…
Dear Friends, the planned land swap of Whistling Cay for the Catherineberg Estate parcel negotiations…
Days Cash on Hand: The Crucial Metric Behind…
Staff Consortium April 11, 2023Earlier this year, the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) reported that it had ten to fifteen days…
Mrs. Jo Sandra Jones-James, A River of Blessings
Staff Consortium March 31, 2023People of African descent have a unique struggle that flows on the global stage, like a river that twists…
Happy 90th Birthday to Dr. Jose F. Poblete: A…
Staff Consortium March 29, 2023Pictured above, lifelong friends: Lifelong friends | Mrs. Emelda Dizon, Mrs. Dinorah Singh, former…
Dr. David Hall's Letter to the Editor on Passing…
Staff Consortium March 27, 2023I 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 the foundation of any modern democracy. But the way USVI’s Legislature and Governor drafted USVI�...
Fast backward six years or so, to the months just before the September 2017 Hurricanes. At the time, the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) was making plans to furlough employees. Having failed, f...
As the Member of Congress representing the United States Virgin Islands who serves on the House Agriculture Committee and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, I am...
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Like many Virgin Islanders, September 6, 2017, is forever etched in my mind. For what seemed like an unending day, Hurricane Irma relentlessly pummeled the territory, and Virgin Islanders watched in m...
Because the economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands is almost entirely dependent on tourism, the multiple impacts from the pandemic and two destructive hurricanes almost brought it to a halt. Yet, despi...
Frank Crosswaith was born in 1872 in Frederiksted. He immigrated to the United States in his teens. He attended the Rand School of Social Science. In 1925, he founded an organization called the “Tra...
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...
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