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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 deeply invested in the development of our rural communities and providing support to agricultural producers. My fellow House Agriculture Committee members and I are presently conducting targeted engagement with the agriculture industry to receive their input for the creation of the forthcoming Farm Bill. This engagement included participating in a congressional delegation to Denmark to learn about the Danish approach to agriculture, sustainability, and public-private partnerships. When it comes to innovation in agriculture and biotechnology, Denmark continually produces world-leading discoveries using efficient, sustainable, and economically…
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Like many Virgin Islanders, September 6, 2017, is forever etched in my mind. For what seemed like an…
Because the economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands is almost entirely dependent on tourism, the multiple…
Frank Crosswaith was born in 1872 in Frederiksted. He immigrated to the United States in his teens.…
The Numerous Problems Plaguing Healthcare at…
Staff Consortium August 13, 2022Editor's Note: This opinion was submitted to the Consortium by Dr. Gerard Abate on Fri. Aug. 12, 2022.…
Raising Cane: A Lost Opportunity
Staff Consortium August 12, 2022As a practicing attorney on St. Croix for thirty-one years, I am compelled to correct the misinformation…
WICO Dock Dredging Cost of $17 Million Will be…
Staff Consortium July 22, 2022Dear Editor, the West Indian Company, Limited would like the opportunity to commend the Public Finance…
How NOT to Spend Seventeen Million Dollars
Staff Consortium July 19, 2022The V.I. Consortium recently reported that the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority had miraculously…
“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...
Cuba y Puerto Rico son de un pájaro las dos alas, reciben flores o balas, sobre el mismo corazón ... Lola Rodriguez de Tio The above referenced excerpt from Lola Rodriguez de Tio’s poem about t...
I recently toured Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School on April 11 with Gov. Albert Bryan and his staff and heard one of the staff members comment, “I went to this school, you know?” The staffer smile...
We are not immune to this increasing threat to public safety, our youth, and the general public. Dear Editor, There is an increasing threat that is an epidemic stateside, and as close as Puerto Ri...
As Project Director of an Interior Grant devoted towards capacity building to increase constitutional development and self-determination I have the historic responsibility to stimulate greater awar...
Dear Editor: Recently, there has been a great deal of public discussion regarding some confusion created by multiple postings of schedules for Carnival on St. Thomas next month. Some individuals ...
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