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 harbor. This investment will not only ensure that our harbor remains the best in the Caribbean, but the people of the Virgin Islands will undoubtedly see a significant return on investment throughout the community. First, it is important to understand the immediate need for this dredging. The Charlotte Amalie harbor has not been dredged in over 50 years. Multiple hurricanes and natural erosion have caused a build-up of silt and other material in the harbor that has caused a reduction in ship traffic and threatened the cruise ships’ safety for more than a decade. We are now at the point where the harbor must be dredged to prevent irreparable harm…
The 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!”…
The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the tourism industry at large, and on the cruise business…
The V.I. Supreme Court Upheld the Permit for…
Staff Consortium June 03, 2022Recently the Virgin Islands Supreme Court upheld the consolidated permit for the Coral Bay marina in…
Boriken and the Virgin Islands - Two Wings of…
Staff Consortium June 03, 2022Cuba y Puerto Rico son de un pájaro las dos alas, reciben flores o balas, sobre el mismo corazón ...…
Op-Ed | The Emergent State of Our Territory's…
Staff Consortium April 25, 2022I recently toured Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School on April 11 with Gov. Albert Bryan and his staff and…
Letter to the Editor: Virgin Islanders Are Not…
Staff Consortium April 06, 2022We are not immune to this increasing threat to public safety, our youth, and the general public. Dear…
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 ...
“Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics (are) poisoning sea life and affecting humans. Each year, an estimated eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent to a full g...
Dear V.I. Consortium, Thanks for your article: “Senators Say Bryan’s Speech Was Heavy on Achievements, Short on Solutions to Challenges,” (Jan. 27, 2022). Their comment was an oxymoron. It’s ...
Happy New Year 2022! It is a new year and full of opportunities. At the same time, it has begun with many of the challenges we already faced in 2021. The Coronavirus continues to cause high positivity...
Do you know what AARP does for the communities and the people in the Virgin Islands? Frequently, AARP is confused with an insurance company that only serves older adults. AARP is, in fact, a non-profi...
I, who have long and painfully established my accountability and transparency creds, am writing in opposition to Bill No. 34-0073, the so called “Transparency “ bill. First, it appears to be bas...
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I collapsed when I heard the news that Jean Greaux was found dead Tuesday evening. My reaction was an instant recognition of what the U.S. Virgin Islands had lost: Mr. Greaux, first a journalist who...
After years of public exposure to health risks emanating from bin sites and land fills operating under judicial Consent Decrees, years of delays in protracted hearings before federal Courts, the V I L...
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