What would an Obama Presidency mean for the Caribbean…as Trinidadian Prime Minister Patrick Manning said, “a breath of fresh air”.
If that isn’t enough fresh air for you then step outdoors and visit the mangrove lagoon treasure in St. Thomas.
And for some, new life will come from new artists in the music game as […]

Here’s a quick update on the latest happenings in the Vi:

A recent prison break happened on St. Croix, 1/3 of the inmates is still at large, and it seems that the inmates received help from an inside man. 
A luxury hotel management company from Dubai has signed on to manage the Botany Bay Development on St. Thomas.  Most […]

Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen and the National Park Service encourage the entire Community to participate in St. Croix National Heritage Areas Study Meetings.  Please come out and share your ideas, concerns and suggestions regarding:

Developing heritage themes for St. Croix
Identifying resources to support themes and proposed initiatives
Gathering input regarding a management entity for the St. Croix NHA
Refining […]

MyMelee.com 1-Year Anniversary!
We thank you for your continued support.  For old time’s sake,here’s a link to our very first post!
As a gift to you guys we have a special treat…
How would you jumpstart the St. Croix Economy? - Part 3

The Virgin Islands Farmers’ Cooperative (VIFC)  invites you to the first of a series of discussions about the development of our the USVI’s Agriculture and Food Policy on Thursday September 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm UVI Cooperative Extension Building room 133. This round table discussion is open to members of our community for input for […]

Want to experience the VI from a first hand point of view…then check out this article about a traveler’s trip through British and U.S. waters or this local’s view of “growing up white” in the VI.

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Various news outlets posted results of the latest Kids Count report.  A mixed bag of results: some good, some bad, some embarassing.  Here are the cliff notes:

 36% of all kids in the territory live in poverty, compared to 19% nationally.
49% of all VI families with children are single-mother families.  Which begs the question: Where are the […]

Did you know that the USVI stil has World War II veterans alive and well. 
The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta to protect two rare VI plants near extinction (Agave eggersiana and Solanum conocarpum). 
With all the talk of reparations, it seems the Fifth Constitutional Convention’s education committee would like […]

 When you need to relax and just get
away from it all…..   may I suggest  
‘A Day at the beach in CHINA‘

Good thing we don’t have to deal with this!