Here are some updates on what’s been happening in the V.I. and abroad:

Looks like the next year will bring some challenges for the government as revenues will be down by $43 million and the tourist season looks a bit down too
Rock City may be releasing a new album soon…
VI beach bums are alive and well

From St. Croix (not in official order, absentee ballots not fully counted so #5-7 could change):

Terrence “Positive” Nelson
Michael Thurland
Samuel Sanes
Nellie Rivera-O’Reilly
Usie R. Richards
Neville James
Wayne James

From St. Thomas/St. John (not in official order, absentee ballots not fully counted so #5-7 could change):

Alvin Williams
Shawn Michael-Malone
Carlton Dowe
Adlah Donastorg
Celestino A. White, Sr.
Louis Patrick Hill
A. Sprauve

Senator At Large:

Craig Barshinger

Omar is long gone, but his effects are still felt in the VI:

Alert - Boil water and toss icedue to E. Coli concerns, says WAPA.
For those without power and/or good Samaritans, help WAPA ID downed power lines…
Omar leaves an ecological mess…
About a week too late, Omar weakens to a tropical storm.  Thanks, Omar.

In brighter news:

VI […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

A MSNBC article entitled “In a more diverse America, a mostly white RNC“ states that “only 36 of the 2,380 delegates seated on the GOP convention floor are black, the lowest number…at political conventions over the past 40 years.”  And this is the case even with Republicans from the V.I. attending.  Is this what the V.I. wants to […]

Last concert of 2008 Stanford World Music Concert Series this Saturday 9/6 with @ 7:30pm
 St. Croix Landmarks Society presents the Stanford World Music Concert Series Under the Stars at Whim Plantation Museum.  Don’t miss the last concert of the season – “Bluegrass Americana.”  Joe Lessard on fiddle and Adam Kinghorn on guitar will perform contemporary […]