Archive for the 'Politics' Category

It’s about Time!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Sen. Barshinger proposes legislation to bring a modern address system to the VI (As in, yes, I live at 123 Main St. - Instead of the current, make a left at the tambran’  tree).  My only question is, what took so long?
 http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/02/24/modern-address-system-works-territory

Ouch! Whatever happened to conservation?

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

When Is Conservation of Park Lands Prudent, and When is the Spending Wasteful?
 Here is an excerpt of a recent conversation about the proposed National Park at Castle Nugent, St. Croix:
Republicans on the House Natural Resources parks subcommittee issued a statement Tuesday criticizing their Democratic House colleagues for supporting a proposal to create a Castle Nugent […]

Message from the Government of the USVI

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Dear Friends and Fellow Virgin Islanders,
In response to the devastating earthquake and urgent humanitarian need in Haiti, the deJongh Administration has established a charitable fund and web site to facilitate the many requests from Virgin Islanders to donate to the Haiti relief efforts.
“Many Virgin Islanders have loved ones in Haiti, know someone that has lost […]

Blame It - Jamie Foxx- BARACK OBAMA SPOOF

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

We found this video pretty funny.  Hope you do too. 

Another VI Quake and Senators Take a Break

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Yesterday the B.V.I. experienced another small earthquake yet according to the USGS, these small quakes happen pretty often (scrool down the list and you’ll see the VI Region has lots of entries).
Did you know the 27th Legislature has officially adjourned???  A bit early for Christmas break, but hey, they need this time to ___?___, which is much […]

Interesting Caribbean and World News

Friday, November 21st, 2008

According to the National Intelligence Council (NIC), U.S. global dominance is set to wane over the next 20 years.  What does this mean for the Caribbean?
Trinidad and Tobago leads the world when it comes to searching the internet for pornography via the Google search engine (scroll down to the bottom of the news briefs).  No […]

Since November 4th…

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Obama’s amazing victory being elected President of the U.S. has left us so motivated to improve things here in the V.I. (and the world too) that we’ve been MIA for a bit.  More info on what we’ve been discovering is new in the V.I. will be posted soon…so check back and feel free to make […]

Unofficial VI Senatorial Election Results

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

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

Obama On All Networks Tonight

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Obama will be on CBS, NBC and Fox from 8:00 to 8:30 pm tonight.   This article has some good jokes about Obama’s deep pockets and McCain’s, well, publicly funded campaign…enjoy.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Monday, September 29th, 2008

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 […]

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