Archive for the 'Politics' Category

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 […]

What Do You Think?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

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 […]

MyMelee.com Represented at the DNC!!

Monday, September 1st, 2008

One of our users attended the 2008 DNC.  Check out their blog!
http://www.vihistory.com/COMMUNITY
 Talk about it here…

US Politics and VI Developments

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

More and more VIers are becoming part of the US political landscape as the VI Democrats are at the Democratic National Convention in Denver,  Senator Ottley will be the primary policy analyst for the Virgin Islands at the Department of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs and Senate President Usie Richards has been honored by the National Black Caucus of […]

Edwards Follow-up

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Here are a couple more articles on the Edwards isssue.

The Enquirer article.
New figure in Edwards scandal: attorney Lee Rohn (update: denies story)
A blogger’s take.

As always, please read and interpret at your own risk.  The Enquirer is not exactly known for responsible reporting!

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