Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Human Services Commissioner Kimberly Causey-Gomez and to Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. I write this letter on behalf of my mother, Sheila Hodge, with great angst and utter disappointment. Sheila Hodge, who is now 75 years old, was raised on St. Thomas with her …
Halos to all the 2023 graduates for persevering to keep on learning despite the hardships and educational challenges imposed during the COVID pandemic. Your diplomas and certificates more than prove that you have attained knowledge, they are badges of honor.
The Virgin Islands has not always been the land of the free, but it has always been the home of the brave.
JoAnn Murphy, Career and Technical Educational board chair, told members of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce development that she was testifying with a sense of urgency and concern.
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Now, more than ever before, the Virgin Islands needs a total, top-to-bottom overhaul of our government.
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That new car smell
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Dear Editor,
In his January State of the Territory speech, Governor Bryan revealed that the territory would receive $12 Billion from Uncle Sam for hurricane and pandemic relief. During his campaign last year, and in a press release as recently as this week, Bryan continued to crow about how he’s “stabili…
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The Jet Set
Marjorie Veronica Louise Jackson Pickering, 73, affectionately known as Margie, of Estate Whim, Frederiksted, St. Croix, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, peacefully at home in Duluth, Georgia with her children by her side. Margie is survived by her daughter, Resheemah Belinda Picke…
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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s State of the Territory address last year had the distinctive tone of a re-election campaign kick-off speech, but his 2023 address sounded significantly different. It soon became evident that he was delivering a combined victory speech, a thank you note, and an epic od…
Baffling.
Dear Editor,
The Governor’s annual State of the Territory speech is supposed to serve three purposes:
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is to be congratulated for sidestepping some of the pitfalls of other governors’ State of the Territory speeches.
Governor Kenneth Mapp gave a campaign speech. It was supposed to be a State of the Territory speech, but what we got was platitudes, promises and the prideful pretense that we’re doing good and will get even better — if we re-elect him.
