Archive for December, 2007

Guest Opinion by Gonzalo Rivera Several weeks ago I wrote a letter regarding the neglect of the youths being housed at the Youth Rehabilitation Center on St. Croix . As of today the situation remains the same. Young men and women are simply detained in a substandard environment, without access to any meaningful programs to...
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Guest Opinion by Dwane A. Callwood The U.S. Virgin Islands is in a State of Emergency. Anyone who would profess otherwise either is not in touch with the plight of the working class, or probably is a recipient of a lucrative tax-exemption deal. After decades of self-help backdoor deals, one-sided agreements, unfavorable deals, economic rape...
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Guest Opinion by Kendall “Seigo” Petersen Anger, disdain, distrust are just a few words to describe the feelings of Virgin Islands community organization leaders as they struggle to not only understand the reasoning used to determine funding for each organization but also why monies that were appropriated by the 27th Legislature, in Bill No. 27-0077,...
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Guest Opinion by Shelley Moorhead As we count down to yet another historic departure to Denmark scheduled for January 12th-18th, 2008, and as we embark upon a mission to repair and address Virgin Islands Humanity, I will speak for ACRRA and the many thousands impacted by the work of the USVI Reparations Movement and I...
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As we approach another election year, we thought it would be fitting to put together a wish list of new year resolutions we hope our politicians are pondering. We just couldn’t think of a better way to end a year of depressingly lackluster performance from our elected officials. While we cook up this list,...
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Considering the level of crime we are witnessing in the territory, we thought it would be prudent to remind Governor deJongh of the promises he made to the people of the Virgin Islands during the campaign. Click the play button below. Share on Facebook
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With crime continuing unabated, we decided to revisit Governor deJongh’s speech, dated the 21st of February 2007, when he named James McCall the new Commissioner of Police. The following excerpts from the Governor’s speech stand out as broken promises: “We all know the problem, we know it is real, and we know it is intolerable…44...
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With crime continuing unabated, we decided to revisit the February 21, 2007 speech delivered by then Commissioner Nominee James McCall in accepting his nomination to the position. The following excerpts, from the nominee’s speech, stand in stark contrast to the results we have seen to date: “There are many tools that we can use to...
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While children in the territory, especially young men, drop out of school in large numbers, our elected officials continue to tell us that the children of the Virgin Islanders are their priority. Apparently this was the case on December 7th when our Legislature passed Bill # 27-0142, an act authorizing the Governor to establish...
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Guest Opinion by J. J. Estemac We believe that we should be creative in addressing the problems of our government. We are all conscious of the brain drain that the territory is experiencing which is affecting all levels and areas of our community. Our merchants and other business enterprises are also experiencing difficulties in identifying...
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Guest Opinion by J. J. Estemac Our police department is going through some very trying times in terms of public confidence and efficiency in the delivery of service. We need to sit down and review the department as it relates to the rest of our government. What is it that allows the department to continue...
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If you missed Governor deJongh’s press conference on Friday, November 30, 2007, you can access it by clicking here. Crucians In Focus will post an analysis of the press conference in the near future. Share on Facebook
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