As the Chairperson for the Committee on Education, Youth and Culture, first-term Senator Janette Millin-Young has received more notoriety for her travel preferences than for any substantive actions to address the glaring issues in our educational system.
Thought of initially as one who would quietly follow, Millin-Young has shown recent faint glimmers of enlightenment, but our jury is still out on where she will fall as we enter a phase where all elected officials will be called upon to take a stand – on one side of the line or the other.
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As many of you heard recently, CIF President Michael Springer, at left, delivered the first in a series of radio announcements that will target specific issues and offer analysis on our most pressing concerns.
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Be sure to click on the link below to see the latest iReport on our crippling corruption and scroll down to the comments. A wolverine posting under the name of "Bornyah" is trying to tell the world that the information that's getting some widespread attention is just "half-truth" from "disgruntled" people.
Nice try, Keep on reading and posting people. And send these links to everyone you know!
This past weekend, one of our CIF bloggers started a campaign to post the stories of our discontent on CNN iReports. If you scroll through the blogs from the past three days, you will see that this campaign has grown some very long legs in a very short time.
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I’m so sick and tried of the corruption in government that on this matter I can’t seem to get my thoughts together! Each time i try to write my comments, it just doesn’t make sense. We need Donastorg to make some changes that dejongh people thought we would have made.
And if Donastorg start to do the same thing NEXT!
They never dig up anything serious on Donastorg yet and lord knows that Prosser, the Daily News, the deJongh camp and Louis P. all have tried.
Kenrick,
If a contract goes through the procurement process is it assumed its because government money was used? Now, the contracts clearly demonstrate Property and Procurement was involve in the bidding and execution of contracts, therefore public monies were used. Afterall, why would the Governor have contracts go through Property and Procurement if he was using private money. This whole thing is fishy. I for one can’t wait for it to unravel, that is, if it ever unravel. Let us not forget, the Governor have demonstrated he really represent the rich. Haven’t you guy’s notice the Avis tried to make it seem that Donastorg was doing something wrong? This must also be a concern. I just hope Donastorg don’t get gun shy since the media is all bought out by the Governor and his people. There goes Democracy….
Good point Colette. However, I assumed the money was government money. I thought the big deal was that the governor was using PFA money. If the governor is using PFA money, then the Legislature is supposed to have a say in it. There wasn’t any debate about this. I am not sure, but does the governor also need the Legislature to designate the money to build the guardhouse/fence even if it comes from the government coffers? That is what you get when the executive branch is gone wild.
The Governor should not be using Gov’t funds for ANY of his personal bills. The People pay him well for that plus a multitude of other perks.
The evidence and the checks to prove that the Director of communications for government house is lying. He was the same one who got on the radio and said the governor supported McCall when it was plain the governor was offering the job to several people. One week later Francis is named. The dewolf gang has bought the media and jean greaux routinely tries to get owners of radio station to get Mario and Jimmy off the air by offering money. This gang believes everybody can be bought out. Greaux said no public funds were spent on the governor’s house. That is a lie. The first thing that dies when democracy is under attack is the truth and they should be called out for lying so boldly to the public.
The Saturday morning talk shows have carefully avoided this issue. Everyone seems to be waiting to see what will happen before they risk a comment. Let’s see what Mario’s show will bring out.
Stanford should be shaking in his shackles after Madoff’s sentencing. I wonder if the fed’s investigation of Stanford will implicate any of our local polititians. Could they have allowed that amount of money to slip past them without putting out a net?
Isnt the president of WMK the same individual that went to jail for fraud after Hugo or Marilyn? Cutting corner seems to be his MO.
Fix the governer’s house up and build a new beach, but NOOO we can’t fix the faulty wiring at Eudora Kean High School now can we. I would feel ashamed if I where a part of this current administration. Wonder if any of them feel that way????
THEY NEED TO TELL HIM TO RESIGN AND PASS THE LAW BY THE SENATE THAT HE COULD NOT RUN EVER AGAIN WHICH IS YHE COMING YEAR 2010
Hi Guys/Gals. First time for me being part of this Website. Thanks to Mr Springer for making it available.Ladies and Gentlemen !What a “STROMO”! ” LAWD SEND PLENTY HELP” We need a resolutin to this fiasco very soon and see all responsible go and keep Allen Stanford company dressed in a Bright Orange Suit.
Why did the governor make it thus far without enhanced security? Why did it get constructed near the end of his reign? Is there a real purpose for the fancy guardshack? Would it comfortably house, let’s say, a single mother with infant child?
Don’t stop, you have a vision and i agree with you!
Why is the gov’s new baby such a taboo item for discussion? Really, can someone please explain? Does he plan to sit & read to the kid, so all will be ok? I need enlightment…
Where is the proof of a baby for the Gov?
Who is the mother?
Don’t talk what you can’t back up with PROOF!
Proof, thanks. That could be the answer…there ain’t no visible proof yet…
he did say at UVI graduation that in the next 21 or 22 years his son will be walking down the the hall for graduation ,As far as im concerned he as no little baby with Cecile, Or am i wrong ?
Maybe the Gov. can’t count.
Can he even write ?