Governor: Confirm or Deny
It appears that before there was an $85,000 Guardhouse and a $98,000 Security Fence, there was a $156,000 driveway laid at Governor John P. deJongh, Jr.’s personal residence.
Yes, we are serious.
The attached documents show that in October, 2007, Darryl Smalls, then Commissioner Designee of the Department of Public Works, gave the notice to proceed on the driveway project to the Better Roads and Asphalt Company of St. Thomas.
Cost of this project? Reportedly, $156,160 of local and federal Highway Funds.
Clearly some explanation is required, and Senator Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg has requested it.
In a letter to the Governor dated July 1, 2009, Sen. Donastorg has challenged deJongh to “confirm or deny specifically as to whether this and other improvement projects actually took place and were paid for in whole or in part with public funds.”
In a separate letter, also dated July 1, Donastorg has also requested that Smalls produce and deliver to him “all documents and records of Public Works Department endeavors associated with repairs and improvements to Governor John deJongh’s personal residence at 23-8 Estate Mafolie” by close of business on July 1.
In our opinion, any responsible public official would promptly refute assertions of the serious nature that these inquiries represent if, in fact, they were incorrect or grounded in inaccurate information.
We’re waiting.
Governor: confirm or deny.
LAUGH AND CRY DON’t live in the same house
This is all we does do,talk, talk, talk, after de damage done.And then next year a new bunch going in with new tricks,and mo blows fo us.Maybe is time to check ATL or MIA. It go be the same situation, but at least our children will get an education, and we go get paid proper wages. I All Outta Tears
Check this out:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/07/jeffrey_epstein_could_really_u.html
I didn’t realize that USA Today had an item on Mafoliegate.
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Places,+Geography/States,+Territories,+Provinces,+Islands/Virgin+Islands/0097fiX5iz4lA/08En6Emd8bcP4/4
Oh, no!!!! Even people in the states know about our problems!
ON THE SERIOUS NOTE THESE PEOPLE NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS A BIG JOKE ASK HIM WHEN LAST HE WENT TO THE JAIL TO MEET WITH HIS STAFF UP THERE THE LAST TIME WAS APRIL OF 2007 THAT MAN IS A BIG JOKE MESON THEM PEOPLE DOING WHAT THEY WANT WITH THE POOR PEOPLE AND HELPING THE RICH GETTING RICHER THEY BUILDING WALL,GUARD BOOTHS,DRIVEWAYS,ETC. ETC…. SEND ALL OF THEM TO JAIL MR SMALLS AND ALL OF THEM WHO BEHIND THIS BS
The drama gets thicker and thicker by the day. The dejongh supporters are getting more and more oblivious (sic)? by the day. We should give up on Senator Neville James conducting any investigative hearing. We heard Dowe and Hill was calling the shots as to when he was going to have this hearing. The administration bragged about the hearing being postponed because Dowe and Hill control the actions of Sen. Neville James. After such a long wait and what they consider to be obstruction; the Feds decided to take matters into their own hands and deal with the situation themselves. A hearing now would just be an effort in futility and nothing symbolic or significant. This is the sad representation we elected; candidates with no spine. I wonder where is Chucky, Bert and Belardo these days. At least they had some guts.
On Saturday I was on Mr. Ali talk show along with Senator James in which he indicated that he was moving forward with the hearing in October.
Great News! But we will see what actually happens.
Thanks for the update Mr. Springer. Hopefully Sen James will follow through on his statement of October hearings.
Your appearance on Friday on am 970 went great. The amusing moment was when JACKASS OF THE WEEK, Verdell Petersen, called to cross examine you and failed at her assignment.
De Jongh administration and it cronies is definitely monitoring your site. You can hear them repeating or answering statements mentioned on CIF. They used President Obama’s name during their KLAN breakfast rally yesterday and mocked the President.
If Sen James wants to get a piece of their asses he better make his move now. The curtains are about to drop and the lights are about to go out on this dirty chapter in Virgin Islands history called the de Jongh legacy.
Mr. Springer, what ever became of your request to the AG for his and other public officials financial disclosures?
let us not worry senator n.james has this matter under control,always remember you can’t rush any investigation that is as sensitive as this one.remember the feds are watching every step of the way they will be getting copies of all the proceedings from the legislature once the hearing is completed.then the world will see who took part in the mafoliegate corruption scandal.
As for the request from the AG office pertaining to the financial disclosures, I will be making a phone call to his office on Monday. I
What is there rush? How long has the information been in Senator James posession? I would have to agree something is fishy here. So after the Senate have this hearing what are they going to do with the findings? Can someone help me with this?
It is high time a date be set for these hearings. The senators subpoenaed the documents in June or July and the information was circulated long before that.