GERS Focus Of King Day March
Fahie says theme of peaceful rally, “We Shall Overcome” is most appropriate on the day set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Coach” Fahie is sponsoring the “We Shall Overcome” march and rally to protest inequities he sees in how government employees are being treated by the Government Employees Retirement System (GERS) as a result of provisions in Act 6794.
The march and rally will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Monday, at Basin Triangle, St. Croix, and Fahie says don’t be late.
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Fahie, a long time vocal activist concerning the system, is protesting the provisions and impact of Act 6794, a piece of legislation that has significantly changed the benefits of the government’s retirement system.
Two recent events – the late notification to retirees that they must make “catch-up” contributions to the system before being able to qualify for benefits and the government’s decision this week to loan $3.3 millions to Seaborne Airlines and $15 million to the Carombola Hotel and Resort on St. Croix, have heightened the tension around the use of the GERS funds.
We will run an analysis of the Act and its impact later this week.
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Mr. Springer, the man’s name is Fahie, not Foy.
@Anonymous #21:
Thanks for the correction.
WHAT!!!! I come to the website and I noticed that everything looks different! Anyway, I was wondering about the outcome of that March this morning.
@Website Administrator,
I like the new format, I do prefer a little more color though (however, no big deal).
Keep up the excellent work!
For what it’s worth,I find this new look to be less user-friendly.
Yes, a little more color/contrast would be nice. This screen, as it is, is a bit difficult to read when not daylight. The screen is really bright against the dark sky before the sun comes up…
@Carnival, Enough and Soldier:
We’ll check into the contrast question.
Soldier, please clarify.
Thanks all.
In addition to the color and contrast (as mentioned by others)I personally preferred the former format for its simplicity.You clicked on and everything was before you for selection.Now its more involved.But then again,I suppose there are those who welcome the change.No big thing.Thanks.
I have to admit, this website looks like a real newspaper site. Although it may get some getting used to, it looks good!
@Crab, T and others:
Yes, this is more of a newpaper format but the underlying operation is pretty much the same. The “home” page is now the “front” page and as you scroll down, you’ll see the same sequence of articles as before, except in a different format.
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Could the comments be numbered like before?
Hey, I was wondering how that GERS Protest March went this morning. Did it have a big turnout? Was the mainsteam media involved? I want detail!
@ Persona – still working on that.
The march didn’t have a big turnout at all but the Governor did come out and talk to some of the people.
CIF will post an update to the story later today.
I am not surprised! The Senate is the law-making body. Why was the march held in front of Government House? If you want the laws changed,write letters to the senators and explain your cause clearly. Coach Fahie is not articulate and he has a tendency to insult our elected representatives. A course in English is recommended. If he is unable to speak properly, is he able to write a complete sentence? I have never seen any article by him printed in the newspapers.Perhaps, he will get respect when he stops disrespecting elected officials. He must convince others that he is intelligent.I am not impressed when he utters nonsense!
As I had said earlier, if Fahie wants a great turn out in the future, he may have look to the recent past.
He may have to get Stanley, and he may have to sponsor a “tramp” as had been done on Three Kings Day and then offered the people “Free” Crucian-Puerto Rican breakfast in the market.
@Website Adminstrator:we’ll get the ‘hang’ of it.Not to worry.
For sure: Act 6905 is the reason for this GERS mess. But the senators ‘like it so’. And don’t ask for Turnbull!!!
Hey, I was wondering. I did some research on The Political Graveyard, and I noticed that in the 1984 VI elections, about 10 incumbent senators got voted out and replaced with a new batch of people. In 1986, seven senators were voted out. Can somebody explain to me what was going on during those election years for this to occur? By the way, here is the address:
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VI/ofc/legis1980s.html