Righteous indignation is a beautiful thing. Calling union leaders who supported members who staged a job action on Tuesday by not going to work “shockingly oblivious to the financial challenges” faced by the Territory, Gov. Re-Elect John P. deJongh Jr. huffed and puffed and tried to create the first smoke screen of his final...
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We are entering the darkest era in since slavery in the United States Virgin Islands. Beginning on Monday, and continuing for three torturous days, the Governor Re-Elect John P. deJongh, Jr. will take his inaugural road show to all three islands, starting on St. Thomas. We won’t be covering it. There will be no photographs, no...
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This is a reminder to all you exempt government employees that your Governor Re-Elect John P. deJongh, Jr., wants your resignation letter today – but don’t put a date on it. That’s right. And in case you weren’t clear, that message you got yesterday means that you are to write that you are resigning...
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Editorial by a Concerned Citizen Good Day: I am writing to share some insights that could have a significant impact on this year’s Gubernatorial election. I am actually amazed that none of the candidates (or the press, but frankly, I have little faith in the local media) have seen fit to raise this issue or ask...
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(Update: It has just been announced that the debate will be webcast this evening on www.wtjx.org from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. and on radio station WDHP AM 1620) Maybe he thinks he’s got it in the bag. Maybe he thinks his chances of reelection are so solid that there’s no need for him to debate...
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Was she there to defend the budget proposal or the Governor? In a singsong presentation on the proposed FY2011 budget for the Office of the Governor, presenter Nellie C. Varlack was in turn petulant, proprietary and protective of her boss, Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. And the tone and content of her presentation caused...
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The displeasure of the Virgin Islands judiciary with Governor John P. deJongh, Jr., is now a topic on the international airwaves as illustrated by this clip today from the British Broadcasting Corporation. judiciary response to dejongh A press release issued by the VI Superior Court Monday strongly chastised the Governor for comments he made...
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You just have to wonder – who is advising these guys. Share on Facebook
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Senator Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg said Thursday that he was extremely grateful for the incredible outpouring of support he had received from the community in recent weeks. “I am humbled and appreciative of all your kind words, cards, letters and messages,” Donastorg said. “Please do understand that I have much I would like to say...
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We don’t know whose behavior is more disgraceful – those in the system who executed this debacle against Sen. Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg or the way The Virgin Islands Daily News and The Source (STT and STX) have reported it. As events have unfolded since Donastorg turned himself in to police last Thursday on domestic...
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His Administration hasn’t exactly been a model of financial responsibility. There’s the Diageo deal, the Fortune deal, the property tax debacle, the relentless borrowing for operating expenses… But sometimes you got to give Jack his jacket – and Governor John P. deJongh sure knows how to get a great Return On Investment (ROI) in his...
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Well, now we have read it. Every painful, deluded, convoluted word of it. And here is our conclusion: You must be joking. In seven pages of rambling denial and blistering criticism, Governor John P. deJongh, Jr, completed another leg of what is apparently a political kamikaze mission by dismissing the findings of the US...
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Well, here it is. Honestly, we haven’t had time to review but we will. Meanwhile, for your reading pleasure, the Governor’s response. Governor’s Response To IG Report Share on Facebook
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The conclusion was clear and the response should be simple. Today is the deadline for Gov. John P. deJongh Jr. to respond to the United States Inspector General’s report that found that his use of $490,000 in public funds to renovate his Mafolie property was illegal and recommended the funds, in total, be repaid....
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Maybe the Governor will finally get the message that “borrow and spend” is not the answer to the fiscal crisis in the Virgin Islands. The USVI’s Government Obligation (GO) bond rating has been downgraded by Fitch, one of three major national credit rating agencies for corporate and municipal bonds (the other two are Moody’s...
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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.
But for now, it’s your opinion we’re interested in. If the election was held today…
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