Crucians In Focus

Crucians In Focus (CIF) is pleased to announce that St. Croix Educational Complex graduate Kurrissa Vialet has won the Crucians In Focus Scholarship Essay Contest.

Kurrissa will receive $5,000 to be used toward her education at the University of South Florida.

Students were asked to compose a five-page essay on the life of President Barack Obama and discuss how the leadership characteristics he possesses can be used to help them be successful in their academic pursuits and ultimately assist them as future leaders in the Virgin Islands. Essays were evaluated on: Read the rest of this entry »

We hope you’re not having a meal, because these pictures will put you off food for sure. These are the filthy bathrooms at St. Croix Central High School, shown in photos taken within the past three days. Participants in the recent All-Star Basketball tournament held here were forced to use these facilities – that is after they spent their time in the gymnasium dodging the rats. And some of your children go to school here every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Crucians In Focus is sponsoring its first Scholarship Essay Competition.

We believe that identifying and supporting our future leaders is as important as keeping a watchful eye on our current public officials. Through this competition we will give deserving students a chance to earn a $5,000 scholarship to use to defray the high cost of their college education. Read the rest of this entry »

I was in the States this week and everywhere I looked I saw the way technology has been woven into the basic activities of daily life.

There’s virtually nothing you can’t do online. You travel on an e-ticket, reserve the rental car ahead of time to avoid the lines, all on your pc or, more likely, a cell phone that accesses the internet. You find your destination using the GPS in the car and check into the hotel on a kiosk in the lobby. Read the rest of this entry »

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 a partnership with Lincoln Technical Institute to build a post-secondary technical school in the Virgin Islands. In this legislation, our senators, in their infinite ‘love for the children’, decided to give away the farm to yet another ‘investor’ while, at the same time, shortchanging the children of the Virgin Islands. Read the rest of this entry »

This is an invitation to Governor John deJongh to provide the Virgin Islands public with the qualifications he is seeking in a Commissioner of Education. Kindly submit all qualifications to us so we can engage the public in the process of searching for candidates to promptly fill the post. We agree that “Together We Can” and “Together We Will” assist you in locating qualified candidates.

The Governor’s ‘release’ of Dr. Spampinato’s ‘confidential agreement’ with the Pittsburgh Public School District has raised more questions than it has answered. The following articles will likely make you question the truthfulness of recent public statements and remind you of Act 6905: Read the rest of this entry »

The consideration of Dr. Lynn Spampinato as our next commissioner of education has generated quite a bit of debate. There have been various positions taken on the issue, the latest of which is race. A look through Governor deJongh’s cabinet seems to indicate otherwise. So what is/are the issue(s)? The contract buyouts? The short stints at various assignments? Here’s a few questions that come to our mind: Read the rest of this entry »