Anyone who has spent time on these pages knows the stand we have taken on the entire issue of Governor John P. deJongh, Jr.’s use of public funds to enhance his property in Estate Mafolie. If you’ve any doubt, just click on the “Mafoliegate” tab on the top of the home page. It is...
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Well now we know what they think. The minority senators of the “Next Generation” fired back Tuesday to critics who have chastised them for their public response to the latest information related to the Mafoliegate scandal. And their message to the public was clear – we have done what we can about Mafolie –...
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Now this is a guardhouse we should spend some money to repair. The historic Danish Guardhouse at Government House on St. Croix was seriously damaged over a month ago during Hurricane Earl’s torrential visit to the Virgin Islands and today it remains, dislodged from its base, and no apparent action has been taken to...
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Rumors swirled furiously late Wednesday night as to whether or not a federal indictment has been handed down in the matter of Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr., and the spending of $490,000 in public funds to make enhancements to his private home in Estate Mafolie on St. Thomas. We don’t know. We...
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They said the water was running like river rapids through Nadir last week when torrential rainfall struck that flood-prone area in St. Thomas. They watched as streets turned into sheets of fast moving water, carrying mud and debris into cars, yards and homes. They watched the level of the water in the Nadir Gut...
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Well it’s not the best solution, but it’s a start. Remember the crash at the rear “Mafolie Gate”? Nobody knew who did it; there was reportedly no video record of the incident; and the contractor who discovered the damage was prohibited from filing a police report. For some time after the accident, the rear “gate”,...
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Superior Court Judge Harold Willocks has recused himself from the “Mafoliegate” civil case and the matter will resume with a different judge in June or July. The highly anticipated court action was filed by Lawrence “Recon” Olive and demands that Virgin Islands Gov. John P. deJongh, Jr., return to the VI Treasury $490,000 in...
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“Mafoliegate” goes to court on Monday, May 17, and vocal community activist Lawrence “Recon” Olive will present his case against Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr in the public funds scandal about the use of $490,000 on his private Estate Mafolie residence. Olive, who has been a relentless watchdog of the deJongh administration,...
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It ain’t over – yet. The Legislature’s investigation into the Mafoliegate matter is “conditionally” closed and the Committee investigating the scandal will submit its findings to the US Attorney General by May 4. But Committee Chairman, Sen. Neville James, said the issue will not be closed until the Legislature hears from the “poisonous tree”...
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Will Sen. Neville James bring down the final curtain on the Legislature’s investigation of Mafoliegate tonight? Will there be more testimony? Will anyone from the Public Finance Authority humble themselves to tell the Committee on Financial Services, Infrastructure and Consumer Affairs (and the public by the way) how they participated in the spending of $490,000 in unauthorized public...
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With the image of St. Croix’s greatest Freedom Fighter, General Buddhoe, looking over their shoulders, modern day Freedom Fighters Atty. Jeffrey Moorehead, left, and Lawrence “Recon” Olive clasp hands at the rally at Buddhoe Park following the “Reclaiming Our Streets, Uniting Our People” anti-crime march and rally last Wednesday.
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Did the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority approve funding for legal defense fees for individuals who are named in the civil suit concerning Mafoliegate? PFA Executive Director Julito Francis refused to answer that question Monday during a Senate Committee Of The Whole hearing called to discuss the stimulus funds the Territory received as part...
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During last week’s Monday Senate session, Sen. Neville James made it clear that the Mafoliegate issue is still a priority. Speaking as the Chairman of the Committee on Financial Services, Infrastructure and Consumer Affairs, James gave a recap of the events related to the public funds scandal since the first hearing on the matter...
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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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The Governor can say what he wants about the US Inspector General’s (IG) report on the Mafoliegate scandal, but the local IG is standing firm on its conclusions. “We do stand behind every single fact on that report. There is nothing on that response that sways us or moves us,” Hannibal Ware, the U.S....
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Word has it that Kenneth Mapp is going to make another run at Government House in the 2014 election.
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