Attorney General Denise George: It Is Unwise to Let White Collar Crime Go...
Attorney General of the Department of Justice Denise George expresses disappointment that the Legislature rejected funding proposed for white collar crime and corruption.
Open Forum: Researchers Need Input for Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan
The need for the territory to successfully create and implement pre- and post-disaster mitigation strategies is urgent.
Open forum: Disaster Recovery Reform Act Has Made a Big Difference
FEMA says the Disaster Recovery Reform Act has changed the way the federal government deals with preparing for, mitigating against and recovering from natural disasters.
Open forum: WAPA’S Game of Thrones
Filippo Cassinelli argues that WAPA is incompetent, and it should be stripped of its monopoly power. He says "It is…essential to institute additional binding controls over the WAPA board and executive management team…”
Open forum: Senate Vice President Jackson Reflects on Contract Day
Sen. Myron D. Jackson encourages the entire Virgin Islands community to stop and reflect on Contract Day, which commemorates the 1878 Labor Revolt when legendary queens led a job action for better working conditions.
Open forum: GRUFF Supports Return of Gasoline Excise Taxes
Government Retirees United for Fairness has written a public letter in support of a bill “to pursue a return of the gasoline excise tax collected from the federal government for the territory’s oil production.”
Open forum: Support for Senators, Delegate Calling for Radical Intervention on WAPA
Filippo Cassinelli responds to the idea of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands reforming and restructuring the V.I. Water and Power Authority.
WAPA Head Responds to Editorial in Another Paper
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, I would like to respond to the gross inaccuracies and misinformation published in...
Open forum: Sen. Jackson Remembers Prolific Historian Arnold Highfield
"The prolific author, historian and professor passed away last weekend, leaving behind treasured translations of some of the earliest records of life in the territory under Danish rule."
Open forum: WAPA, Where Do We Go From Here?
Filippo Cassinelli says the single most important question that must be answered in the upcoming senate hearings on October 1 is this: Is WAPA beyond the point of solvency on its current trajectory?
Coming Thursday: “Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil” and “Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil (3D)”
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The first full day of testimony in the corruption case against former executives at Schneider Regional Medical Center featured witnesses explaining how employment agreements and payments to hospital workers operate in the government system. Former Division of Personnel Director Kenneth Hermon and former hospital Financial Services Director Eugene Welsh underwent hours of questioning by prosecutors and defense lawyers Thursday. #visource #news #trial
Personnel and Payroll Methods the Subject of Day Two of Hospital Trial | St. Thomas Source
The first full day of testimony in the corruption case implicating former officials at Schneider Regional Medical Center featured witnesses explaining how employment agreements and payments to hospitaLock them up.
