Letter to the Editor: Slapping and Humiliation Damage Children
Barbara Birt offers an alternative vision of what teaching and working with children can be in contrast to Virgin Islands schools where corporal punishment is
legal.
Op-Ed: Washington Consolidates Its Position in the Caribbean
Recent statements by the U.S. Secretary of State suggest that Washington is moving to increase its economic dominance in the Caribbean. David Jessop writes that the Caribbean would do well to consider the implications of this new and likely long-lived version of the Monroe doctrine that offers benefit, but at a price.
Open forum: It is Time to Amend the Revised Organic Act
Verdel L. Petersen advises Virgin Islanders that a referendum will be on the ballot Election Day. It will be a vote on whether to have a 6th Constitutional Convention or not. Perhaps it makes more sense to amend the Revised Organic Act of 1954
Letter to the Editor: Uniquely Crucian: Gay, Male and Gray
Rodney W. Santiago Kidd writes about the history and language of LGBTQ people.
Op-Ed: Who Is a Native Virgin Islander?
Paul Leary parses the meanings of native, aboriginal, native and indigenous in search of a definition of who is a native Virgin Islander. Does it even matter who is a “native”?
Op-ed: Bill No. 33-0363 Should Be Voted Down
Robert D. Gordon has written an urgent open letter about Bill No. 33-0363 to USVI citizens and retirees on behalf of GRUFF and St. Croix government retirees.
The Pandemic Offers the Opportunity to Transform Tourism’s Role
The timing of Caribbean tourism’s return to normality remains uncertain. David Jessop suggests that the pandemic has validated the case for transforming the Caribbean model so that the industry is better integrated and more socially relevant.
The Territory’s Financial Instability Requires a Comprehensive Plan
Kent E. Bernier Sr. reviews the tasks that lie ahead for the Virgin Islands Government to find a way to navigate the fiscal emergency the territory is in, including the Matching Fund Securitization Corporation and the pandemic
Reflections of an Evolving Elder: U.N. Peace Day Might Offer a Framework to Achieve...
The purpose of this day, when it was first established in 1981, was to “strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and people.”
Letter to the Editor: GRUFF Objects to Bill No. 33-0363
Government Retirees United for Fairness Inc. (GRUFF) writes an open letter to the Senate about significant concerns regarding Bill No. 33-0363, the Matching Fund Securitization Corporation and other matters.
Coming Thursday: “The Broken Hearts Gallery” and “The House With the Clock in Its Walls”
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The V.I. Department of Health confirmed the territory’s 17th death related to COVID-19. The death, a 93-year-old male on St. Thomas, was announced in a news release issued Saturday morning.
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V.I. Marks 17th COVID-19 Death | St. Thomas Source
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The V.I. Department of Health confirmed the territory's 17th death related to COVID-19. The death, a 93-year-old male on St. Thomas, was announced in a news release issued Saturday morning.
