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.
The View From Europe
COVID-19 has shown how a repurposed, well-directed and joined-up public sector can better meet national needs. David Jessop believes that if the Caribbean is to successfully navigate the world that is coming, new thinking about governance is required if citizens are to believe their leaders care.
Letter to the Editor: A People’s Person on Patriot Day
Dr. Cora L.E. Christian recollects her two encounters with Joe Biden and ties them in with AARP and 9/11.
Friends of the V.I. National Park Write Interior About Caneel Bay Lease
The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park has asked the Source to share the following letter sent to U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
Letter to the Editor: Should Statues Fall?
Michael Keldsen of Denmark writes that people should be careful not to tear down statues and other reminders of the past until they study the whole of the historic record.
Letter to the Editor: Black and Brown Faces in White Coats: The Problem of...
Rodney W. Santiago-Kidd prescribes many antidotes to systemic racism within the health care system in the Virgin Islands. He says that the medical community needs to pursue racial justice by mobilizing itself and adopting alternative methods of dealing with Black and Latino populations.
STX Foundation Joins 450 U.S. Philanthropies in Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut Census Short
On Aug. 5, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development joined approximately 450 philanthropic organizations in an unprecedented letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau calling for a retraction of cutting the census short. A full press release facilitated by Gary Bass of the Bauman Foundation is as follows.
Open forum: Frederiksted Health Care Explains Benefits of Pediatric Vaccines
Frederiksted Health Care Inc., in honor of National Health Center Week 2020, Aug. 9-12, submits information on pediatric vaccinations. It stresses that “disease prevention benefits children receive from getting vaccines outweigh the risks and possible side effects they may experience post-vaccination.”
Letter to the Editor: De Lugo Helped Eastern Caribbean Immigrants
Paul Leary writes about former Delegate to Congress Ron De Lugo’s contribution to integrating Eastern Caribbean immigrants into the Virgin Islands at a time when they were often being discriminated against.
We Must Do Better!
Moleto A. Smith Jr. bemoans the hundreds of murdered Virgin Islanders who have been victims over the past two decades of senseless violence.
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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.
