Outraged by what they believe to be a lenient sentence recently given to Jamal Wesselhoft, the Board of Trustees of Crime Stoppers USVI is calling upon the Virgin Islands attorney general to take action.

The University of the Virgin Islands community pays tribute to the late Sen. Lorraine Berry, “an enthusiastic ally.”

Former Senator Clement Magras extended his condolences to the family of Senator Lorraine L. Berry on her passing.

A'butNbtMutAst ChenziRa asks, “Whose independence and emancipation are we celebrating, commemorating and supporting on July 4th and July 3rd of every year?”

The St Croix Environmental Association (SEA) president, Paul Chakroff, writes about the controversy surrounding the CZM hearings on whether or not to give a permit to Seven Hills Beach Resort & Casino.

Commissioner Julia Sheen-Aaron thanks the many employees of Charles Harwood Memorial Complex who chose to continue working through the recent rehabilitation effort.

Celia A. Carroll, president of Mothers Against Guns Inc. and the Jason Carroll Memorial Fund Inc. thanks all of the hundreds of participants as well as some organizations, sponsors and individuals in particular, who helped raise money for a scholarship fund that will be sending a V.I. student to the University of the Virgin Islands.

Cheryl D. Wade is very concerned about the Alpine Energy Group’s possible use of petroleum coke and advocates other ways to deal with energy needs in the territory.

Verdel L. Petersen writes in support of Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen and provides a defense for the business venture known as the Diageo/Captain Morgan Rum Agreement.

Longtime insurance professional Carl A. Gotts explains the basics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), recently signed into law.