Nov. 12, 2002 – Elections Supervisor John Abramson Jr. issued a release on Tuesday stating that the absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 general election will be counted on Saturday in the Election System of the Virgin Islands offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
The ballots for the St. Thomas-St. John district will be tabulated at the headquarters on Crystal Gade and those for the St. Croix district will be tallied at the offices in the Sunny Isles Annex, in both cases beginning at 9 a.m., Abramson said.
All candidates in the election or their designated representatives may be present to observe the hand-counting process, the release stated.
The governor's race and both Senate district contests have critical outcomes riding on the results of the absentee tabulations.
Abramson said earlier that a total of 1,274 absentee ballots were sent out — 659 on St. Thomas and 615 on St. Croix. To be counted, the returned ballots must have been postmarked on election day, Nov. 5, and must be received within 10 days of that, or Nov. 15, which is Friday.
The absentee votes for governor will determine whether incumbent Charles W. Turnbull has secured a majority of the votes cast in the election. Unofficial election night returns show him with 50.46 percent of the vote. A majority is 50 percent plus one of the total votes cast.
If Turnbull holds on to a majority when the absentee votes are tabulated, he will have won the election — pending resolution of any formal protests. If the absentee tally lowers Turnbull's portion of the total votes to less than a majority, a runoff election will be held three days later, on Nov. 19, between him and the second-place finisher in the race, John de Jongh Jr.
In both Senate districts, the top seven finishers will be elected to the 25th Legislature, again pending resolution of any formal protests.
In the St. Thomas-St. John district, the unofficial election night figures show the following top nine finishers:
Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg – 8,726
Carlton "Ital" Dowe – 7,512
Celestino A. White Sr. – 6,642
Roosevelt St. C. David – 6,490
Louis P. Hill – 6,392
Lorraine L. Berry – 6,365
Shawn-Michael Malone – 5,951
Donald "Ducks" Cole – 5,932
Norma Pickard-Samuel – 5,455
With the 659 absentee votes, there is a mathematical possibility that Cole and Pickard-Samuel could displace Malone and Berry, although the likelihood is remote.
In the St. Croix Senate race, the unofficial election night figures show these as the top 10 finishers:
Douglas E. Canton Jr. – 6,459
Luther F. Renee – 6,401
Norman Jn Baptiste – 6,183
David S. Jones – 6,039
Ronald E. Russell – 5,819
Emmett Hansen II – 5,422
Raymond "Usie" Richards – 5,378
Adelbert M. "Bert" Bryan – 5,248
Juan Figueroa-Serville – 5,003
Ophelia "Nemmy" Williams-Felix – 4,772
With the 615 absentee votes, there is, again, a mathematical possibility that Bryan, Figueroa-Serville and Williams-Felix could displace Richards, Hansen and Russell.
After tallying the absentee votes, the Joint Boards of Elections will certify the official returns.
For additional information about the absentee ballot counting or the tabulation process, call the Elections System offices at 774-3107 or 773-1021.
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ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO BE TABULATED ON SATURDAY
Nov. 12, 2002 – Elections Supervisor John Abramson Jr. issued a release on Tuesday stating that the absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 general election will be counted on Saturday in the Election System of the Virgin Islands offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
The ballots for the St. Thomas-St. John district will be tabulated at the headquarters on Crystal Gade and those for the St. Croix district will be tallied at the offices in the Sunny Isles Annex, in both cases beginning at 9 a.m., Abramson said.
All candidates in the election or their designated representatives may be present to observe the hand-counting process, the release stated.
The governor's race and both Senate district contests have critical outcomes riding on the results of the absentee tabulations.
Abramson said earlier that a total of 1,274 absentee ballots were sent out — 659 on St. Thomas and 615 on St. Croix. To be counted, the returned ballots must have been postmarked on election day, Nov. 5, and must be received within 10 days of that, or Nov. 15, which is Friday.
The absentee votes for governor will determine whether incumbent Charles W. Turnbull has secured a majority of the votes cast in the election. Unofficial election night returns show him with 50.46 percent of the vote. A majority is 50 percent plus one of the total votes cast.
If Turnbull holds on to a majority when the absentee votes are tabulated, he will have won the election — pending resolution of any formal protests. If the absentee tally lowers Turnbull's portion of the total votes to less than a majority, a runoff election will be held three days later, on Nov. 19, between him and the second-place finisher in the race, John de Jongh Jr.
In both Senate districts, the top seven finishers will be elected to the 25th Legislature, again pending resolution of any formal protests.
In the St. Thomas-St. John district, the unofficial election night figures show the following top nine finishers:
Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg – 8,726
Carlton "Ital" Dowe – 7,512
Celestino A. White Sr. – 6,642
Roosevelt St. C. David – 6,490
Louis P. Hill – 6,392
Lorraine L. Berry – 6,365
Shawn-Michael Malone – 5,951
Donald "Ducks" Cole – 5,932
Norma Pickard-Samuel – 5,455
With the 659 absentee votes, there is a mathematical possibility that Cole and Pickard-Samuel could displace Malone and Berry, although the likelihood is remote.
In the St. Croix Senate race, the unofficial election night figures show these as the top 10 finishers:
Douglas E. Canton Jr. – 6,459
Luther F. Renee – 6,401
Norman Jn Baptiste – 6,183
David S. Jones – 6,039
Ronald E. Russell – 5,819
Emmett Hansen II – 5,422
Raymond "Usie" Richards – 5,378
Adelbert M. "Bert" Bryan – 5,248
Juan Figueroa-Serville – 5,003
Ophelia "Nemmy" Williams-Felix – 4,772
With the 615 absentee votes, there is, again, a mathematical possibility that Bryan, Figueroa-Serville and Williams-Felix could displace Richards, Hansen and Russell.
After tallying the absentee votes, the Joint Boards of Elections will certify the official returns.
For additional information about the absentee ballot counting or the tabulation process, call the Elections System offices at 774-3107 or 773-1021.
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The ballots for the St. Thomas-St. John district will be tabulated at the headquarters on Crystal Gade and those for the St. Croix district will be tallied at the offices in the Sunny Isles Annex, in both cases beginning at 9 a.m., Abramson said.
All candidates in the election or their designated representatives may be present to observe the hand-counting process, the release stated.
The governor's race and both Senate district contests have critical outcomes riding on the results of the absentee tabulations.
Abramson said earlier that a total of 1,274 absentee ballots were sent out — 659 on St. Thomas and 615 on St. Croix. To be counted, the returned ballots must have been postmarked on election day, Nov. 5, and must be received within 10 days of that, or Nov. 15, which is Friday.
The absentee votes for governor will determine whether incumbent Charles W. Turnbull has secured a majority of the votes cast in the election. Unofficial election night returns show him with 50.46 percent of the vote. A majority is 50 percent plus one of the total votes cast.
If Turnbull holds on to a majority when the absentee votes are tabulated, he will have won the election — pending resolution of any formal protests. If the absentee tally lowers Turnbull's portion of the total votes to less than a majority, a runoff election will be held three days later, on Nov. 19, between him and the second-place finisher in the race, John de Jongh Jr.
In both Senate districts, the top seven finishers will be elected to the 25th Legislature, again pending resolution of any formal protests.
In the St. Thomas-St. John district, the unofficial election night figures show the following top nine finishers:
Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg – 8,726
Carlton "Ital" Dowe – 7,512
Celestino A. White Sr. – 6,642
Roosevelt St. C. David – 6,490
Louis P. Hill – 6,392
Lorraine L. Berry – 6,365
Shawn-Michael Malone – 5,951
Donald "Ducks" Cole – 5,932
Norma Pickard-Samuel – 5,455
With the 659 absentee votes, there is a mathematical possibility that Cole and Pickard-Samuel could displace Malone and Berry, although the likelihood is remote.
In the St. Croix Senate race, the unofficial election night figures show these as the top 10 finishers:
Douglas E. Canton Jr. – 6,459
Luther F. Renee – 6,401
Norman Jn Baptiste – 6,183
David S. Jones – 6,039
Ronald E. Russell – 5,819
Emmett Hansen II – 5,422
Raymond "Usie" Richards – 5,378
Adelbert M. "Bert" Bryan – 5,248
Juan Figueroa-Serville – 5,003
Ophelia "Nemmy" Williams-Felix – 4,772
With the 615 absentee votes, there is, again, a mathematical possibility that Bryan, Figueroa-Serville and Williams-Felix could displace Richards, Hansen and Russell.
After tallying the absentee votes, the Joint Boards of Elections will certify the official returns.
For additional information about the absentee ballot counting or the tabulation process, call the Elections System offices at 774-3107 or 773-1021.
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LAWYER: PSC CAN AND DOES HIRE PRIVATE COUNSEL
Nov. 12, 2002 – Attorney Lee Rohn said Tuesday that she does not understand a published statement attributed to Attorney General Iver Stridiron that only his office can represent the Public Utilities Commission in court matters.
Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring it own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring it own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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LAWYER: PSC CAN AND DOES HIRE PRIVATE COUNSEL
Nov. 12, 2002 – Attorney Lee Rohn said Tuesday that she does not understand a published statement attributed to Attorney General Iver Stridiron that only his office can represent the Public Utilities Commission in court matters.
Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring it own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring it own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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LAWYER: PSC CAN AND DOES HIRE PRIVATE COUNSEL
Nov. 12, 2002 – Attorney Lee Rohn said Tuesday that she does not understand a published statement attributed to Attorney General Iver Stridiron that only his office can represent the Public Utilities Commission in court matters.
Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring its own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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Rohn has been retained by the PSC chair, Desmond Maynard, to represent him in a lawsuit The V.I. Daily News has filed against the commission. The suit seeks details of an executive session discussion on Sept. 12. The newspaper contends the session violated the Open Meetings Act.
The commission sent the news media representatives out of the room that day while it met behind closed doors. Many believe the discussion had to do with Maynard's hiring of Georgetown Consulting Group to take over AUS Consultants' investigation of Water and Power Authority customer rates. (See "PSC chair: Georgetown back, but AUS still in".)
Tuesday's issue of The Daily News quotes Stridiron as saying last Friday: "It is my position as attorney general that only the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to law, may represent the PSC, which is a government agency."
Rohn said this is not so. "The PSC has been hiring its own attorneys for 25 years," she said. "Maria Hodge was its attorney, and Fred Watts is now its attorney … The PSC can hire whomever it wants." She pointed out that the money the PSC spends to do so comes from fees the utilities pay for rate investigations, not from government funds.
Rohn filed documents in Territorial Court on St. Croix last week requesting that the court strike anything that Kerry Drue, assistant attorney general, has filed on behalf of Maynard and the PSC. Drue is the lawyer the government assigned to represent the PSC.
According to Rohn's motion, neither the PSC nor Maynard has retained the services of Drue. "In fact, these parties were never contracted prior to the unauthorized answer," it states, "and it appears that the answer was filed without even any consultation with the parties as to the facts regarding the allegations, nor the affirmative defenses. Further, neither party authorized the attorney general or attorney Kerry Drue to waive service of process."
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PSC is a different kind of agency because its funds come from the entities it investigates, not government coffers, she said. "The Legislature has never acted to stop the practice, so the Legislature is in favor of it," she added.
On Tuesday, Rohn said of Stridiron, "It's beyond me why he'd want to represent a client that does not want to be represented by him."
Rohn's motion states that "the Attorney General's Office and Drue were specifically informed that they did not represent the parties, and the parties did not want to be represented by them," and were asked to so notify the court. But as of the date of the filing they had not done so, the motion says.
Rohn said she wonders why Stridiron's office would want to take on more work. "I don't understand what he is up to," she said. "He should be glad it's not coming out of his budget. He needs to conserve his resources."
An aide in Stridiron's office said on Tuesday that he was off-island and could not be reached for comment.
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PARK TICKETS TAXI DRIVERS WITHOUT PERMITS
Nov. 12, 2002 – V.I. National Park rangers recently issued three tickets to taxi drivers who don't have permits to operate in the park, Park Superintendent John King said Tuesday.
"There will be more to come," King promised.
He said although U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Moore ruled on Sept. 27 that the park had the right to make taxi drivers get permits, the park waited until after the Nov. 5 election to start giving out tickets.
"I didn't want it to become an election issue," King said.
He said that two of the drivers who got tickets belong to the St. John Taxi Association. The third belongs to the small V.I. Taxi Association wing that operates on St. John.
The tickets will cost the taxi drivers $50 each for their first offense. Those tickets may be mailed in. However, any subsequent offenses will mandate a trip to U.S. District Court on St. Thomas. "They'll have to explain to the judge," King said.
The St. John Taxi Association vowed after Moore's Sept. 27 ruling to appeal. Spokeswoman Lorelei Monsanto could not be reached for comment.
King said that since word got out that the park was giving out tickets, two or three more St. John Taxi Association drivers came in to get their own permits.
While the St. John Taxi Association has adamantly refused to get a blanket permit for all its members, about a dozen of its 60 members got permits on their own. The independent taxi drivers have also complied. The island has a total of 132 taxi drivers and tour operators.
A blanket permit for all the St. John Taxi Association members is $250 a year. Independent drivers pay $75 a year.
The park initially set the fees at $300 for independent drivers and $750 for associations and companies, but in an effort to bring reluctant taxi drivers into compliance, the park lowered the fees.
Taxi drivers taking people from point A to point B pay no fees. Tour operators such as those that conduct hiking tours and day sails have held permits for years, but the park's Commercial Services Plan, mandated by the U.S. Congress, forces all tour operators and taxi drivers to get permits.
Similar rules apply in all national parks.
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"There will be more to come," King promised.
He said although U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Moore ruled on Sept. 27 that the park had the right to make taxi drivers get permits, the park waited until after the Nov. 5 election to start giving out tickets.
"I didn't want it to become an election issue," King said.
He said that two of the drivers who got tickets belong to the St. John Taxi Association. The third belongs to the small V.I. Taxi Association wing that operates on St. John.
The tickets will cost the taxi drivers $50 each for their first offense. Those tickets may be mailed in. However, any subsequent offenses will mandate a trip to U.S. District Court on St. Thomas. "They'll have to explain to the judge," King said.
The St. John Taxi Association vowed after Moore's Sept. 27 ruling to appeal. Spokeswoman Lorelei Monsanto could not be reached for comment.
King said that since word got out that the park was giving out tickets, two or three more St. John Taxi Association drivers came in to get their own permits.
While the St. John Taxi Association has adamantly refused to get a blanket permit for all its members, about a dozen of its 60 members got permits on their own. The independent taxi drivers have also complied. The island has a total of 132 taxi drivers and tour operators.
A blanket permit for all the St. John Taxi Association members is $250 a year. Independent drivers pay $75 a year.
The park initially set the fees at $300 for independent drivers and $750 for associations and companies, but in an effort to bring reluctant taxi drivers into compliance, the park lowered the fees.
Taxi drivers taking people from point A to point B pay no fees. Tour operators such as those that conduct hiking tours and day sails have held permits for years, but the park's Commercial Services Plan, mandated by the U.S. Congress, forces all tour operators and taxi drivers to get permits.
Similar rules apply in all national parks.
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WHAT ABOUT ALL THE V.I. ARTISTS NOT IN THE SHOW?
Dear Source,
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
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WHAT ABOUT ALL THE V.I. ARTISTS NOT IN THE SHOW?
Dear Source,
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
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WHAT ABOUT ALL THE V.I. ARTISTS NOT IN THE SHOW?
Dear Source,
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
The exhibition of Virgin Islands art and artists at the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico is a step in the right direction. (See "Old San Juan Museum to show 20 V.I. artists' work" and also "San Juan show: 'A milestone in V.I. art history'".) But the exhibition is notable for who is not represented.
Elbridge Gordon, Ernestine Bertrand, Charles Axt, Edith Woods, Seitu Kenyatta (Andrew Johnson), Austin Petersen, Doreen Walsh, Les Anderson and Jim Tillett come to mind.
Continuing in no particular order, what about Wayne Hodge, Clifton Berry, Tezza, Karen Samuel, Ira Smith, Ray Miles, Paige Winter and Jamie del Prado (Jamie Hulse)?
Other heavy hitters include Ray Samuel, Coralls Malone, Rosemarie Francke, Bobby Kane, Shansi Miller and Tom St. Vincent de Coio. And while we're at it, don't forget Grace Ellis, Willie Reussner, Palle Mylner, Karen Bertrand, George Cogswell and David Francis.
I'll stop the list here for brevity. There most definitely is a Virgin Islands school of art, but it needs to be documented, curated and promoted, perhaps in a subsequent exhibition in Puerto Rico.
But I would rather see a Camille Pissarro Festival promoted by the University of the Virgin Islands to promote current and former V.I. artists and culture. That could be a win-win situation if it were done properly.
In the meantime, what about a retrospective exhibition for the first two artists on my list, Elbridge Gordon and Ernestine Bertrand? They both paint large, wall-shaking canvases of color that I guarantee will not get lost on anybody's walls. They are giants on the local stage (palette?) and had everything to do with creating the modern Virgin Islands art scene with their painting and teaching.
Keep swinging the brush, aiyou.
Glenn Wilcox
Florence, Oregon
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CFVI AWARDS GRANTS FOR 34 SCHOOL PROJECTS
Nov. 12, 2002 – The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands announced on Tuesday the awarding of 34 grants totaling $20,000 to teachers and guidance counselors in the territory's public schools that are being provided by the Anderson Family Fund for Education.
"The Anderson Family Fund was established to improve public education for economically disadvantaged children in the USVI by supporting educational enrichment programs unavailable as part of the regular school curriculum," a CFVI release stated.
John E. Anderson, chair of Topa Equities (VI) Ltd., said his family and Topa "are very pleased to support the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands" in the knowledge that the grants "will be put to good use in many different community-oriented projects."
The awards are the first in what will be an annual grants program to provide funding on a competitive basis to teachers, assistant teachers and guidance counselors for classroom projects aimed at improving student achievement. In its first year, the program drew applications from 96 educators from 26 of the territory's 36 public schools and seeking more than $88,000, the release stated.
A committee of community volunteers reviewed the applications and allocated the funding. "Priority was given to proposals where students are directly involved in the project, creative strategies and activities are used to improve student learning, and outcomes are measurable and substantive," according to the release.
School projects funded
The 34 grants range from $1,000 to $155.80. The recipients and their proposals:
– Elaine W. Jacobs, Julius E. Sprauve Elementary School, $1,000: publication of "Sea Gulls Soaring: An Anthology of Student Writings." Planning, writing, printing and collating students’ writings.
– Carol Mestemaker, Charlotte Amalie High School, $1,000: Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certification Program for students. Enrichment of health and physical education classes.
– Osaze Chinwe, Peace Corps Elementary School, $1,000: Mask Making: Faces and Places, an 8-week course in papier mache and clay mask design and construction.
– Joan Willock, Arthur A. Richards Junior High School, $1,000: Lunchtime Mathematics Tutorial. Materials to provide students extra help in math for standardized tests and course work.
– Marla Powell, Sprauve School, $984.80: Young Authors Book-making Workshop. To involve students in writing and making books.
– St. Claire E. Potter, Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, $954.70: Making Geography and Economics Come Alive. Incorporating electronic learning tools and visual aides for geography and economics classes.
– Juanita Joseph, Evelyn Marcelli Elementary School, $931.70: Tech Works Technological Awareness. Computer applications in keyboarding, painting, drawing, graphics, word processing, information systems and networking awareness.
– Grullonn and Peters, Alfredo Andrews Elementary School, $836.80: Building a Weather Station. Researching and building a barometer, thermometer, rain gauge, etc. to collect and record data and make predictions.
– Dahlia C. Adams, Addelita Cancryn, $825.12: Second Language Learning Centers. To provide supplemental materials to aid and motivate students in classroom language learning.
– Ermin Stevens, Joseph Gomez Elementary School, $803: Raising Readers Literacy Program. Program for parents and children including reading at home and familiarizing parents with educational programs.
Elizabeth Rezende, Central High School, $650: Scavenger Hunt for Reading and Current Events. To develop a reading/current events club for students to respond to works read via letters to authors/characters, writing alternative scenes and endings, etc.
– Louise T. Lettsome, Ulla F. Muller Elementary School, $600: Virgin Islands Traditional Foods and Cookbook. Guest speakers, demonstrations on cooking traditional dishes, interviewing family members and friends and collecting local recipes for a cookbook.
– Janelle Thomas, E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School, $600: Parents in Partnership. To promote positive feelings about school and school success for their children among parents via a series of workshops/seminars.
– Jacqueline J. Ashe, Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School, $500: Welcome to Success. Field trips and other incentives to inspire alternative 5th and 6th grade classes to change behavior and work habits.
– Wilbert Brooke, Lockhart Elementary School, $500: Expansion and Upgrade of the Lockhart Band Instrument Inventory. To buy student model Selmer flutes.
– Margaret Burnett, Positive Connection Alternative Education School, $500: Math Enrichment/Math Bee. To provide additional software products for Life Skills Math and sponsor a Math Bee to encourage learning via a "fun experience."
– Gladys Collins, Addelita Cancryn, $500: Skills Enhancement Program. To buy hands-on materials to help non-English-speaking students understand science and math concepts.
– Annette M. Gereau, Lew Muckle Elementary School, $500: We Write Right Here! To improve writing skills and expose students to various writing genres.
– Hyacinth L. Joseph, Arthur A. Richards, $500: The Island Sun, A School Newspaper. To buy equipment and supplies to develop and improve writing skills and familiarize students with journalism.
– Mary Louise Lauffer, Joseph Sibilly Elementary School, $500: Keeping Traditions Alive: Crafts of the Northside. For pupils to observe and document the making of traditional crafts by community members and create their own projects to display at fairs and school venues.
– Mechele Lett, Leonard Dober Elementary School, $500: The Dober School Store. To acquire materials to teach pupils business and math skills via running a store.
– Rodney Moorehead, Alfredo Andrews, $500: Pride and Responsibility Character Education. For pupils to research, plan and carry out the decorating of restrooms for grades 3-6.
– Lyn Reid, Lockhart School, $500: Descriptive Video Enrichment Program. To describe visual images via narrated description of actions, costumes, gestures and scene changes.
Awilda Rivas, St. Croix Educational Complex High School, $500: Safety is First in the Science Lab. To buy a Tyvek Lab, aprons, safety spectacles and safety guidelines charts.
– Gayle Washburn, Central High. $500: Reluctant Reader Enticement Program. To motivate reluctant readers via writing assignments to reinforce interest in stories, developing writing portfolios and delivering speeches.
– Randall Evans Yoder, Educational Complex, $500: The On Island Collection and International Specimens. To expose science students to a variety of species.
– Helena Stevens, Ricardo Richards Elementary School, $483.97: Creating a Living Portfolio: Documenting Growth Electronically. For students to take digital pictures of their material and download the data to create a portfolio file.
– Malvern Gumbs, J. Antonio Jarvis Elementary School, $375: Instrument Drive. To buy clarinets for the school Music Department, which now has 12 musical instruments more than 50 pupils.
– Virginia Anderson, Educational Complex, $357.59: The Tears Project. Grief counseling for high school students who have recently and suddenly lost a close family member.
– Paulette Drew, Alfredo Andrews, $273.20: Tactile Learning Environment. Hands-on learning to supplement basic skills.
– Andrea C. Griffith-Bryan, Joseph Sibilly, $250: Ben Carson Reading Club. For books, certificates and recognition ceremony to motivate students to read.
– Hazel Henry, Lew Muckle, $250: Dictionaries and Thesauruses for the Classroom. For use in learning reinforcement via word games, exchange of papers and display of work.
– Carmen Simmonds, Alfredo Andrews, $175: Overcoming Adversity: Real-Life Reader Biographies. Books on Latin and Black Americans for classroom reading, library story-time and research.
– Debora Richardson, Alfredo Andrews, $155.80: The Nine Planets in Our Solar System. Hands-on activity to construct a simulati on of Earth's solar system.
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands was established in 1990. Last year, CFVI awarded more than a quarter million dollars in grants, scholarships and services to not-for-profit V.I. organizations. CFVI sponsors the Fatherhood Collaborative "to focus on the importance of responsible fatherhood for our children and our community," and produces the annual Kids Count report on the status of children and families in the territory.
Currently, nearly 40 named funds are administered by CFVI. For more information about the foundation or the funds, call 774-6031.
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"The Anderson Family Fund was established to improve public education for economically disadvantaged children in the USVI by supporting educational enrichment programs unavailable as part of the regular school curriculum," a CFVI release stated.
John E. Anderson, chair of Topa Equities (VI) Ltd., said his family and Topa "are very pleased to support the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands" in the knowledge that the grants "will be put to good use in many different community-oriented projects."
The awards are the first in what will be an annual grants program to provide funding on a competitive basis to teachers, assistant teachers and guidance counselors for classroom projects aimed at improving student achievement. In its first year, the program drew applications from 96 educators from 26 of the territory's 36 public schools and seeking more than $88,000, the release stated.
A committee of community volunteers reviewed the applications and allocated the funding. "Priority was given to proposals where students are directly involved in the project, creative strategies and activities are used to improve student learning, and outcomes are measurable and substantive," according to the release.
School projects funded
The 34 grants range from $1,000 to $155.80. The recipients and their proposals:
– Elaine W. Jacobs, Julius E. Sprauve Elementary School, $1,000: publication of "Sea Gulls Soaring: An Anthology of Student Writings." Planning, writing, printing and collating students’ writings.
– Carol Mestemaker, Charlotte Amalie High School, $1,000: Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certification Program for students. Enrichment of health and physical education classes.
– Osaze Chinwe, Peace Corps Elementary School, $1,000: Mask Making: Faces and Places, an 8-week course in papier mache and clay mask design and construction.
– Joan Willock, Arthur A. Richards Junior High School, $1,000: Lunchtime Mathematics Tutorial. Materials to provide students extra help in math for standardized tests and course work.
– Marla Powell, Sprauve School, $984.80: Young Authors Book-making Workshop. To involve students in writing and making books.
– St. Claire E. Potter, Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, $954.70: Making Geography and Economics Come Alive. Incorporating electronic learning tools and visual aides for geography and economics classes.
– Juanita Joseph, Evelyn Marcelli Elementary School, $931.70: Tech Works Technological Awareness. Computer applications in keyboarding, painting, drawing, graphics, word processing, information systems and networking awareness.
– Grullonn and Peters, Alfredo Andrews Elementary School, $836.80: Building a Weather Station. Researching and building a barometer, thermometer, rain gauge, etc. to collect and record data and make predictions.
– Dahlia C. Adams, Addelita Cancryn, $825.12: Second Language Learning Centers. To provide supplemental materials to aid and motivate students in classroom language learning.
– Ermin Stevens, Joseph Gomez Elementary School, $803: Raising Readers Literacy Program. Program for parents and children including reading at home and familiarizing parents with educational programs.
Elizabeth Rezende, Central High School, $650: Scavenger Hunt for Reading and Current Events. To develop a reading/current events club for students to respond to works read via letters to authors/characters, writing alternative scenes and endings, etc.
– Louise T. Lettsome, Ulla F. Muller Elementary School, $600: Virgin Islands Traditional Foods and Cookbook. Guest speakers, demonstrations on cooking traditional dishes, interviewing family members and friends and collecting local recipes for a cookbook.
– Janelle Thomas, E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School, $600: Parents in Partnership. To promote positive feelings about school and school success for their children among parents via a series of workshops/seminars.
– Jacqueline J. Ashe, Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School, $500: Welcome to Success. Field trips and other incentives to inspire alternative 5th and 6th grade classes to change behavior and work habits.
– Wilbert Brooke, Lockhart Elementary School, $500: Expansion and Upgrade of the Lockhart Band Instrument Inventory. To buy student model Selmer flutes.
– Margaret Burnett, Positive Connection Alternative Education School, $500: Math Enrichment/Math Bee. To provide additional software products for Life Skills Math and sponsor a Math Bee to encourage learning via a "fun experience."
– Gladys Collins, Addelita Cancryn, $500: Skills Enhancement Program. To buy hands-on materials to help non-English-speaking students understand science and math concepts.
– Annette M. Gereau, Lew Muckle Elementary School, $500: We Write Right Here! To improve writing skills and expose students to various writing genres.
– Hyacinth L. Joseph, Arthur A. Richards, $500: The Island Sun, A School Newspaper. To buy equipment and supplies to develop and improve writing skills and familiarize students with journalism.
– Mary Louise Lauffer, Joseph Sibilly Elementary School, $500: Keeping Traditions Alive: Crafts of the Northside. For pupils to observe and document the making of traditional crafts by community members and create their own projects to display at fairs and school venues.
– Mechele Lett, Leonard Dober Elementary School, $500: The Dober School Store. To acquire materials to teach pupils business and math skills via running a store.
– Rodney Moorehead, Alfredo Andrews, $500: Pride and Responsibility Character Education. For pupils to research, plan and carry out the decorating of restrooms for grades 3-6.
– Lyn Reid, Lockhart School, $500: Descriptive Video Enrichment Program. To describe visual images via narrated description of actions, costumes, gestures and scene changes.
Awilda Rivas, St. Croix Educational Complex High School, $500: Safety is First in the Science Lab. To buy a Tyvek Lab, aprons, safety spectacles and safety guidelines charts.
– Gayle Washburn, Central High. $500: Reluctant Reader Enticement Program. To motivate reluctant readers via writing assignments to reinforce interest in stories, developing writing portfolios and delivering speeches.
– Randall Evans Yoder, Educational Complex, $500: The On Island Collection and International Specimens. To expose science students to a variety of species.
– Helena Stevens, Ricardo Richards Elementary School, $483.97: Creating a Living Portfolio: Documenting Growth Electronically. For students to take digital pictures of their material and download the data to create a portfolio file.
– Malvern Gumbs, J. Antonio Jarvis Elementary School, $375: Instrument Drive. To buy clarinets for the school Music Department, which now has 12 musical instruments more than 50 pupils.
– Virginia Anderson, Educational Complex, $357.59: The Tears Project. Grief counseling for high school students who have recently and suddenly lost a close family member.
– Paulette Drew, Alfredo Andrews, $273.20: Tactile Learning Environment. Hands-on learning to supplement basic skills.
– Andrea C. Griffith-Bryan, Joseph Sibilly, $250: Ben Carson Reading Club. For books, certificates and recognition ceremony to motivate students to read.
– Hazel Henry, Lew Muckle, $250: Dictionaries and Thesauruses for the Classroom. For use in learning reinforcement via word games, exchange of papers and display of work.
– Carmen Simmonds, Alfredo Andrews, $175: Overcoming Adversity: Real-Life Reader Biographies. Books on Latin and Black Americans for classroom reading, library story-time and research.
– Debora Richardson, Alfredo Andrews, $155.80: The Nine Planets in Our Solar System. Hands-on activity to construct a simulati on of Earth's solar system.
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands was established in 1990. Last year, CFVI awarded more than a quarter million dollars in grants, scholarships and services to not-for-profit V.I. organizations. CFVI sponsors the Fatherhood Collaborative "to focus on the importance of responsible fatherhood for our children and our community," and produces the annual Kids Count report on the status of children and families in the territory.
Currently, nearly 40 named funds are administered by CFVI. For more information about the foundation or the funds, call 774-6031.
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