Aug. 26, 2002 – Daphne F. Wilson Williams, principal of the St. Croix Day Adult Education Center, announces the opening of registration. Interested persons 16 years and over are urged to register week days from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Center located in La Grande Princesse.
Programs offered include:
GED preparation
Basic Skill and Computer classes
English as a second language
Classes begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
For more information contace Ms. Williams at 773-6401.
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ROTARY OF ST. THOMAS II MEETS AT THE REEF
The Rotary Club of St. Thomas II will meet at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort with Chief of Police Novelle Francis as guest speaker. His topic will be crime prevention.
ROTARY CLUB OF ST. THOMAS II MEETS AT THE REEF
Aug. 26, 2002 – The Rotary Club of St. Thomas II will meet at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort with Chief of Police Novelle Francis as the guest speaker.
His topic will be crime prevention.
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His topic will be crime prevention.
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V.I. PACE RUNNERS TEAM NO. 1 IN FORT-TO-FORT RELAY
Aug. 26, 2002 – Seven teams of four runners each competed in the 19th Annual Fort-To-Fort Relay Road Race Sunday on St. Croix.
The 15.5-mile race was definitely for the physically fit, observed Wallace Williams.
With the early morning start, Billy Bohlke, a recent graduate of NCAA Track and Field Champion at Louisiana State University, where he was the school's top miler, ran the first leg for the V.I. Pace Runners team. The effort put the team, consisting of Bohlke, Wallace Williams, Marlon Williams and George Cannon, in first place all the way. The team's finishing time was 1 hour 38 minutes and 12 seconds for the 15.5 miles.
The Untouchables, with Kent Bradbury, Jeremy Laurent, Theresa Harper and Luke Frederick, took second place with a time of 1:50.52. Third place went to V.I. Express Track Club — with Leslie Caesar, Donald Shillingford Jr., Leopold Fredericks and Barrymore Berley – in 2:02.48. Fourth place was the V.I. National Guard team of Kevin Liburd, Dwayne Cromwell, Emil James and Mervin Mills in 2:05.12. Fifth place went to The Road Runners with Javier Roman, Leslie Farrelly, Ray Lutz and Luis Hill.
The V.I. National Guard Female Team was sixth overall and the first-place female team with Almira Fahie, Nancy Camacho, Pauline Haywood and Carol Morris in 2:28.32, and De Tre and Me was seventh with Rey Ruiz, Jo Shim, Diane Schueber and Marie Witmer in 2:36.24.
The next event on the V.I. Pace Runners Calendar is the 18th V.I. Pace Runners Labor Day 5K at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, from Southgate to Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I. More information, including a St. Croix map, and entry forms are available at virginislandspace.org, or call (340) 777-0258.
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The 15.5-mile race was definitely for the physically fit, observed Wallace Williams.
With the early morning start, Billy Bohlke, a recent graduate of NCAA Track and Field Champion at Louisiana State University, where he was the school's top miler, ran the first leg for the V.I. Pace Runners team. The effort put the team, consisting of Bohlke, Wallace Williams, Marlon Williams and George Cannon, in first place all the way. The team's finishing time was 1 hour 38 minutes and 12 seconds for the 15.5 miles.
The Untouchables, with Kent Bradbury, Jeremy Laurent, Theresa Harper and Luke Frederick, took second place with a time of 1:50.52. Third place went to V.I. Express Track Club — with Leslie Caesar, Donald Shillingford Jr., Leopold Fredericks and Barrymore Berley – in 2:02.48. Fourth place was the V.I. National Guard team of Kevin Liburd, Dwayne Cromwell, Emil James and Mervin Mills in 2:05.12. Fifth place went to The Road Runners with Javier Roman, Leslie Farrelly, Ray Lutz and Luis Hill.
The V.I. National Guard Female Team was sixth overall and the first-place female team with Almira Fahie, Nancy Camacho, Pauline Haywood and Carol Morris in 2:28.32, and De Tre and Me was seventh with Rey Ruiz, Jo Shim, Diane Schueber and Marie Witmer in 2:36.24.
The next event on the V.I. Pace Runners Calendar is the 18th V.I. Pace Runners Labor Day 5K at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, from Southgate to Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I. More information, including a St. Croix map, and entry forms are available at virginislandspace.org, or call (340) 777-0258.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
Aug. 26, 2002 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today includes these announcements:
Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
Aug. 26, 2002 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today includes these announcements:
Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
Aug. 26, 2002 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today includes these announcements:
Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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Free Seminar Will Cover Money Matters and the College Student
A seminar on "Money Management for College Students" featuring personal finance author Mary Grate-Pyos is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar will be videoconferenced between Chase Auditorium (Business Education 110) on St. Thomas and Evans Center room 401 on St. Croix.
The seminar is designed to provide practical tips in these areas: basic money management, enrolling in business and finance courses, the proper use of credit and credit cards, and setting personal financial goals. The seminar is free and members of the UVI community are invited to attend.
Meeting Set for Class of 2003 on St. Croix
A meeting for member of the UVI graduating class of 2003 on the St. Croix campus is set for Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., in the student activities lounge of the Student Center. The session will cover graduation requirements and deadlines, the selection of representatives to the Graduation Committee, and information from the Alumni Affairs Office. For more information call 692-4188.
'For Better, For Worse' Traveling to St. Croix in September
Tickets are on sale for two September performances of David Edgecombe's popular play "For Better, For Worse" on St. Croix. The comedy enjoyed a six-week run on St. Thomas during the summer. It will be presented at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, at the Educational Complex in Kingshill. The play, which pokes fun at middle-class hypocrisies in a Caribbean society, is produced by the Reichhold Caribbean Repertory Company and directed by Edgecombe.
Tickets – $15 for adults and $8 for students – are on sale at the UVI Bookstore on the St. Croix Campus, at Sam Goody in Sunny Isle Shopping Center and at John E's Gallery in Christiansted.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the website at www.uvi.edu.
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'ARTISTS DAY' GIVES GLIMPSES AND TASTES OF THE PAST
Aug. 26, 2002 – Paintings, handcrafts, produce, music and lots of culinary delights were on the menu at Whim Museum's Starving Artists Day on Sunday, when more than 60 vendors showcased their wares on the lawn of this historic property.
Lily Alvarez, coordinator of the event said all of the 65 spaces were sold out. "I think vendors are looking for venues to display their products because there is no Harbor Night since the cruise ships have pulled out." She said the next scheduled event is December 1st. "It promises to be much bigger," she said.
Draped on a clothesline, strung from a mahogany tree to a flowering pink shrub, was a stunning display of handbags by Jeanne Hughes' Calabash Creations. Hughes, a resident of St. Croix's east end, collects calabash gourds and animal hides to create purses of varied sizes, shapes and vibrant colors. The gourds are cut, trimmed with pigskin or cow leather, and painted with whimsical nature scenes and abstracts.
At $3 per adult and children free, Whim's Starving Artists Day is an excellent activity for families on a Sunday afternoon. Kids ran free as they tumbled in the grass. Mothers pushed baby strollers. Elders perched their chairs under shady trees.
Lloyd and Antoinette Bolling said they had just returned from a three-month visit with family members in the South and came out to buy fresh vegetables from the farmers and grab lunch. Lloyd Bolling searched for an ice-cold glass of maubi.
Visitors strolled, some stopping to greet friends, others looking for a super deal. A couple was seen darting back to their car to offload four paintings. When asked where they got the gold-framed treasures, they said the items were 50 percent off at the Museum Store.
The Museum Store was voted the Best Place to Take Visitors and the Best Place to View Local Artwork in a January 2002 newspaper poll.
Nancy Fisk, education director at Whim, said Sunday’s crowd was not as large as previous events, but it was always fun to see the reaction of visitors as they browse the assortment of displays. "There are some really beautiful things out here," she said, as she pointed to a painting of the Creque Dam, a natural landmark on St. Croix's north side. She said the sparse crowd allows visitors to have an intimate experience. "It’s been steady all day," she said, pointing to the packed parking lot.
George Rodriguez said he began to delve into his art form about two years ago after a friend commented about a mocko jumbi stilt-walker he had painted. Though he had been dabbling in paint as a hobby for more than 30 years, he never thought of sharing his memories with others. His collection of more than 20 scenes from his childhood memories of St. Croix conforms to his collection's theme, "Remember When Things Were Like This…"
His collection, which includes the Creque Dam flowing over its retaining wall flanked by lush green foliage, drew some visitors into its tranquil scene. His mediums range from charcoal to watercolors to pencil.
"I came out here for people to experience the past that some may not have seen," said Rodriguez, who said the elderly enjoy his renditions of the past. These included scenes of ladies buying fish by the bayside, a young man perched in a coconut tree and a donkey-drawn carriage, a popular mode of travel as late as the '70s.
"People can see the work and reminisce of the days of before. Even if I don’t make a dollar, I am happy to be here." "Macho," as he is known throughout the island, said was his third time displaying at the Whim event.
For history buffs Whim Museum offered a glimpse into the past. Thelma Clarke, elegantly dressed in a red plaid madras skirt with her matching plume-tied headwrap, offered tours of the Greathouse with its mahogany furnishings.
Visiting with family on St. Croix for two weeks, Nicholas Weber felt his day at the Museum was a great experience. "It's fun, it's cool," said the John Yates Middle School student, who enjoys art and plays the trumpet with his school band. He posed for a picture with Clarke to show his friends when he gets back.
Along the walkway was a sunny display of jams, jellies and marmalades, making irresistible a taste from an inviting jar of mango chutney served on tidbits of French bread.
Hugh Ward said his wife fell in love with the island in 1983 and the British couple decided to make it their home. As owners of the Hilty House, his wife experimented with the local fruits as she sought new delicacies for her bed-and-breakfast inn. That was the birth of "Jacquie's Jamming," a collection which includes tamarind jam, passion fruit jelly and mango jam.
One could dance to the steel band music that filled the air or could sit under a shady tamarind tree and enjoy story telling by musician Wayne "Bully" Peterson.
Eight-year-old Alexander Henderson Elementary student Omar Alexis meticulously walked the grounds with his basket of fresh limes, sugar apples, avocado and soursop. One could not resist buying his shiny fruit as he politely asked for a sale.
Michael and Orlando Francis said they come out to assist their mom, who sells oils and fragrances. "It's really nice," said Michael as they joined friends on a picnic bench. Their friend Andrew Loe said he dropped by for a family outing after attending church, and it was his first visit.
Centrally located was the food court, an array of tents and picnic benches where one can savor roti from the Roti Masters, La-Verne Bates' old-fashioned candies and pastries, Empress Vege's vegetarian cuisine, frosty fruit smoothies and St. Joseph Cub Scouts' Caribbean entrees.
Other vendors displayed Haitian arts, assorted plants, ice-cold sugar cane pieces, ruby red watermelon, toe rings, face painting, t-shirts and ceramic tiles.
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Lily Alvarez, coordinator of the event said all of the 65 spaces were sold out. "I think vendors are looking for venues to display their products because there is no Harbor Night since the cruise ships have pulled out." She said the next scheduled event is December 1st. "It promises to be much bigger," she said.
Draped on a clothesline, strung from a mahogany tree to a flowering pink shrub, was a stunning display of handbags by Jeanne Hughes' Calabash Creations. Hughes, a resident of St. Croix's east end, collects calabash gourds and animal hides to create purses of varied sizes, shapes and vibrant colors. The gourds are cut, trimmed with pigskin or cow leather, and painted with whimsical nature scenes and abstracts.
At $3 per adult and children free, Whim's Starving Artists Day is an excellent activity for families on a Sunday afternoon. Kids ran free as they tumbled in the grass. Mothers pushed baby strollers. Elders perched their chairs under shady trees.
Lloyd and Antoinette Bolling said they had just returned from a three-month visit with family members in the South and came out to buy fresh vegetables from the farmers and grab lunch. Lloyd Bolling searched for an ice-cold glass of maubi.
Visitors strolled, some stopping to greet friends, others looking for a super deal. A couple was seen darting back to their car to offload four paintings. When asked where they got the gold-framed treasures, they said the items were 50 percent off at the Museum Store.
The Museum Store was voted the Best Place to Take Visitors and the Best Place to View Local Artwork in a January 2002 newspaper poll.
Nancy Fisk, education director at Whim, said Sunday’s crowd was not as large as previous events, but it was always fun to see the reaction of visitors as they browse the assortment of displays. "There are some really beautiful things out here," she said, as she pointed to a painting of the Creque Dam, a natural landmark on St. Croix's north side. She said the sparse crowd allows visitors to have an intimate experience. "It’s been steady all day," she said, pointing to the packed parking lot.
George Rodriguez said he began to delve into his art form about two years ago after a friend commented about a mocko jumbi stilt-walker he had painted. Though he had been dabbling in paint as a hobby for more than 30 years, he never thought of sharing his memories with others. His collection of more than 20 scenes from his childhood memories of St. Croix conforms to his collection's theme, "Remember When Things Were Like This…"
His collection, which includes the Creque Dam flowing over its retaining wall flanked by lush green foliage, drew some visitors into its tranquil scene. His mediums range from charcoal to watercolors to pencil.
"I came out here for people to experience the past that some may not have seen," said Rodriguez, who said the elderly enjoy his renditions of the past. These included scenes of ladies buying fish by the bayside, a young man perched in a coconut tree and a donkey-drawn carriage, a popular mode of travel as late as the '70s.
"People can see the work and reminisce of the days of before. Even if I don’t make a dollar, I am happy to be here." "Macho," as he is known throughout the island, said was his third time displaying at the Whim event.
For history buffs Whim Museum offered a glimpse into the past. Thelma Clarke, elegantly dressed in a red plaid madras skirt with her matching plume-tied headwrap, offered tours of the Greathouse with its mahogany furnishings.
Visiting with family on St. Croix for two weeks, Nicholas Weber felt his day at the Museum was a great experience. "It's fun, it's cool," said the John Yates Middle School student, who enjoys art and plays the trumpet with his school band. He posed for a picture with Clarke to show his friends when he gets back.
Along the walkway was a sunny display of jams, jellies and marmalades, making irresistible a taste from an inviting jar of mango chutney served on tidbits of French bread.
Hugh Ward said his wife fell in love with the island in 1983 and the British couple decided to make it their home. As owners of the Hilty House, his wife experimented with the local fruits as she sought new delicacies for her bed-and-breakfast inn. That was the birth of "Jacquie's Jamming," a collection which includes tamarind jam, passion fruit jelly and mango jam.
One could dance to the steel band music that filled the air or could sit under a shady tamarind tree and enjoy story telling by musician Wayne "Bully" Peterson.
Eight-year-old Alexander Henderson Elementary student Omar Alexis meticulously walked the grounds with his basket of fresh limes, sugar apples, avocado and soursop. One could not resist buying his shiny fruit as he politely asked for a sale.
Michael and Orlando Francis said they come out to assist their mom, who sells oils and fragrances. "It's really nice," said Michael as they joined friends on a picnic bench. Their friend Andrew Loe said he dropped by for a family outing after attending church, and it was his first visit.
Centrally located was the food court, an array of tents and picnic benches where one can savor roti from the Roti Masters, La-Verne Bates' old-fashioned candies and pastries, Empress Vege's vegetarian cuisine, frosty fruit smoothies and St. Joseph Cub Scouts' Caribbean entrees.
Other vendors displayed Haitian arts, assorted plants, ice-cold sugar cane pieces, ruby red watermelon, toe rings, face painting, t-shirts and ceramic tiles.
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LOCAL PHONE BILLS DIFFER FROM MAINLAND
Aug. 25, 2002 – In the mainland telephone industry they pronounce it "slick."
"SLC" are the initials of the subscriber line charge that recently increased in the Virgin Islands from $5 a month per line to $6 per line. The half-page explanation of the additional $1 a month, sent out with its bills recently by Innovative Telephone, conflicts sharply with other information about the subject. SLC, incidentally, is not to be confused with the dollar-a-month charge for 911 services that Innovative does not want to collect any more. (See Plan to Have WAPA Collect 911 Fee Riles Critics.)
Quotations from the Innovative SLC explanation are shown in bold, and other comments in regular type.
"SLC … is a charge mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)."
The SLC fee is not mandated by the FCC, according to both an FCC spokesman and a source at AT&T, the long distance carrier. It is permitted by FCC, and a local carrier, like Innovative, may or may not impose the charge as it sees fit.
"As a result of new FCC regulations the SLC for residential and single line business customers will increase from $5 to $6 per line effective July 1, 2002."
What happened on July 1 was that the FCC increased the cap it allowed local phone companies to charge from $5 to $6. It did not mandate the increase.
"The increase does not increase the revenues of the Local Telephone Company (Innovative Telephone)."
The FCC Website says of the SLC: "It is not a tax or a fee charged by the government. The money received from the subscriber line charge goes directly [Source emphasis] to local telephone companies."
The Source asked a knowledgeable person in AT&T and got the same answer: "AT&T does not get the money, it goes to the local carrier."
"As a result of the $1.00 increase in the Subscriber Line Charge, the rates charged by the Long Distance Telephone Companies should decrease."
That's a little more complicated. The most recent SLC increase is part of a larger, long-term FCC plan to place more of the costs of phone service on the local user, and less on long-distance rates, a system sought by the long distance carriers, which have been for decades the subsidizers of local phone service.
"At the start of this process, a couple of years ago, the long distance carriers reduced their rates immediately," according to the AT&T lobbyist, "but no further reductions are in the cards at the moment."
A comparison between the Innovative phone bills and those received by this reporter for his home phone in Virginia is instructive. The Innovative bill received by a colleague at the Source carries two separate line items for:
Mainline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.55
End User Access (the SLC by another name) . . $6.00
as well as some lesser charges.
Verizon, apparently recognizing where the money is going, sends out a bill to the Virginia customer including the SLC in the main phone bill, without making any distinctions. There is no effort made by Verizon to suggest that SLC funds goes anywhere but to the local phone company.
Verizon, incidentally, charges $6 monthly for the primary phone line SLC fee, and $6.62 a month for the SLC on a secondary line in the reporter's house.
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"SLC" are the initials of the subscriber line charge that recently increased in the Virgin Islands from $5 a month per line to $6 per line. The half-page explanation of the additional $1 a month, sent out with its bills recently by Innovative Telephone, conflicts sharply with other information about the subject. SLC, incidentally, is not to be confused with the dollar-a-month charge for 911 services that Innovative does not want to collect any more. (See Plan to Have WAPA Collect 911 Fee Riles Critics.)
Quotations from the Innovative SLC explanation are shown in bold, and other comments in regular type.
"SLC … is a charge mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)."
The SLC fee is not mandated by the FCC, according to both an FCC spokesman and a source at AT&T, the long distance carrier. It is permitted by FCC, and a local carrier, like Innovative, may or may not impose the charge as it sees fit.
"As a result of new FCC regulations the SLC for residential and single line business customers will increase from $5 to $6 per line effective July 1, 2002."
What happened on July 1 was that the FCC increased the cap it allowed local phone companies to charge from $5 to $6. It did not mandate the increase.
"The increase does not increase the revenues of the Local Telephone Company (Innovative Telephone)."
The FCC Website says of the SLC: "It is not a tax or a fee charged by the government. The money received from the subscriber line charge goes directly [Source emphasis] to local telephone companies."
The Source asked a knowledgeable person in AT&T and got the same answer: "AT&T does not get the money, it goes to the local carrier."
"As a result of the $1.00 increase in the Subscriber Line Charge, the rates charged by the Long Distance Telephone Companies should decrease."
That's a little more complicated. The most recent SLC increase is part of a larger, long-term FCC plan to place more of the costs of phone service on the local user, and less on long-distance rates, a system sought by the long distance carriers, which have been for decades the subsidizers of local phone service.
"At the start of this process, a couple of years ago, the long distance carriers reduced their rates immediately," according to the AT&T lobbyist, "but no further reductions are in the cards at the moment."
A comparison between the Innovative phone bills and those received by this reporter for his home phone in Virginia is instructive. The Innovative bill received by a colleague at the Source carries two separate line items for:
Mainline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.55
End User Access (the SLC by another name) . . $6.00
as well as some lesser charges.
Verizon, apparently recognizing where the money is going, sends out a bill to the Virginia customer including the SLC in the main phone bill, without making any distinctions. There is no effort made by Verizon to suggest that SLC funds goes anywhere but to the local phone company.
Verizon, incidentally, charges $6 monthly for the primary phone line SLC fee, and $6.62 a month for the SLC on a secondary line in the reporter's house.
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LOCAL PHONE BILLS DIFFER FROM MAINLAND
Aug. 25, 2002 – In the mainland telephone industry they pronounce it "slick."
"SLC" are the initials of the subscriber line charge that recently increased in the Virgin Islands from $5 a month per line to $6 per line. The half-page explanation of the additional $1 a month, sent out with its bills recently by Innovative Telephone, conflicts sharply with other information about the subject. SLC, incidentally, is not to be confused with the dollar-a-month charge for 911 services that Innovative does not want to collect any more. (See Plan to Have WAPA Collect 911 Fee Riles Critics.)
Quotations from the Innovative SLC explanation are shown in bold, and other comments in regular type.
"SLC … is a charge mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)."
The SLC fee is not mandated by the FCC, according to both an FCC spokesman and a source at AT&T, the long distance carrier. It is permitted by FCC, and a local carrier, like Innovative, may or may not impose the charge as it sees fit.
"As a result of new FCC regulations the SLC for residential and single line business customers will increase from $5 to $6 per line effective July 1, 2002."
What happened on July 1 was that the FCC increased the cap it allowed local phone companies to charge from $5 to $6. It did not mandate the increase.
"The increase does not increase the revenues of the Local Telephone Company (Innovative Telephone)."
The FCC Website says of the SLC: "It is not a tax or a fee charged by the government. The money received from the subscriber line charge goes directly [Source emphasis] to local telephone companies."
The Source asked a knowledgeable person in AT&T and got the same answer: "AT&T does not get the money, it goes to the local carrier."
"As a result of the $1.00 increase in the Subscriber Line Charge, the rates charged by the Long Distance Telephone Companies should decrease."
That's a little more complicated. The most recent SLC increase is part of a larger, long-term FCC plan to place more of the costs of phone service on the local user, and less on long-distance rates, a system sought by the long distance carriers, which have been for decades the subsidizers of local phone service.
"At the start of this process, a couple of years ago, the long distance carriers reduced their rates immediately," according to the AT&T lobbyist, "but no further reductions are in the cards at the moment."
A comparison between the Innovative phone bills and those received by this reporter for his home phone in Virginia is instructive. The Innovative bill received by a colleague at the Source carries two separate line items for:
Mainline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.55
End User Access (the SLC by another name) . . $6.00
as well as some lesser charges.
Verizon, apparently recognizing where the money is going, sends out a bill to the Virginia customer including the SLC in the main phone bill, without making any distinctions. There is no effort made by Verizon to suggest that SLC funds goes anywhere but to the local phone company.
Verizon, incidentally, charges $6 monthly for the primary phone line SLC fee, and $6.62 a month for the SLC on a secondary line in the reporter's house.
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"SLC" are the initials of the subscriber line charge that recently increased in the Virgin Islands from $5 a month per line to $6 per line. The half-page explanation of the additional $1 a month, sent out with its bills recently by Innovative Telephone, conflicts sharply with other information about the subject. SLC, incidentally, is not to be confused with the dollar-a-month charge for 911 services that Innovative does not want to collect any more. (See Plan to Have WAPA Collect 911 Fee Riles Critics.)
Quotations from the Innovative SLC explanation are shown in bold, and other comments in regular type.
"SLC … is a charge mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)."
The SLC fee is not mandated by the FCC, according to both an FCC spokesman and a source at AT&T, the long distance carrier. It is permitted by FCC, and a local carrier, like Innovative, may or may not impose the charge as it sees fit.
"As a result of new FCC regulations the SLC for residential and single line business customers will increase from $5 to $6 per line effective July 1, 2002."
What happened on July 1 was that the FCC increased the cap it allowed local phone companies to charge from $5 to $6. It did not mandate the increase.
"The increase does not increase the revenues of the Local Telephone Company (Innovative Telephone)."
The FCC Website says of the SLC: "It is not a tax or a fee charged by the government. The money received from the subscriber line charge goes directly [Source emphasis] to local telephone companies."
The Source asked a knowledgeable person in AT&T and got the same answer: "AT&T does not get the money, it goes to the local carrier."
"As a result of the $1.00 increase in the Subscriber Line Charge, the rates charged by the Long Distance Telephone Companies should decrease."
That's a little more complicated. The most recent SLC increase is part of a larger, long-term FCC plan to place more of the costs of phone service on the local user, and less on long-distance rates, a system sought by the long distance carriers, which have been for decades the subsidizers of local phone service.
"At the start of this process, a couple of years ago, the long distance carriers reduced their rates immediately," according to the AT&T lobbyist, "but no further reductions are in the cards at the moment."
A comparison between the Innovative phone bills and those received by this reporter for his home phone in Virginia is instructive. The Innovative bill received by a colleague at the Source carries two separate line items for:
Mainline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.55
End User Access (the SLC by another name) . . $6.00
as well as some lesser charges.
Verizon, apparently recognizing where the money is going, sends out a bill to the Virginia customer including the SLC in the main phone bill, without making any distinctions. There is no effort made by Verizon to suggest that SLC funds goes anywhere but to the local phone company.
Verizon, incidentally, charges $6 monthly for the primary phone line SLC fee, and $6.62 a month for the SLC on a secondary line in the reporter's house.
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