The public is advised that all Innovative Communications Corp. business offices, except Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John, will be closed for business Saturday, Nov. 10. The temporary closure is due to computer maintenance work that will be performed.
All offices throughout the territory will also be closed Monday, Nov. 12, in observance of Veterans Day. Normal operating hours ill resume Tuesday, Nov. 13.
DPNR 2002 PROJECT GRANTS MEETING
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has scheduled its annual meeting on the Fiscal Year 2002 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Management Project grants.
On St. Crox, the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, iin the DPNR Main Conference Room at #45 Mars Hill in Frederiksted.
On St. Crox, the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, iin the DPNR Main Conference Room at #45 Mars Hill in Frederiksted.
ROTARY ST. JOHN MEETING
Rotary St. John will meet at 12:30 p.m. at Westin Hotel Beach Cafe. The speaker will be Peter Sauer, Athletic Director of UVI. The upcoming NCAA Paradise Jam Basketball Tourney will be discussed.
KEAN REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
All parents and guardians of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School students are advised of report card distribution on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Ninth, tenth and twelfth grade students' cards will be made between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. while eleventh grade students' cards will be distributed at an important meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Ninth, tenth and twelfth grade students' cards will be made between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. while eleventh grade students' cards will be distributed at an important meeting at 5:30 p.m.
KEAN REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
All parents and guardians of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School students are advised of report card distribution for ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students.
The ninth, tenth and twelfth grade distribution will be between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. An important meeting is being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p..m. on Tuesday, at which time report cards will be distributed.
Parents are encouraged to utilize the Open House times to check on their child's academic progress.
The ninth, tenth and twelfth grade distribution will be between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. An important meeting is being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p..m. on Tuesday, at which time report cards will be distributed.
Parents are encouraged to utilize the Open House times to check on their child's academic progress.
KEAN REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
Parents and guardians of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School students are advised of report caard distribution for ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students.
An important meeting is also being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, at which time report cards will be distributed.
An important meeting is also being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, at which time report cards will be distributed.
KEAN REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
Parents and guardians of Ivanna Eudora Kean students are advised of report card distribution for ninth, tenth and twelfth grade students betweem 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
An important meeting is being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, at which time report cards will be distributed.
Parents are encouraged to utilize the Open Hoouse tims to check on their child's academic progress.
An important meeting is being held for parents of eleventh grade students at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, at which time report cards will be distributed.
Parents are encouraged to utilize the Open Hoouse tims to check on their child's academic progress.
V.I. TO GET $500K OF FIRESTONE SETTLEMENT
Nov. 8, 2001 – The Virgin Islands government will receive $500,000 as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by attorneys general nationwide against the Bridgestone/Firestone tire company.
The settlement was announced Wednesday by the attorneys general of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Half of the total settlement amount of $51.5 million will be divided equally among the jurisdictions, according to an announcement from V.I. Attorney General Iver Stridiron. The other half will be divided into customer restitution and payments for the cost of investigations and a public service campaign about customers' rights.
In the settlement agreement, the Bridgestone/Firestone company does not acknowledge that it engaged in any wrongdoing in regard to claims that several brands of its tires were faulty, or that the company then gave misinformation about the alleged failures. The settlement also provides an arbitration procedure for claims filed against the company before the date the settlement was signed.
"I'm pleased that Bridgestone/Firestone has stepped forward to resolve this matter," Stridiron said in the announcement. "Today's settlement will provide greater protections for the consumers purchasing and using Bridgestone/Firestone tires in the future."
The complaints against the company allege that a line of tires had structural faults that caused the treads to separate. Those tires were used on Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers during the model years 1995 to 1998, according to the announcement.
A recall of the tires was implemented in August 2000, but there were claims of false information about the replacement process.
The settlement states that the company must present accurate information about safety features of tires, must be able to back those claims with scientific evidence, and must not change the terms of warranties and guarantees.
Stridiron was off-island Thursday and could not be reached to discuss what the V.I. government intends to do with its portion of the settlement.
The settlement was announced Wednesday by the attorneys general of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Half of the total settlement amount of $51.5 million will be divided equally among the jurisdictions, according to an announcement from V.I. Attorney General Iver Stridiron. The other half will be divided into customer restitution and payments for the cost of investigations and a public service campaign about customers' rights.
In the settlement agreement, the Bridgestone/Firestone company does not acknowledge that it engaged in any wrongdoing in regard to claims that several brands of its tires were faulty, or that the company then gave misinformation about the alleged failures. The settlement also provides an arbitration procedure for claims filed against the company before the date the settlement was signed.
"I'm pleased that Bridgestone/Firestone has stepped forward to resolve this matter," Stridiron said in the announcement. "Today's settlement will provide greater protections for the consumers purchasing and using Bridgestone/Firestone tires in the future."
The complaints against the company allege that a line of tires had structural faults that caused the treads to separate. Those tires were used on Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers during the model years 1995 to 1998, according to the announcement.
A recall of the tires was implemented in August 2000, but there were claims of false information about the replacement process.
The settlement states that the company must present accurate information about safety features of tires, must be able to back those claims with scientific evidence, and must not change the terms of warranties and guarantees.
Stridiron was off-island Thursday and could not be reached to discuss what the V.I. government intends to do with its portion of the settlement.
LEGISLATURE'S UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF
Nov. 8, 2001 – The Legislature has set a goal of $8,000 for its 2001-2002 United Way of St. Thomas/St. John campaign, an increase from last year, Kacy Hendricks, legislative human resources director, said in a press release.
She noted that all money raised by the United Way stays in the territory. The campaign, currently under way, will continue through January.
In a meeting with legislative branch employees, Debra Brown-Roumo, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands, said the number of homeless persons in the territory is continuing to grow. "Hard times can hit anyone," she said. "Unless you have someone to call on, you, too, can become homeless in just a matter of time."
Catholic Charities of the V.I. is one of the not-for-profit groups that will receive funding from United Way of St. Thomas/St. John in the coming year. The others are the local chapter of the American Red Cross, Carabana Ensemble Theater Company, Civil Air Patrol, Downstreet People's Youth in Action, Dial-A-Ride St. John, Dial-A-Ride St. Thomas, Ebenezer Gardens, Fair Haven Camp, Friends of Volunteers in Public Schools, Girl Scout Council, Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Lutheran Reformation Summer Program, St. Thomas Reformed Church Summer Program, Shaky Acres, V.I. Council of Boys Scouts of America and Victim Advocate Program.
She noted that all money raised by the United Way stays in the territory. The campaign, currently under way, will continue through January.
In a meeting with legislative branch employees, Debra Brown-Roumo, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands, said the number of homeless persons in the territory is continuing to grow. "Hard times can hit anyone," she said. "Unless you have someone to call on, you, too, can become homeless in just a matter of time."
Catholic Charities of the V.I. is one of the not-for-profit groups that will receive funding from United Way of St. Thomas/St. John in the coming year. The others are the local chapter of the American Red Cross, Carabana Ensemble Theater Company, Civil Air Patrol, Downstreet People's Youth in Action, Dial-A-Ride St. John, Dial-A-Ride St. Thomas, Ebenezer Gardens, Fair Haven Camp, Friends of Volunteers in Public Schools, Girl Scout Council, Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Lutheran Reformation Summer Program, St. Thomas Reformed Church Summer Program, Shaky Acres, V.I. Council of Boys Scouts of America and Victim Advocate Program.
DPNR ANNUAL MEETING
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has schduled its annual meeting on the Fiscal Year 2002 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control and Management Project grants.
The meeting on St Thomas will be held in the Curriculum Center at #394 Anna's Retreat.
The public is asked to come prepared to discuss potential projects eligible for funding. Committee members of the Division of Environmental Protection staff and territorial Nonpoint Source Pollution will be present to entertain questions.
For further nformation contact Syed Syedali at 773-0565.
The meeting on St Thomas will be held in the Curriculum Center at #394 Anna's Retreat.
The public is asked to come prepared to discuss potential projects eligible for funding. Committee members of the Division of Environmental Protection staff and territorial Nonpoint Source Pollution will be present to entertain questions.
For further nformation contact Syed Syedali at 773-0565.
