While Virgin Islander’s and tourists from around the world basked in pageantry during the 60th annual Virgin Islands Carnival, jump-up, march and jamboree, on St. Thomas, the wheels of justice continued to turn concerning unfolding allegations of political corruption and financial mismanagement by VI government officials. According to most reports …
Obama Campaign: VI “Bag Man” Bribery Scandal?
Matthew Boyle of The Daily Caller published an article on April 16, 2012 that identified former U. S. Virgin Islands Senator Roosevelt David as the man who delivered cash bribes to Governor John de Jongh and others in the unfolding bribery scandal. According to their Department of Justice source, Mr. …
2012: GOP Will Lose White House Race and Political Ground…
Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the White House, has a burden that seems to be the equivalent to the epic burden of Sisyphus. While Romney’s nomination is generally accepted as a foregone conclusion, the political wounds that he continues to suffer by way of the social …
Open Letter to Algazeera
Your panel discussion concerning the relationship between the Republican Party and black American community is appreciated although well overdue… However, the question is absolutely relevant and will likely continue in significance for the foreseeable political future. Unfortunately, while your piece was timely and important, substantively it ranks among the typical. …
Virgin Islands and Black America: African Diaspora Initiative
The management of the St. Croix Blogger Dot Com is please to acknowledge the vision and imagination of the owners of Black Political Taskforce Dot Org for inspiring and helping to facilitate the joint-venture that is formulated in the concept and application of Virgin Islands Going Forward Dot Com and …
Sharpton and West Continue Political Barbs…
The latest episode in the unfolding political soap opera saga that black “celebrity” leadership and orthodox civil rights leadership continue to engage centers around alleged attacks on Dr. Cornel West by, Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, a professor at Tulane University and host of a MSNBC weekend show. West characterized the attacks …
Should Fed’s Oversee VI Gov. Election 2012?
The latest revelations of political and financial corruption in the Government of the Virgin Islands may signal an endgame scenario for Governor John P. deJongh’s administration, as well as the prevailing majority in the territory’s legislature. This stunning and unbelievable proposition concerning the immanent political dislocation of the executive and …
Chains in the Brains…
While reflecting on the struggles and epic journey that has resulted in the Government of the United States enacting an official Federal holiday in recognition of the work and contribution of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. there remains many ironies, paradoxes and insidious resistance. From this writer’s local …
Black GOP Between Rock and Hard Place…
GOP presidential nomination politics has always been virtually beyond black participation except for the occasional cameo way back in the day. More recently however, no black political cameos are sought, and are categorically not desired by the Republican Party’s field of hopefuls, seeking the party nod. As a political matter …
Odious Political Machinations in Paradise USA…
The ongoing saga of financial mismanagement and political corruption in the United States Virgin Islands continues to boggle the mind, as each day reveals additional damning information. This morning, Tuesday December 13, 2011, a provocative and politically explosive letter was read over the airways of a popular Virgin Islands radio …
