We wonder what makes the USVI Lieutenant Governor so hopeful that in some future, the two Virgin Islands may merge into one jurisdiction?  Is he enchanted by the new geopolitical rhetoric or does the inspiration come from the C-24? (The UN Special Committee on Decolonization)We can only hope that his people are more enlightened about the exchanges in that August Body than we are.In any case, Roach’s speech to the graduands at the 2026 commencement ceremony on St Croix was forward-thinking.He ad...

A Tribute to Astrid Wenske! Truly Fitting 🙏

There is a profound simplicity about JFK’s inaugural address.  It stresses responsibility especially of the fortunate to those of lesser fortune.It was neither myopic, xenophobic nor insular.  And yet, on the current geopolitical landscape, such a speech could still be torn to shreds and the reader, in scorn, placed on the extreme end of some scale.But the message to the individual was clear.  “Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”  That represented ...

THE GOLDEN SHOVEL SERIES PART 4 Penned by Sharon Flax Brutus

The Police are at it again.  They are harassing and threatening the fishermen in Carrot Bay for practicing their trade.(Our fight is not with the Police.  They are doing their jobs.)To begin with, the law that deprives the fishermen of their livelihood is unjust.  It has no backing in local studies nor scientific data.  Yet it prohibits them from improving their chances in the deep by forbidding the use of scuba gear and fishing guns.  Government compensation for taking away the fishermen’s liv...

Hello You! That special day is almost here. The one celebrated around the world proudly and boldly because of the meaning. Mother's day! May each and every one of you enjoy this weekend and look at your creation with love. Show them love. Treat them with love and celebrate your strength.  Motherhood, the right way.Mother’s Day is going to arrive softlywrapped in flowers,Sunday dinners,tiny hands, grown hugsold memories,and the quiet weight of becoming.And somewhere between nurturing everyone el...

Hello You! It comes a point in your life where you realize the lessons that had to be learnt or the changes that needs to be made. You realize that your journey is just beginning and certain patterns or behaviors are too heavy to continue to carry them along. You have to let it go. Why? Because your new life requires a different version of you. Happy Thursday! The Price of Your New LifeThe price of your new lifeis your old one.Not pieces of itall of it. The habitsthat kept you small.The peopleth...

Perhaps the precedent was set by the 32nd President of the United States.  It was a grim time for the US and the world when President Roosevelt (FDR) engaged American citizens with his “fireside chats.”  The Great Depression was raging.  Adolph Hitler was running loose and free in Europe and Americans still needed to be convinced to enter a war that was defining world hegemony.  And FDR spoke to his people about his ‘New Deal’ policies to improve their lives.  The world is once again teeteri...