Virgin Islands legislature killed plans for Alpine Energy’s waste to electricity plans. In a vote of 11 to 4, the senators did not approve a lease for land in Bovoni where Alpine was supposed to create their factory to turn solid waste into pelletized fuel.  continued...

Alex Moorhead, the Chairman of the Board of the University conferred the position of President on Dr Hall. The president’s acceptance speech was a call to Greatness as Hall pointed to the areas that are ready to move toward world stature. He singled out Math and Science, a commitment to the teachers in the territorial school system and a commitment to the men of the university to raise them from just 25% of the student population to a share equal to their presence in the community.  continued...

The Senators did support plans to rezone a plot outside the center of town for a new Post Office in Enighted pond area The proposed Post Office would be a 6,000 square foot facility and cover 77% of the lot.  continued...

The hot topic yesterday was Retro – the wages owed to some government employees who were promised raises more than a decade ago but were never paid. The total is between 270 and 300 million dollars. The Retroactive Wage Commission held a forum last night at CAHS and hundreds came out.  continued...