By Alex Randall - 3/9/2010
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.
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By Alex Randall - 3/8/2010
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.
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By Alex Randall - 3/5/2010
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.
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By Alex Randall - 3/4/2010
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.
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