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February 24-March 2, 2014
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“Other Persons of Interest” in Malfetti Stabbing Death, Investigator Says
Story inside on Page 4
Marine Industry
Businessmen See
Threat of Lionfish
to Ecology, Economy
John Garrison
Brings VINP
Gift of Marsh
Family’s
Estate Maho
Bay Land
Page 6
Page 7
Self Government
and Environment
Are Top Concerns
for Residents
at CBCC Meeting
Page 5
St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Jaime Elliott
Caribbean Ritual Dancers Entertain Audience
The Caribbean Ritual Dancers, under the direction of Diana Brown, entertained the
crowd in Franklin Powell Park with festive costumes and Bamboula dancing from West Africa
on President’s Day, Monday, February 17, during the 14th Annual St. John Arts Festival,
founded by part-time resident Frank Langley.
full story and additional photos on pages 3 and 27.
More Government
Officials Support
Dr. Boyd Richards
in Land Dispute
Many commissioners duck
meeting called by DPNR
Page 9
Letters: Pages 18-20
2 St. John Tradewinds, February 24-March 2, 2014
23rd Annual Folklife Festival Puts the Focus
on “Our Culture — Our Future” Feb. 27 and 28
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
The historic ruins of the Annaberg Sugar Mill will
transform into a living cultural classroom for students
from across St. John and St. Thomas next week as
the 23rd Annual V.I. Folklife Festival gets underway
Thursday and Friday, February 27 and 28, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
This year’s theme, “Our Culture — Our Future”
will offer an examination of Afro-Caribbean history
in the Virgin Islands with a focus on native arts and
crafts, explained Friends of V.I. National Park Development Director Karen Vahling.
“This year’s theme, ‘Our Culture, Our Future,’
was inspired by the planned activities for the festival
which will look at the history of the Afro-Caribbean
in the Virgin Islands and the similarity to other islands in the West Indies,” said Vahling. “The focus is
on learning native arts, crafts, stories and dance that
paint a rich cultural history. We hope people will connect this cultural history experience to the importance
of preserving our island culture into the future.”
“It also is ingrained in the cultural resources of VI
National Park and our island history,” Vahling said.
Friends of VINP partner with V.I. National Park
officials to host this event each year during Black
History Month as part of the group’s mission to preserve both natural and cultural resources, Vahling explained.
“Friends continues to support the Folklife Festival as part of our mission of protection and preservation of the natural and cultural resources of Virgin
Islands National Park, and promoting the responsible
enjoyment of this unique national treasure; especially among children, hundreds of which come to the
Folklife Festival each year,” she said.
In addition to taking part in interactive demonstrations like dumb bread preparation, students this year
will also be giving presentations of their own, Vahling
added.
“It is our hope that school children will both learn
and pass on cultural heritage to their peers through
their presentations during the Folklife Festival,” said
the Friends of VINP Development Director.
The two-day fair will transport one back in time
with traditional food, drinks, art, music and more.
The day will feature traditional music from Quelbe to
Calypso, as well as the beloved scratch band Smalls
and the Music Makers.
Students will have the chance to learn hands-on
from some of the most talented local crafts people
at the 23rd Annual Folklife Festival. Avelino Samuel
will be giving wood-turning demonstrations while
students will learn how to make dumb bread with
Olivia Christian. Elmo Rabsatt will explain the finer
points of beekeeping while Mario Benjamin will be
showing off the traditional skill of seine net making.
Edmond Roberts will be on hand sharing his broom
making skills, Elizabeth Aubain will demonstrate traditional weaving techniques and Donald Christopher
will be firing up the brick oven for traditional baking
presentations. Other presentations include Bamboula
drumming by Isborne Fredricks, traditional baking
by Grewndolyn Douglas and weaving and traditional
food preparation by Jane Johannes.
In addition to the demonstrators, several culture
bearers will be making presentations during the festival as well, Vahling explained.
“Other Culture Bearers include but are not limited to, Dr. Gilbert Sprauve, historian and folklorist;
Mr. Glen ‘Kwabena’ Davis, folklorist and Mr. Eddie
Bruce, History of African Drumming,” she said.
New this year, festival organizers are bringing in
two featured basket weavers from St. Croix, Vahling
added.
“This year we are flying in two basket weavers
from St. Croix, both in their 70s and passing on precious cultural knowledge and history,” she said.
Don’t miss the chance to hear, smell, touch and
taste the history of the Virgin Islands at the 23rd Annual Folklife Festival on Thursday and Friday, February 27, and 28, at the Annaberg Sugar Mill ruins. The
festival will run each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
is free and open to the public.
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Civil Rights Night at GHS on Feb. 26
Join the Gifft Hill School’s National Honor Society at The Fight
for Civil Rights Night, on Wednesday, February 26, at 6 p.m.
The night will feature performances by Gifft Hill School students. All proceeds to benefit GHS’ sister school in Uganda, Namasagali Primary School.
Patés, Johnny cakes, drinks and cookies will be for sale from
5:30 to 6 p.m. and the performances will begin at 6 p.m.
The ticket price will entitle one to 10 votes (adults) or five votes
(students) to vote for our top three performances
General Meeting for Veterans Feb. 26
There will be a general meeting for all veterans of the armed
forces living on the island of St. John on Wednesday, February 26,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the office of the St. John Administrator
located at the Battery in Cruz Bay. Veterans should bring documents and other veteran issues and concerns.
Coral Bay Cleanup Set for February 27
The Coral Bay Cleanup is scheduled for Thursday, February
27, at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Skinny Legs at 7:30 a.m. for a pancake
breakfast provided by CBCC to the volunteers — and then it’s off
to pick up all the trash along the shoreline, mangroves and roads.
Bring gloves, wear heavy shoes (a must!), a drinking water container & sunscreen.
The Coral Bay Community Council, the Coral Bay Yacht Club,
Public Works and the Waste Management Authority are working
together in the cleanup. Skinny Legs, Aqua Bistro and Pickles are
also supporting the clean-up, with garbage bags and water for the
volunteers.
Let’s get everyone together to help clean up! Anyone who has
“valuable junk” stored anywhere along the shoreline — remove
it before Thursday, February 27, please! For information, call the
CBCC Office at 776-2099 or Lora Koehler at 344-4341.
IGLA Seminar February 27 at GHS
Join the Island Green Living Association for its monthly Green
Thursdays seminar on Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Gifft
Hill School’s Upper Campus atrium. Local architect and IGLA
board member Doug White will present a discussion on sustainable forestry and the use of naturally termite-resistant tropical
hardwoods in construction on St. John. White will share the merits
of using this type of wood as an alternative to CCA pressure treated lumber, which is treated with a product containing 34 percent
arsenic, a known human carcinogen. All are welcome to attend.
Annual Audubon Plant Sale Is March 1
The VI Audubon Society will offer a wide variety of plants and
trees for sale their the organizations’ annual fundraiser from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, at The Marketplace, second level
parking lot.
Money raised is used to sponsor programs for school children
and to continue efforts to, preserve, restore and enhance the wildlife sanctuary at the Small Pond at Frank Bay, a Virgin Islands
designated Wildlife & Marine Sanctuary.
28th Annual GHS Auction March 8
Gifft Hill School is pleased to announce the 28th Annual Gifft
Hill School Auction to be on Saturday, March 8, at Caneel Bay
Resort. Please call 776-1735 for more information.
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St. John Tradewinds News Photos Courtesy of Frank Langley and Jaime Elliott
Songs and music filled the air in Frank Powell Park last
week during the 14th Annual St. John Arts Festival.
Caribbean Ritual Dancers, Children’s Choirs Highlight 14th Annual Arts Festival
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
St. John Arts Festival founder
Frank Langley kept his long tradition of bringing Cruz Bay’s Frank
Powell Park to life with songs,
dances, crafts and art through five
full days of events last week.
“I keep doing it because we
need it,” Langley said. about the
14th Annual St. John Arts Festival
which ran from Saturday, February 15, through Wednesday, February 19.
The festival kicked off on Saturday afternoon, February 15, with
Children’s Day, which featured the
talented Love City Pan Dragons,
impressive Love City Leapers and
more. The display of young talent
was a thrill, especially since the
St. Croix Agriculture Fair, which
draws a huge crowd, was hosted
the same weekend, Langley explained.
“Despite fears that we would
lose children at the last minute
to the St. Croix Ag Fair, the first
day’s events exceeded all expectations thanks to the solid support
of Elaine Penn, Dionne Wells,
Daniella Greenaway, Beth Knight
and Patrice Harley,” said Langley. “Small was good for the Pan
Dragons, with five children and
the arranger/instructors, Shomari
Dyer and Ikema Dyer, they put on
a first-class show. Elaine is looking for more children to continue
to this important island tradition.”
Children’s Day also featured
performances by Julius E. Sprauve
School and one impressive Gifft
Hill School student, Langley added.
“The children’s choir of Julius
E. Sprauve School, directed by
their teacher Daniella Greenaway,
lifted the hearts of everyone with
a full program of songs they had
learned over the time Ms. Greenaway had tutored them,” said the
Arts Festival founder. “As such it
was sadly a farewell concert due to
Ms. Greenaway’s departure from
JESS for health reasons.”
“Gifft Hill School’s contribution was limited to one student, Allegra Muilenburg, due to the ‘Pied
Piper’ effect of St. Croix, but remarkably her solo song ‘Colors of
the Wind’ was enthralling and the
audience loved it,” said Langley.
A dazzling performance by
Love City Leapers and artwork by
Gifft Hill School students rounded
out Children’s Day at the St. John
Arts Festival this year.
“The variety of school events
was also astounding, and Ms.
Harley’s Love City Leapers did
tricks which were unusual to say
the least, such as two ropes rotated
alternately with a five-foot-tall
youth synchronizing gymnastics
within the two ropes,” said Langley. “As the opening program of
the festival, it could not have been
better.”
“Checking out the children’s art
exhibits on the second floor of The
Marketplace was also a delight,”
he said. “Rosemary Richards of
Gifft Hill School used the empty
store windows to make a highly
visible art show which ran for the
whole week. What a dull world it
would be without children.”
Sunday, February 16, in Frank
Powell Park brought a languid day
of faith-based music, Langley explained.
“Sunday afternoon was a typical lazy day in the park with a
Sunday concert of the choirs of
St. John Lutheran and Methodist
churches,” he said. “Their hymns
were soothing and consoling, with
the singers dressed in their best
Sunday dress. All was well in an
otherwise crazy world.”
The afternoon also featured a
dance performance of traditional
steps, Langley added.
“To cap it off, the Heritage Quadrille Dancers from St. Thomas
brought a wonderful sense of the
way things used to be with harmonious music just loud enough
to accompany the dancers who,
with their colorful costumes and
orderly movement, perfectly complimented such a sunny afternoon
in the park,” he said. “So much so,
that the audience joined in.”
President’s Day, Monday, February 17, was a holiday in the territory and the St. John Arts Festival
brought a carnival-like atmosphere
to Frank Powell Park, according to
Langley.
“Monday afternoon was a carnival of music and dance through the
ages, starting with an intriguing
solo dance by Marcella Kelshall,
and then early percussion music
from the Echo People followed
by Koko’s Scratch Band playing
Quelbe tunes and songs,” he said.
“The highlight of the day and the
festival was the Caribbean Ritual
Dancers from St. Thomas, under
the direction of Diana Brown,
dancing the old Bamboula dance
from West Africa. Members of the
audience were also invited to join
the dancers — and they did.”
“Much to the delight of the
children in the big audience, were
the towering Mocko Jumbies with
their beautiful multi-colored costumes literally walking with members of the audience under their
legs,” said Langley. “The Mocko
Jumbies were actually children
dressed up as such, but it was not
obvious.”
The fun continued on Tuesday
afternoon, February 18, when
Love City’s own Inner Visions delighted the crowd in the park, Langley added.
“Inner Visions has never ceased
to be the best you will ever hear,”
he said.
Continued on Page 27
Index
Ask the Auto Doctor ............16
Business Directory ..............22
Chef’s Corner ......................15
Church Directory .................24
Classified Ads ................24-25
Community Calendar ..........20
Crime Stoppers ...................23
Crossword Puzzle ...............24
Cryptoquip ...........................21
Letters ............................18-20
On the Market .....................13
Police Log ...........................23
Real Estate ....................26-27
Thursday, Feb. 27th
“Other Persons of Interest” in Malfetti Stabbing Death, Investigator Says
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
One month after a young New Jersey
man was found murdered in his south shore
apartment, the private investigator working
for the man’s family has “other persons of
interest” in the investigation of the stabbing
death.
V.I. Police Department investigators,
meanwhile, have been in contact with the
family of James Malfetti III in New Jersey,
but are still withholding any information on
their “active investigation.”
“They (Malfetti family members) have
been contacted by VIPD, but there are no
new developments by VIPD that we have
been made aware of,” said Todd Phoenix, a
private investigator who is working for the
Malfetti family.
Malfetti family private investigator William Phoenix has never asserted Malfetti was
murdered in a case of mistaken identity, although Phoenix has confirmed to Tradewinds
he was aware of the island rumor that Malfetti may have been killed after being mistaken for the previous tenant of the apartment he
had recently rented,.
The former tenant, employed at one of
the island’s resorts, had been assaulted in an
incident in Cruz Bay and was pressing charges against at least one person, according to
Tradewinds sources who did not have specific information on the assault or the case.
The young man has told friends and acquaintances that he was the intended target
of the attack on Malfetti, but speaking with
him is not a priority for Phoenix.
“We have other persons of interest,” private investigator Phoenix told Tradewinds in
an e-mail on Friday, February 21.
Was Stolen Television Recovered?
The private investigator was guarded in
his comments or answers to questions from
Tradewinds concerning the investigation,
including the whereabouts of a large screen
television stolen from the apartment during
or after the stabbing murder of Malfetti.
“I will answer what I can while keeping my client’s and the investigation’s best
interest in focus,” the private investigator
e-mailed Tradewinds. “That being said, I’m
not prepared to discuss the television at this
time.”
It had been rumored that VIPD investigators had questioned and released a young
neighborhood man with a criminal record for
burglary, but a VIPD spokesperson subsequently said investigators had not questioned
and released anyone.
Prior Assault Down Played
Tradewinds has not been able to determine if that purportedly related criminal case
had been dropped before Malfetti’s murder;
but the family’s investigator down played the
importance of the incident
“I don’t have the exact dates of his assault but it occurred right in town, close to
Rhumb Lines, I think,” said Phoenix.
The investigator previously worked for
the family of Jamie Cockayne, a young Pennsylvania visitor who died from a stab wound
suffered when he was attacked in Enighed in
June 2007.
Three young island men were convicted
of involvement in the Cockayne murder after
the case received national notoriety through
Anderson Cooper of CNN who was contacted by the Cockayne family.
Despite calls by New Jersey U.S. Sen.
Robert Menendez for Federal Bureau of Investigation involvement in the investigation
of Malfetti’s murder, the FBI has not had
significant involvement in the investigation,
according to Phoenix.
“We were told the FBI is involved in a
‘limited’ capacity,” said the Malfetti’s investigator whose Phoenix Investigations is
based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
A VIPD spokesperson has said officials
will issue statements when they have something to release to the public.
Investigator Confirms Time Frame
Phoenix has confirmed the time frame
of the events leading up to the discovery of
Malfetti’s body on January 19.
“The burglary (to the main residence) occurred between the hours of 11 p.m. Friday
night (January 17) and the time they awoke
and reported it Saturday morning (January
18),” Phoenix previously told Tradewinds.
“(The owner) reported the burglary to their
residence. They were home at the time the
burglary occurred.”
“His car and Jimmy were discovered on
the 19th. Their caretaker discovered Jimmy
Sunday morning,” Phoenix continued. “There
is no evidence to support that the homicide
did not occur during the same time frame as
the burglary to the Davidson’s home.”
“Jimmy’s car was located on Rendezvous
the same day his body was found, January
19,” the private investigator confirmed.
HOORAY for HOLLYWOOD
BROADWAY COMES TO ST JOHN was a wonderful night of entertainment!
SJSA AND THE REST OF OUR COmmUNITY ARE BLESSED TO HAvE
THE COmmITmENT, TALENTS AND ENERGY FROm THE BROADWAY FIvE
(THE ACTORS):
Laura Barnao, Donna Drake, Michael Shawn Lewis, Rhonda Miller and John
Tartaglia
ST. JOHN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HAS SUCH A DEDICATED BOARD OF
DIRECTORS; mANY THANkS TO THEm:
Carol Furneaux, Jim Furneaux, Ronnie Jones, Ronnie Lee, Andrew Penn, Mike
Ryan, Jessica Schnell, Earl Thomas, Angie Warren, Michael Weinman, Glenda
Werbel, Harvey Werbel
Many thanks to Andrew Barlas, Jeff Crokin and Craig Roub for putting
together a wonderful stage.
Of course without the schools’ willingness and outstanding support, none of
this would be possible.
Julius E. Sprauve School: Enyerson Anicestes Santana, Melvin Burgos,
Waldin Gil Perez, Sanijah Gris, Ki’Andra Hendricks, JeVonte Hodge, Kinae
Lindo, Rakhiah McCain, Kingasa McCoy, Kayla Modeste, Kwaniqua Monsanto,
Shayne Morris, Kalin Paris, Nekwante Sprauve, Je’Nique Sylvester, Tashani
Williams
SJSA thanks Baked in the Sun, Da Livio, Ronnie’s Pizza and Sheila’s Pot for
donating food for lunch and dinner to our 39 participating students.
Thank you to Gifft Hill School: Beth Knight, Head of School; 4th grade
teacher: Laura Dunlap and Sean D’Abbraccio
Thank you to Presentation Services - Merral Henry and Kristopher Kachurak
for lighting; Carli Powell for sound;
Guy H. Benjamin School: Brenda Dalmida, Principal; 4th grade teacher: Mary
Burks
St. John School of the Arts: Lion’Ess Bruce, Kaitlyn Cummings, Zoya Otto,
Tiareh Schaub, Lineek Williams
Bill Stelzer and Ken Wild for videoing both performances;
Julius E. Sprauve School: Dionne Wells, Principal; 4th grade teacher: Noellise
Powell
BECAUSE THE STARS OF “HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD”
– THE STUDENTS put their hearts and souls into it!
Gifft Hill School: Zoe Bell, Embaye Brathwaite, Sky D’Abbraccio, Aidan
Emanuelson, Noah Gessner, Naima Krigger, Safa Monsanto, RayNesha Noel
Guy H. Benjamin School: Kashan Alomal, Fritz Boynes III, Joshua Germain,
Ke’Shame Greer, Kwanye’ Jarvis, Arthur Lookshin, Kevauna Matthew, Dwayne
Morton, Wadari Powell, Elaisha Roberts
AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY
OF SO mANY OF YOU:
Many thanks to our Angel Ticket Holders, Raffle Ticket Buyers, Stand Up for
the Arts Pledgers and Friday Night Donors; SJSA brought in over $60,000.
Special thanks to the Westin St. John Resort and Villas – Mike Ryan, General
Manager, Rob Glabach and staff.
Many thanks to Mr. Donald Sussman who gave $10,000 toward the Stand Up
for the Arts segment.
Very special thank you to Ronnie and Pat Lee for hosting the actors at their
home.
The help from Kazumi Schaub is immeasurable!
Yelena Rogers for taking pictures of the “red carpet” procession
and Jaime Elliott as greeter/reporter.
SJSA would like to thank you Carli Powell for sound and his many years of
commitment to the art school.
Many thanks to Alfredo’s Landscaping, Sh’Nyah Bacon, Lori Barlas, Donald
Becker, Bougainvillea Leasing, Eddie Bruce, Trisha Capuano, Cassandra
Cantreras, Concert Works, Lani Clark, Crystal D’abbraccio, Pam Deckoff,
Luba Dolgopolsky, Ingrid Ellis, Jonny Flood, Rebecca Garcia, Cheryl Gellar,
Rich Greengold, Naima Krigger, Suwadee Labelle-Van Brunt, Nadia Leoni,
Allegra Muilenburg, Karen Ovcina, Michelle Pappas Andrew Penn and Penn’s
Trucking, Diana Ripley, Julie Roesler, Mike Sorzano, Percy Sprauve, St. John
Rescue, Steve-O, St. John Printing and Design - Lee Stanciauskas,
Patty and Tim Tacquard, Tall Ship Trading, Tradewinds Newspaper - MaLinda
Nelson, Jaime Elliott and Andrea Milam
Thanks to Glazer’s Premier Distributors, LLC for donating wines and spirits
and Cost U Less for donating the soft drinks.
Empowering the children of St. John through the arts
St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Jaime Elliott
CBCC President Sharon Coldren, standing, led a discussion based on a report recently
released by a team of AIA sustainable design experts at last week’s meeting.
Self Government and Environment
Are Top Concerns for Residents at Coral
Bay Community Council Visioning Meeting
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
The need for more self-governance on St. John and
the importance of protecting the fragile eco-system of
Coral Bay were two of the most important concepts
taken from a recently released American Institute of
Architects report, according to about 35 residents
who attended a Coral Bay Community Council meeting last week.
CBCC President Sharon Coldren hosted a meeting at Guy Benjamin School on Wednesday evening,
February 19, to discuss the final report from a group
of architects who toured Coral Bay last spring as part
of an AIA Communities By Design workshop.
A seven-member Sustainable Design Assessment
Team (SDAT), which included architects, engineers,
eco-tourism experts, a community development specialist and a marine scientist, spent three days touring
Coral Bay and meeting with residents last May thanks
to a competitive grant obtained by CBCC under its
Coral Bay Watershed Management Project Phase II.
The AIA SDAT recently released its final 58-page
report, which includes a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis and outlines potential visions for the future of Coral Bay.
While not everyone at last week’s CBCC meeting
had read the report — which is available on CBCC’s
website at www.coralbaycommunitycouncil.org or
at the group’s office — the residents who did read it
agreed with the findings.
“I think the report reflected what we talked about
last May,” said one East End resident. “The need for
more self-government and having more autonomous
control were the most important areas.”
The report, packed with recommendations for
green infrastructure, ideas for creating open space
and recreation and exciting experiential tourism opportunities, was somewhat overwhelming, according
to some residents at last week’s meeting.
“There was so much to digest,” said Steve Hendren
of Sunny Rock Construction. “The report is huge and
it touches on a lot of different things. Some of the
salient points include the appearance of Coral Bay,
which still needs a lot of work.”
Following some of the SDAT’s recommendations
could take decades, according to one Coral Bay resident.
“I agree the report was overwhelming; some of it
sounds like it could take decades,” he said. “We can’t
even clean our own culverts on Centerline Road.
Maybe we should clean our house before we build a
new one.”
While discussing the issues is great, nothing can
really be done without the ability to make decisions
locally, explained a Coral Bay resident at last week’s
meeting.
“Self-governance is really important,” said the
resident. “If we can’t make decisions nothing will get
done the way we want it to. That’s the most important
thing, self-governance.”
St. John used to be its own district and needs to be
that again, according to Norm Gledhill.
“St. John can’t get anywhere because we don’t
have any representation,” said Gledhill. “We used to
be our own district with our own senator and we need
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Lionfish are predatory and pose a real threat to the health of local coral reefs, according
to many experts.
Marine Industry Businessmen See Threat
of Lionfish to Ecology and Economy
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
Frank Cummings, who has operated SNUBA underwater tours in waters around St. John for years, is
fighting for his livelihood and the V.I. environment,
ecology and economy – and killing some of the fanciest fish on local reefs as fast as he can.
Cummings doesn’t like to admit it, but in the past
year he estimates he has killed almost 300 of the
showy lionfish which are popular with home aquarists but in the wild have expanded their range into the
Caribbean and are taking over the reef habitat.
“I don’t like to kill things,” Cummings said. “I see
this as a threat to my livelihood and the reefs.”
In local waters the threat primarily comes from
pterois volitans, or red lionfish, a non-native species
from Indo-Pacific waters which were introduced into
Atlantic and Caribbean waters around Florida sometime around 1985 and have spread north and south,
first being documented in local waters in November
2008.
Voracious Predator on Juvenile Reef Fish
Voracious feeders on juvenile algae-eating reef
fish, the lionfish has been identified as “one of top 15
species that will affect global diversity,” according to
the Snuba business owner.
“They eat the algae eaters, the grazers,” Cummings explained to a heavily-attended meeting of the
St. John Audubon Society on February 19, illustrating
his presentation with a photograph of more than 20
juvenile grunts taken from the stomach of one 12-inch
long feeding lionfish. “The algae goes out of control,
killing the coral.”
Most ominous, one lionfish can lay 30,000 eggs
every four days and up to 2 million eggs per year, he
added.
“We don’t know what’s going on with the eggs,”
Cummings admitted.
“As a monetary thing, it will affect us all,” Cumming warned ominously. “This will cause divers to
choose other Caribbean locations. If you have a business this will affect you,”
“Our local commercial fishermen will have no
fish to catch in time,” he added.
Lionfish Have No Local Predators
The biggest problem appears to be that local
predator fish such as sharks and moray eels do not
yet recognize the lionfish as a food source, Cummings
said, although there are reports that grouper are eating
them in Bahamas.
“Our (predator) fish don’t recognize them.” he
said. “Here they are just a bully on the playground.
Our fish aren’t ready for this.”
In a politically correct move, local Caribbean
Oceanic Restoration and Education (CORE) participants have discontinued an early practice of feeding
dead lionfish to predators to help them develop a taste
Garrison Brings V.I. National Park Gift of Marsh Family’s Estate Maho Bay Land
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
John Garrison, wrapped up the delivery of the biggest gift he could find for the
St. John Virgin Islands National Park with
a small luncheon ceremony at Maho Bay
Beach pavilion on Friday, February 21,
marking the transfer of the former Marsh
family Estate Maho Bay property from the
Trust for Public Land to the V.I. National
Park.
Garrison, who was the first executive
director of the Friends of the V.I. National
Park from 1995-2001, helped orchestrate
the TPL’s purchase of the pristine property
and its subsequent transfer to the U.S. government for inclusion in the National Park
Service’s V.I. National Park after he left St.
John to join the nationally-recognized nonprofit TPL.
Starting with a morning boat ride from
Cruz Bay for Friends of the Park members
and government dignitaries – complete with
a dinghy landing at Maho Beach and a hike
to the top of the, Garrison literally threw a
party for “friends” of “Friends” on St. John
to mark the transfer of the property.
Delegate Makes Dinghy Landing
Even V.I. Delegate to Congress Dr. Donna Christensen took off her shoes for the boat
ride and dinghy landing — although when
the boat left Cruz Bay the Delegate wasn’t
sure she would take the “guided hike” to the
top of the Marsh property which provides a
major link between the V.I. National Park’s
holdings on the north and south shore of the
St. John.
Lt. Gov. Gregory Francis lead a V.I.
government contingent including St. John
Administrator Leona Smith who joined the
St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Steve Simonsen
(L to R): Senator Shawn Michael Malone, Friends of VINP President
Joe Kessler, Senior vice president of the Trust for Public Land Ray
Christman, Southeast Regional Director of National Park Service Stan
Austin, Lt. Governor Gregory Francis, Trust for Public Land Senior Project
Manager John Garrision, Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen, and
VINP Supt. Brion FitzGerald marked the transfer of Estate Maho Bay from
Trust for Public Land to V.I. National Park on Friday, February 21.
luncheon at the Maho Beach Pavilion.
In a short ceremony at the pavilion before the luncheon, Garrison joined with
about thirty dignitaries, members of the
Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park
and visitors to celebrate the largest addition
to the St. John park since it was established
by Laurance Rockefeller.
“Now the park is a continuous property,”
Garrison said.
Garrison, whose wife Ginger worked for
the VINP, first got involved in the Friends
group in 1995 — as a volunteer and then as
an unpaid director.
When it first began in 1985, the group
was a “very, very informal organization, entirely volunteer,” according to Friends executive director Joe Kessler, who moved to St.
John with his wife Christina and succeeded
his long-time friend Garrison in 2001.
Garrison raised the first funds to hire
staff to raise more funds to support the
VINP archaeology program which has made
significant discoveries within the park and
the mooring program which Kessler has
nurtured and expanded to enable the VINP
to be “anchorless”.
Garrison didn’t forget St. John after
leaving the Friends for the non-profit Trust
for Public Lands where he lead the organization’s negotiations with the heirs of the Estate of Harvey Monroe Marsh, who died in
1971 at the age of 102 leaving the undivided
interest in the Estate Maho Bay property to
eleven grandchildren.
Garrison Thanks Marsh Heirs
In his presentation at the Maho Pavilion, Garrison thanked the heirs of the Marsh
family who sold most of their historic family property to the trust for Public Land in
lieu of selling it to developers.
One heir to the estate, retired California physician Dr. Alva Marsh, retained his
share, which includes the ruins of the brick
plantation building on the west end of the
Maho Bay beach where his father lived for
the last 45 years of his life, according to
Garrison.
Dr. Marsh is restoring the property as a
private residence.
“We would like to acquire that property
also,” Garrison said. “Even though he’s not
going to develop it.”
Having completed the Maho transfer to
the VINP, Garrison is now eying retirement
from the Trust for Public Lands in June.
“I’ll always have a connection to St.
John,” Garrison said.
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More Government Officials Support Dr. Boyd Richards in Land Dispute
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
St. Johnian Dr. Monica Boyd Richards went to the Tuesday, February 18, meeting at the office of the Commissioner
of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources hoping to get the assistance of government officials in stopping
a major commercial construction project on Boyd family
property overlooking the Westin Resort on Great Cruz Bay.
Dr. Richards now is waiting for V.I. Attorney General
Vincent Frazer to direct the V.I. Police Department to stop
further construction on the project on her family property
over the construction project on Boyd family land handed
down from her late father Edward “Power” Boyd.
Ironically, many of the agency and department heads
who were expected failed to attend the meeting in the office
of Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Alicia Barnes to discuss Dr. Richards’ stand-off with
the developers of the South Shore Road gas station.
Most of the government officials who were expected to
attended the meeting, which had been called by government
officials, failed to show — and those who did weren’t about
to make any decisions until the were prodded by VIPD Commissioner Rodney Querrard, according to Dr. Richards.
DPNR Comissioner, Others Miss Meeting
DPNR Commissioner Barnes herself did not make the
meeting with Dr. Richards at her office.
“The commissioner of DPNR did not come; Commissioner of Public Works Mr. Smalls did not come; (Director
Mae) Adams (Cornwall) did not come from Waste Management; Public Works Assistant Commissioner Aubain did
come,” Dr. Richards told Tradewinds.
Several of the government officials who did attend the
meeting with Dr. Richards openly wondered why there was
any question about the ownership of the property since the
V.I. government itself has already acknowledged the Boyd
family’s ownership of the property by moving government
property and a wastewater pumping station from the contested property, Dr. Richards said.
A native St. Johnian and retired U.S. Army attorney, Dr.
Richards is a daughter of the late Edward “Power” Boyd,
who left his heirs major land holdings in Estate Bethany and
neighboring Estate Sans Souci and Guinea Ghutt, encompassing much of the valley overlooking Great Cruz Bay and
St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Tom Oat
A towering retaining wall separates the gas
station under construction in Estate Bethany
along South Shore Road, left, from the
remainder of property claimed by the heirs of
Edward “‘Power” Boyd, right. Dr. Monica Boyd
Richards, Boyd’s daughter and a retired U.S.
Army attorney, is asking V.I. officials to stop the
construction of the service station on the land
the family still owns.
the Westin Resort.
The meeting had been called by government officials
after Dr. Richards went public in Tradewinds with her land
dispute over family property in Estate Bethany on St. John
which Territorial Court Judge Marie Cabret has affirmed
was part of the extensive south shore estate of Richards’
late father Edward “Power” Boyd which estate Cabret probated.
“The gas station has no warranty deed,” Dr. Richards
asserted. “DPNR cannot give you any permit until you own
the land.”
“Even the government has to have a lease or ownership or right of use to do a government project,” added Dr.
Richards who reiterated that the family was not interested in
selling the property on which the gas station is being built.
“It’s not for sale,” Dr. Richards said of the contested parcel which is now split by a towering concrete retaining wall
supporting the excavation for the roadside service station on
the steep hill.
Dr. Richards has objected to DPNR permitting the continued construction of the service station on the road side
parcel excavated out of her family’s hillside property extending along South Shore Road from near the top of Jacob’s Ladder that Dr. Richards has established was probated
in her late father’s estate and never sold or leased to anyone
else by the family.
VIPD Commissioner Asks for AG Ruling
The dispute has lead to clashes between Dr. Richards
and the developer of the service station resulting in police
involvement and formal complaints which V.I. Police Department Commissioner Rodney Querrard insisted at the
February 18 meeting that V.I. Attorney General Vincent
Frazer’s office address.
“I reminded him (Frazer) that the Governor sent him
to take care of this 23 months ago,” Dr. Richards told
Tradewinds.
“I told him (VIPD Comm. Querrard) I am not going
through it all over again.” Dr. Richards said.
DPW Assistant Commissioner Aubain reaffirmed his
agencies’ prior recognition of the Boyd Estate’s claim on the
contested property and his department’s previous removal
of trash collection bins and a wastewater pumping station
from the same Boyd estate property on which DPNR gave
the developer of the massive service station project permission to build, according to Dr. Richards.
“They have not given the new director of permits for
DPNR, Bevin Smith a true picture,” Dr. Richards told
Tradewinds after the meeting. “That forced the Attorney
General to bring out his file.”
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Donation to Friends Means New Signs for VINP
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More than 70 signs that were degraded and damaged are now being replaced, thanks to some very special supporters of Friends of VI National Park: Paul
& Nancy Anderson. They donated $25,000 to make
the project happen, and sign installation is underway. Installations will begin with 12 signs at Cinnamon
Bay, then throughout park trails, wayside areas and
even the main visitor center and pavillion in Cruz
Bay. Many signs that were damaged, worn and difficult to read will now be clear and bright for years to
come, improving interpretation of our park’s resources. The signs range in size from small foliage identification signs to large wayside information signs.
The Anderson’s have been coming to St. John for
22 years and have watched their children grow and
learn in VI National Park. Now that they’ve retired,
they have been looking for ways to give back and
nurture understanding of the park for future generations. With cutbacks in federal funding and ranger
staff, the Anderson’s saw the signs as being an important source of visitor information that should be
well-maintained and preserved.
This project is a great start to overall plans Friends
has to help the park improve park signage and interpretation. Further to these signs will be other new
waysides and signs at Francis Bay about post-emancipation era and the history of cattle use. Friends is also
working towards developing a downloadable mobile
application with detailed park information for smart
phones.
If you have an interest in supporting these projects
or any of Friends’ 23 programs and projects, contact
Karen Vahling at 340-770-4940 or email kvahling@
friendsvinp. For more information on Friends visit:
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Estate Maho Bay House Renovations Continue
The former plantation
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SJCF’s 25th Anniversary Community
Impact Work Session and Dinner
Meeting Set for March 18
The St. John Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Community Impact Work Session and dinner meeting will be Tuesday,
March 18, at the Bethany Moravian Church from 6 to 8 p.m.
Collaborative engagement on the community’s new resource
fulfillment website (the result of last year’s Community Impact
Meeting) followed by vote on priority projects to be featured in an
aggressive multimedia campaign. If you have not registered your
agency in the community non-profit directory go to www.stjohncommunityfoundation.org and register now!
For details or more information, call 340-693-9410.
“Earth-centered Buddhist” Rev. Allen
Wells Is Next UUF Guest Speaker
Road Repairs Continue
St. John drivers have been
traversing through two stop lights on
Centerline Road as Island Roads
Corporation undertakes renovations
to the first two of five areas slated
for repairs. The estimated $1 million
government project is expected to take
about 10 months to compete as crews
rebuild retaining walls underneath the
deteriorating roadbed of Centerline
Road. Traffic has not been blocked
during renovations thanks to the solar
powered signal lights located on either
side of the two construction zones.
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Reverend Allen Wells will be the guest speaker at the next Universalist Fellowship of St. John service on Sunday, March 2, at 10
a.m., Gifft Hill School, Lower Campus Great Room. This week’s
topic is “Turning from Fear to Courage.”
Wells currently serves the Morristown Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship as affiliated community minister. He also maintains a
private, mindfulness based psychotherapy practice in Morristown.
The revered describes himself as an earth-centered Buddhist, UU,
or as he says: a “Gaia Bu U.”
Child care is provided during service.
UVI Scholarship Deadline Is March 1
March 1 is the deadline for both current and prospective UVI
students to submit applications for UVI Scholarships for the 20142015 academic year. Applications are available in person at the
UVI Financial Aid offices on the St. Thomas Campus and on the
Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Applications can also be
downloaded at www.uvi.edu. For more information call (340)
693-1090 on the St. Thomas Campus or at (340) 692-4193.
Trinidad Charlie Regales Visitors, Friends
with Tales of Childhood and Hot Sauces
St. John Tradewinds
The Traveling Trinidad Charlie Hot Sauce Show came to Cruz
Bay as part of the Friends of the
V.I. National Park annual seminar
series on Thursday, February 20 at
the St. John School of the Arts.
Renowned for tours of the lush
tropical grounds of his Guinea
Ghutt compound, Trinidad Charlie
didn’t have his usual plethora of
spices, pots and pans, peppers and
other produce in his simple home
kitchen to use as props, so he
brought a medley of his hot pepper
sauces and tales of his childhood
on Trinidad to regale the dozen
visitors and members of Friends.
“Maybe I’ll give them the
‘growing up in Trinidad’ story to
start,” the St. John hot sauce guru
Trinidad Charlie Deyalsingh said
to no on in particular as he set up
his table of ingredients and bottled
hot sauces for a presentation to an
avidly waiting group of tourists
and snowbirds.
But once Deyalsingh got going, the story of Trinidad Charlie
took the participants in the Friends
of the V.I. National Park’s seasonal
Trinidad Charlie Deyalsingh entertained visitors and
snow birds with his stories and the history of his renowned
hot sauce as part of the Friends of the V.I. National Park
seminar program.
program of hikes, walks and talks
on a magical tour at the St. John
School of the Arts on Thursday,
February 20.
Trinidad Charlie launched
into his tales of childhood on his
namesake island as he explained
the infusion of cultures which he
preserves and presents in his re-
nowned hot sauces – which have
even been the subject of an island
song by country and western music star and part-time St. John resident Kenny Chesney.
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when it comes to telling a tale and
entertaining a crowd.
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Congratulations to Sonijah Gris, above left, a fourth grader from Julius E. Sprauve
School. Gris is the first recipient of the Broadway Five Scholarship that was
conceived and given this year by the Broadway actors of Broadway Comes To St.
John: Laura Barnao, Donna Drake, Michael Shawn Lewis, Rhonda Miller and John
Tartaglia. The scholarship will cover one of St. John School of the Arts afterschool
programs for 2014-15 school year.
Congratulations to Lonnie Willis, above center, who won the St. John Goes to
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Screen “Las Carpetas” with Visiting Director and Producer Maite Rivera Carbonell
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Film director and producer
Maite Rivera Carbonell will
be on island March 4.
St. John Tradewinds
St John Film Society (SJFS)
announces the screening of “Las
Carpetas” (The Files) at 7:30 pm
at St John School of the Arts, Cruz
Bay. Maite Rivera Carbonell, director and producer, will be present to discuss the film.
“Las Carpetas,” a 2011 documentary, examines a painful
chapter in Puerto Rico’s history
in which secret police, supported
by the FBI, spied and persecuted
those who disagreed with the
government. For decades, the collected information was classified
in archives known as “the files”.
An entire network was set up so
“subversives”, were denied certain
jobs through which they could exert influence or authority (police,
university, journalism). Those who
already had jobs were hounded until they resigned and many citizens
were forced to emigrate since they
could not find jobs in Puerto Rico.
When the existence of the files became known in 1987, the practice
known as “the carpeteo” was declared unconstitutional. It wasn’t
until 1992 that 15,000 files were
officially returned to the persecuted citizens, opening a Pandora’s
Box of painful memories.
The film’s main characters,
Pupa, Miguel, Ismael and Norma,
are ordinary citizens, workers, and
heads of household that were persecuted for defending causes that
ran counter to the interests of the
government. Through their testimony, the documentary exposes
the humane side of a political story and the extent of persecution on
families, workers, professionals
and students.
Maite Rivera CarbonelI, the
film’s director explains, “Our four
characters talk about their experiences and what they went through,
as an example of how many Puerto Ricans endured this persecution and how the agents inquired
and even infiltrated in their lives.
This documentary not only looks
in depth a national situation, but
also the humane side, which is
universal. It brings forth our rights
as thinking persons, our individual
and collective rights as people and
nation. It’s an alert to all to never
allow their government to control
them.”
Maite Rivera Carbonell is a
renowned Puerto Rican sound editor. She is a two-time winner of the
Goya Award for Best Sound for
her work in the feature films, “The
Others” by Alejandro Amenábar
and “Tres Días” by Javier Gutiérrez. Carbonell is the writer and
director of the short film La Nota
Final, which has won international
awards. She graduated from the
International Film and Television
School (EICTV) in Cuba, where
she annually works as advisor.
SJFS thanks St John Inn for
their accommodations donation
and E&C Gas for their raffle prize
donation.
SJFS will screen the film on
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St John
School of the Arts, Cruz Bay at
7:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $5.
SJFS is supported in part by the
National Endowment for the Arts,
Virgin Island Council on the Arts
and St John Community Foundation. For more information contact
St. John Film Society at stjviff@
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Angela Coleman Among Community
Leaders Participating in CADCA’s
2014 National Leadership Forum
St. John Tradewinds
More than 2,500 substance
abuse prevention and treatment
specialists from throughout the
country convened in the Washington, D.C. area for Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s
(CADCA) 24th annual National
Leadership Forum held February
3-6, at the Gaylord National Hotel
and Convention Center.
CADCA’s National Leadership
Forum is the nation’s largest training for substance abuse prevention
and treatment professionals and
researchers, featuring more than
80 training courses to help participants learn effective strategies to
address drug-related problems in
Angela Coleman, above
left.
their communities.
St. John resident, Angela Coleman, represented Sisterhood Agenda and the St. John Youth Coalition
during the four-day event, along
with Sisterhood Agenda consultant, Shelley Williams.
St. John Tradewinds News Photos
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By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
Enjoy a truly luxurious tropical lifestyle as you
soak up the gorgeous water views and enjoy the cooling trade winds while lounging pool-side in Enighed
Breezes’ sophisticated outdoor living room.
Enighed Breezes, a four-bedroom, four-bath villa
in Estate Enighed, offers a flexible floor plan and refined designer interiors for $1.45 million, explained
Holiday Homes of St. John broker/owner Christie
O’Neil.
“The best feature of Enighed Breezes is the sophisticated decor and designer flair,” said O’Neil.
“This home will appeal to upscale younger buyers
who expect stateside amenities in a tropical setting.”
The home is nestled in a well-established neighborhood next to a newly completed construction only
a few minutes from the shopping and nightlife of Cruz
Bay, O’Neil explained.
“The home actually borders the upscale, brand
new Sirenusa Condominiums, which are very well
done,” she said. “And Enighed Breezes is only minutes to town, so it is in a very convenient location.”
The white sand beaches of the island’s north shore
are only a short drive away as well, O’Neil added.
Located on a lushly landscaped quarter of an acre
of property with views across Pillsbury Sound to St.
Thomas, Enighed Breezes features numerous luxury
details, a flexible floor plan and a stunning master
suite.
The home is currently arranged as a three-bedroom, two-bath main home with two studio apartments on the lower level which are rented to longterm tenants, explained O’Neil.
“Enighed Breezes would be the perfect place for
someone looking for a turn-key income producing
property,” said the Holiday Homes broker/owner.
“The upper level main home could be a primary family residence, or it would work well as a short-term
rental. Plus there are the two rental apartments on the
lower level that bring in over $2,300 a month with
annual leases.”
“Also, the flexible floor plan at Enighed Breezes
allows the owner the option to use the home as a larger residence with five bedrooms,” she said.
From the impressive kitchen boasting stainless
steel, professional grade appliances and a wine cooler to the recycled Murano glass tiled pool, Enighed
Breezes offers plenty of special features.
“A few highlights at Enighed Breezes are the
professionally equipped state-of-the-art kitchen, the
beautiful tiled pool and the elegant round rock bathtub in the master suite,” said O’Neil.
The open-plan layout leads from the kitchen right
into a spacious great room with a beautiful stone wall.
The home also boasts travertine tile floors, granite
slab counters, french doors, a solar water heater and
pool pump, native stone details and Energy Star appliances.
You will fall in love with the spacious master
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vanities, a rock soaking spa tub and an elegant stone
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And don’t forget about that comfortable and luxurious outdoor living room nestled next to the refreshing swimming pool, which even boasts a waterfall
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Ceramic Artist Catherine Perry Joins
Caribbanese 2 for Final Show of Season
A fish sconce by artist Catherine Perry.
St. John Tradewinds
An Evening With The Arts on
Friday, February 28, is the last
event for the season for the Kimberly Boulon Fine Art Gallery and
promises to be another night full
of wonderful art and moving performances by St. John School of
the Arts staff and students.
The Caribbanese 2 subtheme:
Exteriors – On The Edge of Perfection, again challenges the gallery of artists and SJSA performers to interpret this in their unique
ways in the realm of CaribbeanJapanese Fusion in art.
“By creating four successive
events with related themes, it encourages us as artists to delve
deeper and more intimately into
ourselves to find that which matters to us as individuals but then
creates a collective whole,” Boulon said.
In addition to all the previous artists this season — George
Hollander, Casey Giakas, Kaye
Thomas and Gail Van de Bogurt
— Catherine Perry, an additional
ceramic artist will join Caribbanese 2 for the final show.
Catherine creates beautiful
sconces that light up homes around
the island. This is the début showing of Perry’s work in Cruz Bay.
“I see as a testament to all that
we strive for yet is forever illusive,
as it should be,” Boulon said of
the event’s subtheme ‘Exteriors:
On The Edge of Perfection.’ “For
our efforts, one after the other, are
hopefully but embers to build our
next fires that keep our passions
burning.”
Boulon thanked “all the artists
and creators that have inspired me,
past and present.”
“To those that I am surrounded
by and have been for these Caribbanese Events, it’s a privilege to
be amidst your creativity,” Boulon
said. “You are fine individuals.”
Tiles 2 by Gail Van de Bogurt
Zodiac by George Hollander
by Mares Crane
March Holidays Focus on Leeks and Welsh Cakes
St. John Tradewinds
There are two holidays celebrated in the United
Kingdom at the beginning of March. March 1 is
St. David’s Day in Wales and Shrove Tuesday is
March 4. Let’s start with St. David’s Day, the day
of celebration of the Patron Saint David’s life and
remembrance of his death in 589. The Welsh have
parades and concerts and feast on their traditional
foods like Welsh lamb, leeks and the famous Welsh
cakes. People also pin daffodils or parts of leeks on
to their lapels for the holiday as well.
Here are a few recipes in honor of this festive
day.
Easy Roast Leg of Lamb
with Fresh Mint Sauce
Serves 8
1 bulb garlic - 3 cloves peeled and crushed,
others left whole
Zest of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 small bunch rosemary, half leaves removed
and coarsely chopped, other half in sprigs
4.5-pound leg of lamb
3 pounds of potatoes, peeled and halved
Salt and pepper
For mint sauce:
4 Tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tsp sugar
2 pinches salt
1 Tbsp hot water
3 Tbsp wine vinegar
Preheat oven to 400F and place a roasting dish
for the potatoes on the bottom. Mix the crushed
garlic, chopped rosemary, lemon zest and olive oil
together in a bowl and set aside. Season the lamb
with salt and pepper and rub the dry marinade all
over. Place the lamb on a rack that will fit over the
roasting potato dish.
Put potatoes in a pot of cold water and bring to
a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, drain and scuff the
edges. Add the rosemary sprigs and whole garlic,
season with salt and pepper and drizzle over some
olive oil. Put potatoes on the roasting dish and the
lamb on top so you get all the yummy juices.
For mint sauce, mix chopped mint, sugar, salt,
hot water and wine vinegar.
Cook the lamb for about 1 hour 15 minutes for
pink or 1 hour and a 30 minutes for more well done
meat. Take the lamb out of the oven, wrap in foil
and let sit for 15 minutes. Carve and serve with the
roasted potatoes and mint sauce, along with a vegetable of your choice.
Oven Baked Leek
and Bacon Risotto
Serves 4
This is a one pot risotto dish, which is lovely as a
simple supper dish with a garden salad.
1 Tbsp olive oil
6 rashers smoked bacon, roughly chopped
2 leeks, halved lengthwise, washed and finely
sliced
1 1/4 C arborio rice
3 C hot chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 C frozen peas
3 Tbsp soft cheese of choice
Zest of one lemon
Salt and pepper
Heat oven to 400F. Pour oil into an ovenproof
casserole dish. Add the bacon and fry for 2 minutes.
Add the leeks and cook until soft, but not browned,
about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook for 1
minute. Pour in the stock. Cover and place in the
oven for 20 - be sure to pull it out and stir half way
through cooking. When the rice is just tender and
all liquid is absorbed, remove from oven and stir in
peas. Return to oven for 2 more minutes. Remove
and stir in cheese. Add lemon zest, season with salt
and pepper and serve.
Welsh Cakes
These cakes are as old as the hills and sweet simplicity itself. You can rustle them up in minutes with
regular cupboard ingredients and enjoy warm with
butter, jam or even whipped cream. Children enjoy
making these too.
1 1/2 C flour
1 stick butter, diced.
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C currants or sultanas
1 egg beaten with a drop of milk
Sift flour into a bowl and add the butter. Mix with
fingers until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
Add sugar and currants and mix again. Add the egg
and make into a dough. Roll out on a floured board
to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a 3 or 4 inch round
cutter, cut the dough. Heat a griddle or frying pan
and melt a little butter. Wipe out excess butter and
cook the cakes in hot pan for two minutes on each
side until golden brown. Remove, dust with sugar
and serve warm.
Welsh Flag Cocktail
This is a little drink layered in a small shot glass.
1/3 grenadine, 1/2 creme de menthe, 1/3 Baily’s.
Slowly pour each liquor into the glass over the back
of a spoon.
Shrove Tuesday is the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. This is when people use
up the rich foods in their home before fasting for
the 40 days of Lent. Pancake races are held in villages and towns where you run down the street with
a frying pan, tossing the pancake as you go. A little
crazy! And the term Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
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Ask
the
Auto
Doctor
by Jack Brown
Check Engine Light
St. John Tradewinds
Q: I have a 2006 Jeep Liberty
and my check engine light came
on a few days ago and my friend
told me it’s probably something
minor and I should just ignore it.
What does that light mean and can
I really ignore it without doing any
damage to my Jeep?
A: OK, you’re driving along
and suddenly a yellow light illuminates on your dash telling you
to check or service your engine. If
you’re like most car owners, you
have little idea about what that
light is trying to tell you or exactly what you should do. Some
vehicles also have a Maintenance
Required light that will come on
periodically. This light is set to
go off at factory preset mileages
as a reminder to get your car serviced. It’s just a service reminder
and not to be confused with your
check engine light which is more
serious and needs your immediate
attention.
Call it the most misunderstood
and ignored indicator light on your
instrument panel. The “check en-
gine” light can mean many different things, from a loose gas cap to
a serious engine or transmission
problem.
If the “check engine” light illuminates, it will either blink or
remain constant, depending on the
severity of the problem.. A blinking light indicates a severe problem
and you should pull over and shut
the car off immediately before any
damage to the engine or transmission occures. If the light is steady,
the problem is most likely not an
emergency, but you should schedule an appointment as soon as possible with your mechanic to have it
checked out. Ignore the warning,
and you could end up damaging
expensive components and costing
you a lot of money that could have
been avoided.
The risk is that if you don’t get
the problem fixed that’s causing
the check engine light to come on
and ignore it then the light stays on
constantly. So a relatively minor
problem may be keeping the light
on so if, or when, a more serious
problem occurs you’ll never know
because the light, that you’ve been
ignoring, is already on.
If you want to try and diagnose
the malfunction yourself, you can
buy a scan tool at most auto parts
stores. Prices range from about
$60 to several hundred, depending on the model and the features.
The tools come with instructions
on how to hook them up and read
the codes. Unless you have a good
knowledge of automotive diagnostics, and how the actual codes
translate, you’re probably better
off taking the vehicle to a professional. It could save you hundreds
or thousands of dollars in the end.
I hope this helps and my advise is, always have whatever
problem(s) are causing the check
engine light to come on repaired
to get the light to go out so you’ll
know if and when a serious problem happens.
Marine Industry Businessmen See Threat of Lionfish to Ecology and Economy
Continued on Page 6
for the invader because you can’t “feed” fish
in federal park waters, Cummings told his
audience.
“We no longer feed the lionfish to other
fish,” Cummings asserted. “We leave them
for the reef to reabsorb.”
CORE Coordinates Response
While environmentalists and scientist
study the phenomenon which is threatening
the entire Caribbean, Cummings and others
in the USVI marine industry have joined
with CORE which is specifically addressing
a response to the local lionfish invasion –
and including marine industry members and
the public in efforts to control the proliferation of lionfish in local waters.
“Every day people see this as a threat to
the reef and they respond to it,” Cummings
said of the local program which distributes
“lionfish markers” and information cards to
divers and snorkelers to use to mark a sighting before they call or e-mail the sighing to
a hot line which coordinates a response by
divers.
“Try and triangulate the location,” he reminded his audience. “The better information you give us, the better chance we have
of finding it.”
“We share information,” Cummings said
of the Caribbean Lionfish Response Program and CORE.
“Someone spots a fish and we get a call
and someone gets that fish,” Cummings said
succinctly of the program which covers all
three U.S. Virgin Islands. “In the last year
and a half, I’ve killed 200 to 300 lion fish
myself.”
Local waters are “going through a wave
right now of 2-to-4 inch-long” lionfish, he
added.
Although Cummings said the group
is “getting a lot of calls from Maho in the
shallows,” the invasion is more noticeable
on reefs at greater depths can be found at
depths as great as 105 feet.
“We know what habitat they like – they
like ledges, just like lobsters,” Cummings
told the Audubon Society meeting. “You’re
not going to see them in the shallows, not
until you get down to 40 or 50 feet,”
“Then you’ll see lionfish, lionfish, lionfish,” he added.
“The lion fish find areas they like and
they congregate there,” said Cummings displaying a map of the waters around St. John
showing “hot spots” and ticking off including:
• “20 fish taken out off Tektite”
• “100 fish off Reef Bay”
• “60 feet deep off Caneel we’ve taken
out 100s”
• “lots of baby (lion)fish in Leinster”
• “about 75 in Hurricane Hole” hiding
in the mangrove roots “you can’t get at
Photo Courtesy of Frank Tulloch
Frank Cummings
them, that’s where they go.”
“I think they move if they are threatened,” Cummings said. “The fish are not
stupid; they move out into deeper water to
avoid being harassed.”
“Once you scare them they are 10 times
harder to catch,” Cummings added.
Science Supports Culling
“Scientific reports support culling (the
lion fish population),” Cummings told his
Audubon audience. “We’ve singled out areas with heavy populations of lion fish. We
know where the fish are. Now it’s just a matter of go get ‘em.”
“If you have a well-organized response,
you can mitigate the damage,” Cummings
added.
“We’ve systematically repeated dives
in these areas to keep the populations low,”
Cummings explained. “Lionfish populations
have decreased or been kept at bay significantly in areas of attention.”
“We’re not paying a bounty,” Cummings
added. “Although I would like to see that.”
Lionfish hunters don’t use spear guns,
relying instead on special points on “Hawaiian slings,” hand-held spears propelled by a
heavy rubber band.
“This is really only good for lionfish,”
Cummings said as he demonstrated the use
of a sling.
The Caribbean Lionfish Response Program, a 501-3(c) organization, is supported
by the Friends of the V.I. National Park and
cooperates with the National Park Service.
The organization offers a seven-step
diver training program for participants in the
lionfish program which includes: search and
removal dives, response dives, educational
information, visitor lionfish identification,
charter boat program and the distribution of
lionfish display cards to all snorkel companies.
Cummings can be reached at Snuba of
St. John at 693-8063 and the Caribbean Lionfish Response Program and CORE can be
contacted through stjohnoutreach@corevi.
org.
Olympics Were Most Amazing Experience
for U.S.V.I. Athlete Jasmine Campbell
The live music scene on St. John is bigger and
better than ever!
Quantity—with over 25 local businesses
supporting weekly live music for the season, there
are days of the week with over 10 gigs.
Quality—Many guests say that they don’t hear
music this good in their stateside cities.
All postings are regular weekly events booked
for season. Please excuse any omissions. Keep
eyes and ears open for annoucements of other
gigs featuring a variety of visiting bands.
Cut out, save, laminate and post in your
homes, cars and rentals.
Original Listing courtesy
of Rich Greengold
Live Music schedule
Photo Courtesy of VI Now
Campbell after completing her
race in the Giant Slalom at the 2014
Winter Olymipics in Sochi, Russia.
performance since I was able to ski the hill
with aggression and not fear. I put my best
ski boot forward and was able to make the
top 50 like I wanted.
Q: How do you feel about your Olympic
experience overall?
A: I feel like this has been arguably the
most amazing experience of my life. I came
here in pursuit of one of my passions, and
I believe that following where your passions lead is the richest and most fulfilling
way to live. It didn’t really matter to me
that I wasn’t a medal contender because
that is not the only thing the Olympics is
about. It’s about generating international
camaraderie, awareness, and understanding of cultural difference. I’ve learned a lot
from my time here and the journey that led
to this moment. I’m a better, stronger, more
capable person because of it. I’m so blessed
to be here and so grateful for those who’ve
supported me throughout this process, I’m
positively overcome with gratitude for this
amazing opportunity I’ve been given. It
truly is the highest honor that has ever been
bestowed upon me. For updates on Team ISV at the 22nd
Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia follow
the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/
VirginIslandsOlympics
SUNDAYS
10a-2p
Miss Lucy’s Brunch
10a-1p
Concordia
3:30-6:30 Aqua Bistro
4-7
High Tide
5:30-9:30 Asolare
5:30 8:30 Sun Dog Cafe
7-10
Shipwreck Landing
Sambacombo
Bo
Lauren
Lemuel Callwood
Dave Laabs
Various
Hot Club Coral Bay Latin Jazz
Guitar
Guitar Vocal
Steel Pan
Guitar
Open Mike
String Swing Vocals
MONDAYS
4:30-7
Concordia
5-8
Cruz Bay Landing
5:30-8:30 Virgin Fire
6:30-9:30 Ocean Grill
Lauren Johnny B
Chris Carsel
Rich & Gregg
Matt
Rascio
Open Mike
Guitar Vocal
Sax Guitar
Guitar Vocal
Steel Pan
TUESDAYS
6-9
Ocean Grill
6-9
High Tide
6:30-9:30 La Tapa
6:30-9:30 Barefoot Cowboy
6:30-9:30 Morgan’s Mango
6:30-9
Tamarind Inn
Lauren
Chris Carsel
Sambacombo
Erin Hart
Greg Kinslow
Steel Pan
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Latin Jazz
Guitar Vocal
Guitar
Tropical
WEDNESDAYS
4-6
High Tide
Lemuel Callwood
5-8
Cruz Bay Landing
T Bird
5:30-7
Coconut Coast Studio St John Flutes
5:30-8:30 Virgin Fire
Hot Club Coral Bay 6-9
Pickles
Micheal Beason
Ike
Dave Laabs
7-10
Shipwreck Landing
Chris Carsel
THURSDAYS
4:30-6:30 Concordia
5-8
High Tide
6-9
Miss Lucy’s
6-9
Skinny Legs
6-8
Pickles
6-9
Ocean Grill
6:30-9:30 Tamarind Inn
7-9
Banana Deck
8-11
Beach Bar
Wayne & Pam
Erin Hart
Rich & Gregg
Lauren & Bo
T Bird
Chris Carsel
Ike
Brothers Nature
James Anderson
Lemuel Callwood
3rd String Allstars
FRIDAYS
5-8
High Tide
6-9
Balcony
6-9
Skinny Legs
6:30-8:30 Cinnamon Bay
6:30-9:30 Shipwreck Landing
7-9
Barefoot Cowboy
7-10
Rhumb Lines
8-11
Beach Bar
Mikey P
Steven Sloan
James
Chris Carsel
Rascio
Lauren
Eddie Bruce
Tropical Sounds
T Bird
Erin Hart
Flipswitch
SATURDAYS
5-8
High Tide
6-9
Ocean Grill
6:30-9:30 Skinny Legs
7-10
Rhumb Lines
Jason Jones
T Bird
Hot Club Coral Bay Lauren
Steel Pan
Guitar Vocal
Classical Duets
String Swing Vocals
Open Mike
Guitar Vocal
Guitar
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocals
Guitar Vocal
Sax Guitar
Guitars Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Rock
Guitar
Steel Pan
Rock
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Steel Pan
Guitar Vocal
Drumming
Guitar Keyboard Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
Rock
Guitar Vocal
Guitar Vocal
String Swing Vocals
Guitar Vocal
To be added to this live music schedule, the event must be a regularly scheduled event (sorry, no one-night
performances), email [email protected] with: date, time, location, performer and style. No phone calls.
St. John Tradewinds
Jasmine Campbell, the U.S. Virgin Islands sole athlete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia described attending
the Olympics as the most amazing experience of her young life. The 22-year-old skier
was born on St. John and moved to Idaho
when she was 9 years old. She learned to ski
under the encouragement and coaching or
her father John Campbell, who represented
the U.S. Virgin Islands in skiing at the 1992
Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Jasmine has been in Russia for two weeks
preparing for her races in Giant Slalom and
Slalom. She shared her feelings about the
Slalom race and about her Olympic experience in this interview.
Q: What was the racing like today?
A: The racing was just as intense as it was
in the GS, but I felt more collected, focused,
and excited than I did in the GS. I’ve never
raced at night and was surprised to find that I
really enjoyed it. I thought I would be tired,
but it was nothing a strong cup of nighttime
coffee couldn’t cure. Q: Were conditions better than at the Giant Slalom event?
A: The conditions were incomparable. In the GS I was wishing for windshield
wiper blades attached to my goggles, but today the rain had ceased by the time the race
began. Really it was lucky it was scheduled
so late in the day. Q: What was the feeling like at this second event?
A: I was positively stoked for the slalom. This was my last race in Sochi and I
just wanted to make the best of it, try my
hardest, and try to make those supporting me
proud. I loved that the hill was so steep and
challenging - I’ve never skied anything so
steep and icy in my life. I had a great time
gritting my teeth and fighting the good fight
though. I was fired up and really wanted to
finish and be in the top 50.
Q: How would you compare your experience and performance at the two events?
A: I would say that I felt much more at
ease going into the slalom since I already
knew how to handle the pressure after completing the GS. During the GS I was just
trying to acclimate myself to my surroundings and get a feel for the difficulty of the
course and hill. For the slalom I had more
of a nothing to lose attitude. I just wanted to
go for it, finish, and hope for the best. Unfortunately I’ve skied much better GS that
what I was able to demonstrate in the race,
but under the circumstances I’m proud of
how I held it together and was able to finish
both runs. I’m also pleased with my slalom
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Cricket Anyone?
Next Deadline:
Thursday, Feb. 27th
2013-To-Date
2014-To-Date
Homicides: 0
Homicides: 1
Shootings: 0
Shootings: 0
Stabbings: 0
Stabbings: 0
Armed Robberies: 0
Armed Robberies: 0
Arsons: 0
Arsons: 0
1st Degree Burglaries: 1
1st Degree Burglaries: 0
2nd Degree Burglaries: 2
2nd Degree Burglaries: 0
3rd Degree Burglaries: 23
3rd Degree Burglaries: 3
Grand Larcenies: 68
Grand Larcenies: 10
Rapes: 1
Rapes: 2
Crossword Answers — Puzzle on Page 22
St. John is an island in the Caribbean, the same as St. Thomas
and St. Croix and all the “Down Islands.” St. Thomas has a
cricket team coached by the St. Thomas Cricket Association.
St. Croix has a team as well, coached by a similar organization
on that island.
Why not a St. John Cricket Association? Two young men,
20-year-olds, from Jamaica and Trinidad, became good enough
to be picked by the West Indies Cricket Team to play against
England, and, because of their fast spin-bowling, the West Indies won!
To celebrate their victory, a special Calypso was composed
and sang entitled “Cricket Lovely Cricket.”
The West Indian Cricket team travels the world to play
against other countries like India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, England, etc., but a St. John team could start with playing
St. Thomas and Tortola and then the Down Islands.
There most likely are at least two lads in St. John schools
who, with coaching and enthusiasm, could well become West
Indies team players, or at least tops for inter-island matches.
St. John has many older cricketers who could coach the youth
of St. John if they would like to play the game and excel at it.
Cricket, anyone?
Frank Langely, 776-1713
Frank Langley, in his cricket
pads, wants to see a St. John
member on the West Indies Cricket
Team.
To Change the World
Well, to change our little world we must vote in a
woman at the next election. We have more women
voters in the Virgin Islands than men. So women, lets
get off the “pot” and make a move.
The men can help too. The men have been in power for many years and we all can see the results that’s
gotten us. There are many leaders around the world
today who are women; so let’s change the good is-
lands.
Also, there is a group in the islands that are looking
for funding to improve the slowness in Washington.
As we are all aware, the donkeys on St. John are all
Democrats. If we can just get them to Washington,
this could be a great help to the country.
Have a good day,
Norm Gledhill
“Protectors of the Reefs” Remove Sunken Vessel
Coral Bay and our own Coral Bay protectors of the
reefs recently removed a boat preventing any damage
to nearby corals!
A small group of local business owners have removed the recently grounded boat from Johnson’s
Bay. The boat broke anchor, sank and was resting near
coral. The group moved and secured the vessel until
they could raise the funds to remove it completely.
Correction:
They checked it regularly to ensure it did not move
while it waited for a more permanent solution.
There were several large corals and a wonderful
seagrass bed in the area.
These people took it upon themselves to ensure the
boat did not damage the resources.
Thank you to our Protectors of the Reefs,
Name withheld upon request
R&I Patton donated a stunning platinum and emerald necklace
valued at $7,500 with a total diamond weight of 1.30 carats to the
Gifft Hill School’s 28th Annual Auction on Saturday, March 8, at
Caneel Bay Resort. The necklace will be raffled off during the live
auction portion of the event and one must be present to win.
The article “Gifft Hill School’s 20th Annual Auction Set for March
8 at Caneel Bay Resort” in the February 10-16 issue of St. John
Tradewinds wrongly stated the gemstones in the necklace.
Villa Owner Questions Fee for Picking Up Guests at Dock
The most recent slap in the face to the tourism
industry in the US Virgin Islands is the inane edict
that villa owners are to pay $10 for the privilege of
picking up villa guests at the dock in Cruz Bay. However, villa owners will not be allowed to stand on or
near the dock and will not be allowed to park their
vehicles anywhere near the dock. So it seems that another government job will be created for a relative of
a government official who will be sitting in a booth
paid for by the taxpayer and collecting cash from villa
greeters. Hopefully, I have misunderstood this proclamation because it sounds a bit illegal to me. Some
villa owners are being charged per pick up, some are
being charged once, and some are not being charged.
Does this sound a little chaotic? There is no charge
for picking up visitors from the BVI at the customs
dock, there is no charge at the airport, at Red Hook,
or at the downtown ferry.
Once again St John is being treated like the “red
headed step child” of the Virgin Islands.
Do the people at the Port Authority realize how
important tourism is to the financial wellbeing of the
Virgin Islands? As the old song goes: “You don’t
miss the water till the well run dry”.
We, on St John, realize that although St. Johnians
provide a substantial amount of revenue to the Territory, we receive the dregs from our government
officials.
In the past the dock area has been overrun by taxicabs, the police have been less than courteous to our
visitors, and now the rate of $4 per bag on the ferry.
What more can be done to discourage people from
visiting St John? Should our tourism commissioner place an ad in stateside newspaper telling people
who wish to visit St John to just send money and stay
home? We don’t want you. Maybe Mr.Dowe should
form a committee to devise more ways of making it
even more difficult and expensive to visit St John.
The Port Authority has, obviously, not put much
thought or research into this ridiculous plan. We, at
Star Villas, have advised all our guests to rent a vehicle on St Thomas and bring it over on the barge.
Of course this hurts the St Thomas taxi drivers,
the ferry companies, the St John Car Rental companies, and the St John Taxi drivers.
In addition, if villa companies are not allowed to
pick up their guests at the dock, how do we accommodate handicapped guests? Does the rule apply
to dropping off guests, picking up our high school
students from ST Thomas, or to picking up friends
or family members who are returning from a day of
shopping at K Mart?
The Governor is an intelligent man. I can’t believe
that he would endorse such a destructive idea.
Bob Malacarne
St. John
We Can Have Functioning Government
My business, has been doing surveying and engineering work in the Virgin Islands since 1995, working for Federal and local Governments, Agencies and
other Professionals and the Private Sector.
The major difficulty that we have experienced in
providing services to our clients is the dysfunction
with in the various Government Agencies that we
have had to work with.
In the past we have had to needlessly spend days
trying to get P&P to approve an invoice for our fee or
for the work done by a contractor who is doing work
on a project that we are managing. This delay in payment greatly increased the cost to the VI Government
because we all have to charge extra in our billing to
be able to stay in business while we are waiting for
payment. This problem has been almost eliminated
by the current staff at P&P who have been much improved under the current Commissioner, but there are
still many very qualified firms that will not provide
services to various Departments because of the difficulty in getting paid.
We have also spent countless hours trying to get
permits secured from DPNR because of lack of knowledge and lack of interest of the employees in that department. The permitting and inspection process at it
is now is doing serious damage to our environment.
It is well known that if you want quick approval on a
permit the solution is to hire an employee of DPNR
to do your design. Many of the employees of DPNR
have active engineering and design practices that they
are spending most of their day doing rather than their
job at the Government, and their plans get approved
immediately.
I am sure that you are very familiar with the process of getting a vehicle registration quickly without
having to get an inspection and it really does not cost
that much more and it can save you a day of standing
in line at MV registration office.
This problem is endemic in the government work
force. Departments are totally dependent on the skills
of the appointed Commissioner because of the lack
of training, motivation, and clear concise job descriptions for government employees.
Many of the jobs that are being done by Public
Employees are done by individuals with no training
and no clear description of what they are supposed to
be doing and their supervisors do not have the knowledge, ability or desire to correct the problem. If a
Department is lucky enough to have a Commissioner
appointed that has the desire to help fix the problem
it is still a very difficult process because many of the
functions that are being done today are processes
that were developed in the 1940’s and have not been
adapted to the current age.
I have been working with the Lt. Governor’s office
Continued on Next Page
Island Green Building Association
St. John Tradewinds welcomes notices of community-oriented, not-for-profit events for inclusion in this weekly listing. Call
776-6496, e-mail [email protected] or fax 693-8885.
Wednesday, February 26
—There will be a general
meeting for all veterans of the
armed forces living on the island of St. John on Wednesday,
February 26, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the office of the St. John
Administrator located at the
Battery in Cruz Bay. Veterans
should bring documents.
— The The National Honor
Society will sponsor a Fight for
Civil Rights Night on Wednesday, February 26, from 5:30 to
6 p.m. at Gifft Hill School’s
Upper Campus atrium.
Thursday, February 27
— The Coral Bay Cleanup
is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, at 8:30 a.m. Meet at
Skinny Legs at 7:30 a.m. for a
pancake breakfast provided by
CBCC to the volunteers — and
then it’s off to pick up all the
trash along the shoreline, mangroves and roads.
— Join Island Green Living Association for its monthly
Green Thursdays seminar on
Thursday, February 27, at 5:30
p.m. at Gifft Hill School’s Upper Campus atrium.
February 27-28
— The 23rd Annual Folklife Festival will be February 27 and February 28, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Annaberg
Sugar Plantation ruins.
Saturday, March 1
— The VI Audubon Society will offer a wide variety of
plants and trees for the groups
annual fundraiser from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1,
at The Marketplace, 2nd level.
Sunday, March 2
— Reverend Allen Wells
will be the guest speaker at the
Universalist Fellowship of St.
John service on Sunday, March
2, at 10 a.m., Gifft Hill School,
Lower Campus Great Room.
Saturday, March 8
— The 28th Annual Gifft
Hill School Auction will be on
Saturday, March 8, at Caneel
Bay Resort. Call 776-1735 for
more details.
Saturday, March 15
— The American Cancer
Society will be hosting its first
“Bark for Life” event in the
territory at The Emmaus Moravian Church ballfield in Coral
Bay, St. John. This event is a
fundraiser, and proceeds will be
used for cancer advocacy, prevention and education throughout the district. For more information, call 775-5737.
Tuesday, March 18
— The St. John Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Community Impact Work
Session and dinner meeting
will be Tuesday, March 18, at
the Bethany Moravian Church
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Alcholics Anonymous Meetings
All meetings are now open. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday 6 p.m. Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cruz Bay;
Thursday 7 a.m. Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cruz Bay;
Sunday 9:45 a.m., Hawksnest Bay Beach; Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday 6 p.m. at Moravian Church, Coral Bay
Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
Narcotics Anonymous has open meetings from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. every Saturday at St. Ursula’s Church.
Al-Anon Meetings
For Al-Anon meeting location and times, please call (340)
642-3263
We Can Have Functioning Government
Continued from Previous Page
for almost twenty years and it has gone from a place
where you could get anything processed if you paid a
little extra fee, and could not get anything processed
if you didn’t, to one that is beginning to function a
lot better. There is still a huge problem in spite of the
efforts of the current supervision and that is the lack
of training of employees and the lack of understanding by most employees of what their job is. Various
regulations that may have been appropriate when they
were first developed are now totally inappropriate but
the system has not changed because of the lack of
training and leadership given the employees.
Individuals transfer into or are given jobs because
of friendships that they cannot possibly perform because they do not have the skills to preform them and
there is not any way in the Virgin Islands that they can
learn them.
Mr. Mills recently had a meeting with all the interested Surveyors in the Territory to discuss improvements that might be made in the registration of survey
plans. It is the territory surveyors responsibility to
approve all survey plans for recording. This is the
only place that I have ever heard of that the government provides this service, and even here the Public
Surveyor has no responsibility for the Recorded Survey it is still the legal responsibility of the Professional Surveyor that stamped the plan. Because of lax
Professional Registration practices this was probably
a good idea in the past. Even today a parcel can be
subdivided into three parcels without any planning
agency approval, which makes the Public Surveyor
the review process to verify that the created lots comply with VI Codes.
The problem is systemic and the only way that
this can be corrected is that if we are lucky enough
to get Commissioners and Supervisors that have diverse knowledge and management skills not generally found in the system today.
It is up to this body to help solve this problem
by beginning to require that government employees
do their job. They have to be trained to do their job
and they have to be continually trained. There has to
be a complete job description developed for each position in Government Service and there has to be a
very serious review of the actual work that is being
performed.
I many cases we have political appointees that are
placed in positions that they cannot or do not have the
desire to perform, but they remain there until they either retire or find another position somewhere within
the system.
Hearing like this can be very productive but if you
are interested in correcting the problems, costs, and
effects of Public Service in the Government you will
have to make some difficult choices. You will have to
stop being sugar daddies to government employees,
you will have to set up systems with in the government that begin to solve this problem. Most effective
organizations that I have encountered have Monday
Morning, training sessions for the whole staff. Discussions of difficulties and solutions can go a long way
towards becoming an service provider as opposed to
a government that is a detriment to the well-being of
the community.
In the past the Senate itself as enacted laws that
are a problem to the well being of the community.
Granting the Taxi Association exclusive rights to the
Airport encourages the gouging and rudeness to the
people that come here to provide our income. Granting approval of illegal apartments encourages everyone to ignore the permitting process, zoning laws and
Life Safety Codes. Not to mention the lack of concern it shows for the function of the regulatory departments involved.
We can have a functioning Government but it will
take more from you than just having Public Hearings.
Thank you very much and as the Political Campaigns
start to intensify I hope to hear answers to some of
these problems from you. I know things are are getting a lot better and I thank all of you for helping.
Schools are better, police is better, many departments
are doing a lot better. It is time for the leaders in the
community to really start to help. You have a wonderful community to work with and all of us would
like your help in making it better. A kid at the Winter
Olympics, many kids at the summer Olympics, some
go to International Chest Tournaments, National
Spelling Bee’s, quite a few go into Pro Sports. Our
kids are doing pretty well, lets take care of the rest of
them by starting to function as a great community.
Greg Miller
BGM Engineers & Surveyors, LLC
Chef’s Corner:
March Holidays Focus on Leeks and Welsh Cakes
Continued from Page 15
Here is a mix of recipes using a
basic pancake batter.
Pancake Batter
Makes 8 pancakes
Growing up, my mother
would make pancakes and we
would simply eat them rolled up
with a squeeze of fresh lemon
juice and a sprinkle of sugar; absolutely delicious.
4 heaped tsp all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
7 oz milk
3 oz water
2 Tbsp butter
Sift flour and salt into a bowl.
Make a well in the center and
break in the eggs. Whisk. Add
the milk and water gradually.
Continue whisking until batter
is smooth. Melt butter in an 8
inch frying pan. Spoon a Tbsp or
two into the batter and pour the
rest into a bowl to use for frying,
using a paper towel to smear it
around the pan before cooking
the pancakes.
Allow the batter to chill for
about 20 minutes. Heat frying
pan over medium heat and add
about 2 Tbsp of batter. Ladle it in,
then swirl around immediately
so base is evenly coated. When
lightly browned on bottom, flip
the pancake over and allow to
cook on other side for a few
seconds. Slide onto a plate and
stack between sheets of wax
paper. Can be cooked, stored in
a freezer bag between sheets of
waxed paper and frozen.
Pancakes with
Proscuitto,
Asparagus and
Hollandaise Sauce
Serves 4
Basic pancake batter
8 slices proscuitto
16 asparagus spears, trimmed
3 egg yolks
2 sticks butter
1/2 lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Make the pancakes from previous recipe. For hollandaise
sauce, whisk together the egg
yolks with 1 Tbsp water in a
double broiler with simmering
water underneath, but not touching, the top of the pan. Melt the
butter separately and add in a
steady stream, whisking continuously. Be sure not to overheat and break the sauce. Take
off heat and season with lemon
juice and salt and pepper. Keep
warm.
Boil the asparagus until tender
in salted water. Drain, refresh in
ice water and pat dry. Assemble
by placing a slice of proscuitto
on top of a pancake, then arrange
three asparagus spears on top.
Roll up and place into a lightly
buttered baking dish. Repeat
with remaining pancakes, proscuitto and asparagus.
Heat oven to 350F and bake
for about 20 minutes, until just
beginning to crisp at the edges.
Top with hollandaise sauce
along the length of each pancake
and serve. Makes a great supper
dish.
Spinach and
Mushroom Crepes
Serves 2
Basic pancake batter
1 Tbsp olive oil
Pat of butter
1 small onion, peeled and
chopped
Handful of mushrooms,
sliced
Salt and pepper
1 bag of baby spinach
Freshly grated parmesan
cheese
1 Tbsp creme fraiche
Chopped parsley and chives
Make batter for pancakes
and set aside. Heat oil in frying
pan with butter and saute onion
and mushrooms until softened.
Season well and add baby spinach. Cook for another 3 to 4
minutes, stirring frequently. In
another pan, heat a little oil and
pour over a ladle of batter. Swirl
around the base and flip when
lightly browned.
While crepe is still in the
pan, spread half of the creme
fraiche over, scatter half of the
mushroom and spinach mixture
and sprinkle with herbs, leaving space for folding. Fold the
sides of the crepe over the filling
and transfer to a serving plate.
Repeat process with a second
pancake. Serve with a few salad
leaves and a sprinkle of freshly
grated parmesan cheese.
Self Government, Environment Top Concerns at CBCC Meeting
that again. Until we can get our own district I don’t
think we can move very far or very fast.”
The very real risk of destroying what brings people to the island — the natural environment — was
the most important part of the SDAT report, according to Dr. Iris Kern.
“The most important part of the report for me
was the emphasis on the fragility of the ecosystem
and the need to be sensitive to the environment,”
said Kern. “There is a very real danger of destroying the thing that brought us all here.”
Rick Barksdale and Chaliese Summers, the principles behind a construction company exploring the
development of a marina in Coral Bay, attended
last week’s CBCC meeting as well. Barksdale also
worked along with the SDAT members throughout
their workshop last May, he explained.
“I appreciate their effort and they offered some
valuable ideas,” said Barksdale. “Some tremendous
and extremely valuable work has been done.”
Several residents at the meeting pressed Barksdale for details of his marina planned for the Island
Blues shoreline area of Coral Bay, which has already received $1 million in federal funding.
Barksdale, however, declined to share any information with interested Coral Bay residents.
“We are exploring the process of bringing a marina to St. John and we are working with the permitting authorities,” said Barksdale. “At the appropri-
ate time, at their protocol, there will be ample time
for public meetings and public comment.”
The developer — who has been photographed
with high-ranking Virgin Islands officials including Governor John deJongh, who even mentioned
a Coral Bay marina in his January 2014 State of the
Territory Address — declined to comment on a potential start date for his planned marina.
“That is a great question,” Barksdale replied
when asked the earliest date construction would begin on his planned marina. “I would like to know.
It’s hard to say.”
While it remains unclear what the future of Coral
Bay will bring, it will not remain the same, explained former Senator Almando “Rocky” Liburd.
“Coral Bay is not going to remain the same,” he
said. “There are lots of young kids growing up here
and they want opportunities. That’s society, people
come in and people grow up and places change;
that’s how it works.”
Many Coral Bay residents, however, would like
to have a say in what that future looks like, according to several attendees at last week’s meeting.
The group agreed to convene again next month, on
Wednesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Guy Benjamin School, to work on writing a brief, one page
Community Vision.
For more information about the SDAT report
check out CBCC’s website at www.coralbaycommunitycouncil.org. or call (340) 776-2099.
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Business Directory
Accommodations
Caribbean Villas & Resorts
tel. 1-800-338-0987
or locally 340-776-6152
Island Getaways
888-693-7676,
islandgetawaysinc.com
[email protected]
Suite St. John Villas/Condos
tel. 1-800-348-8444
or locally at 340-779-4486
Architecture
Crane, Robert - Architect, AIA
tel. 776-6356
P.O. Box 370, STJ, VI 00831
Banking
Firstbank
Located in downtown Cruz Bay
340-776-6881
Furniture
Carlos Furniture - 340-693-0016
Located at Tutu Park Mall on STT
Free delivery and setup to St. John
Green Building
Island Green Building Association
check www.igbavi.org for Seminar
Series info and ReSource Depot
inventory
Insurance
PGU Insuracne
Located at The Marketplace
776-6403; [email protected]
Theodore Tunick & Company
Phone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002
www.theodoretunick.com
Jewelry
R&I Patton goldsmithing
Located in Mongoose Junction
776-6548 or (800) 626-3445
[email protected]
Landscaping
Alfredo’s Landscaping
tel. 774-1655 cell 513-2971
P.O. Box 91, St. John, VI 00831
Coral Bay Garden Center
tel. 693-5579 fax 714-5628
P.O. Box 1228, STJ, VI 00831
Real Estate
340 Real Estate Company, LLC
340-643-6068 or 340-779-4478
[email protected]
www.340realestateco.com
Debbie Hayes, GRI
tel. 714-5808 or 340-642-5995
[email protected]
www.stjohnvirealestate.com
Holiday Homes of St. John
tel. 776-6776 fax 693-8665
P.O. Box 40, STJ, VI 00831
[email protected]
Islandia Real Estate
tel. 776-6666 fax 693-8499
P.O. Box 56, STJ, VI 00831
[email protected]
Restaurants
Fish Trap Restaurant
and Seafood Market
tel. 693-9994, Closed Mondays
La Tapa Restaurant
tel. 693-7755
Open 7 Days a Week
Ocean 362
American Contemporary Cuisine
Sunset dining at Gallows Point
For reservations, call 340-776-0001
Skinny Legs
“A Pretty OK Place”
tel. 340-779-4982
www.skinnylegs.com
Services
C4th Custom Embroidery
tel. 779-4047
Located in Coral Bay
Island Solar
"Off the Grid Living for 10 Years"
tel. 340-642-0531
Wedding Services
Weddings by Katilday
www.stjohnweddingplanner.com
www.katilady.com
340-693-8500 - Consulting, Travel
Coordination, Accommodations
TITLE
STARTERS
ACROSS
1 Tums target
5 Accumulates
12 Present, as a plan
20 Isolated
21 Pin-on in a welcome kit
22 Burn soother
23 Vegetation-destroying
weather event
25 It bodes well
26 Author Nin
27 Shopping site
28 Back-to-sch. month
29 “I’ll take that as —”
30 Catholic service with
minimal ceremony
33 Number one, redundantly
37 — dixit (assertion lacking
proof)
38 Hawaiian tree
41 Actor Perlman
42 Deal in
43 Slow musical movements
46 Move with oars
48 Actors Guinness and
Baldwin
52 Hymn that repeatedly
urges “come home”
58 Prefix with practice
59 Exhibit fallibility
60 Magazine edition: Abbr.
61 Hosp. zones
62 Plum relative
63 Uttered, as a farewell
64 False identity
66 Spills liquid
68 Dove sound
9 Nailed, as a test
6
70 “Having planted the idea
...”
75 Spanish for “this”
76 Bobby on ice skates
77 Apartment managers,
for short
78 Dumbfound
79 “L’— c’est moi”
80 Chick’s chirp
82 Biblical no-no
83 French body of water
85 Roadwork gunk
86 “Can’t Help Lovin’ —
Man”
87 Title for Monaco’s Prince
Albert II
91 Flat, as soda
93 Haloed woman: Abbr.
94 Solitary monk, maybe
95 Kuwaiti ruler
98 Sullivan and Harris
100 Leaf-to-branch angle
101 Racing pace
105 Sweetly melodious
birds of North America
110 Tile in a mosaic
112 Roman 111
113 Goes fast
114 Aloha Tower locale
117 Polytheist, to a
monotheist
118 Alert for a 96-Down,
say
121 She scored a #1 with
the hit found at the
starts of this puzzle’s
longest answers
124 Was next to
125 Carrying no burdens
126 Macpherson or Fanning
127 Grinch’s trait
28 China’s Mao
1
129 Bit of a core
DOWN
1 Strong base
2 Requiring change to be
inserted, briefly
3 Wives’ mothers, e.g.
4 Salami, say
5 Blyth of film
6 Us, for one
7 Boom box bands
8 Toxin fighters
9 Typhoon, e.g.
10 Egg-hiding occasion
11 SFPD title
12 Wise gurus
13 Flees to wed
14 Fife sound
15 Nurtured
16 — -lacto diet
17 Supply with a new staff
18 Fashion
19 Southeast Asian capital
24 “Patience — virtue”
28 Clerical councils
31 Fixes, as a dog or cat
32 Heroic tales
34 Poets’ A.M.
35 Criticize brutally
36 Every one
39 Jeremy of the NBA
40 Antique car
44 “Kathy Griffin: My Life on
the —”
45 Pabst brand
47 Brand of grape juice
49 Make unhealthily thin
50 Virtuoso solo passages
51 Lugers, e.g.
52 Kelp and Irish moss
53 Weight-loss drug
4 Italian omelet
5
55 Support, as a belief
56 Tree anchor
57 Pope from 440 to 461
63 When doubled, baby boy
on “The Flintstones”
65 At the drop of —
66 Emphasis
67 Lying on one’s back
71 Pueblo people
72 Greek Mars
73 Taxonomic subdivisions
74 Opposite of day, in Berlin
81 Fizzles (out)
83 Put a lid on
84 Spry
87 Pants parts
88 Make anew
89 Put a jinx on
90 Company’s bottom line
92 Pants part
96 Device that features Siri
97 “Impact” co-star Ella
99 Becomes ecstatic
102 Provide a feast for
103 Delphi shrine
104 Utterly failed
105 “Get out!”
106 Rust or lime
107 Martial arts mercenary
108 Tall grasses
109 Jet-black
111 Abbr. on a beach bottle
115 Sun output
116 Language of Pakistan
119 Weed B —
120 It’s in bronze
121 Daily grind
122 A half-score
123 “Life of Pi”
director Lee
Dr. Boyd Richards Land Dispute
worth of construction from the same property,” Dr. Richards said. “It
cost over $225,000 when they removed the waste management pump
station.”
Judge Identifies Property as Probated
St. John Tradewinds reported February 17 that V.I. Probate Judge
Marie Cabret had also reiterated that she had probated the property in
contention for the Estate of Dr. Richards late father, Edward “Power”
Boyd, who owned much of Estates Bethany and Sans Souci and Guinea
Ghutt on the south shore of St. John overlooking Great Cruz Bay and
what is now the Westin Resort.
Judge Cabret has recused herself from Dr. Richard’s legal action,
Monica Boyd-Richard vs. No. 481-1 Chocolate Hole Realty LLC. and
Nadal Salem Race Track Gas is now awaiting reassignment to another
judge.
Judge Validates Claim
Judge Mackay, however, did provide Atty. Richards with some additional legal validation of her claim of ownership of the parcel involved
in her legal action against the development which abuts her family property, an Action for a Temporary Restraining Order, Injunctive Relief,
Declaratory Judgment and Damages, Reversion Trespass and Damages,
Civil No. ST-13-INJ-0000001.
“ …the undersigned hereby RECUSES herself from the… matter
to avoid the appearance of impropriety as while in private practice she
probated the Estates of Edward Power Boyd and Sara Boyd from which
remainder Parcel No. 1 (a/k/a Parcel No. 1-W) Estate Bethany, St. John,
Virgin Islands, was distributed to Monica Boyd Richards and others… ,”
Judge McKay wrote in her recusal order.
“… the aforesaid parcel appears to be the precise parcel that Monica Boyd-Richards asserts is being damaged by the Defendants,” Judge
Mackay wrote in the order to recuse herself.
Dr. Richard was called to the February 18 meeting and told she could
bring whomever she wants to the meeting. Although she said she wanted
to bring her pastor and a Tradewinds reporter, it was not clear whether
the potential presence of a reporter may have kept some officials away.
Those officials who did attend seemed to have no argument with her,
Dr. Richards said.
“The Attorney General heard us all and he’s going to give us a written report,” Dr. Richards said.
VIPD Safety TIPS
Discuss and develop an in-depth home safety plan with your family.
Maintain high visibility around your home by keeping the exterior well
manicured. Cut trees and bushes regularly, especially around doors,
windows, parking areas and exterior lights. Your home exterior doors
should be solid wood core or metal with high quality locks and hinges.
When you are away keep windows tightly closed and curtains or blinds
drawn. Consider placing security wire mesh on the interior of windows or
security bars on the exterior of your windows.
• Install electric timers on lights
throughout the house.
• Leave a radio or television on at a
moderate volume.
• Turn down your answering machine
• Have someone pick up mail when
you are away from home.
• Do not post on Face Book when you
will be away from home.
• Install Video surveillance or Alarm
Systems
• Conduct Video inventory of your
personal property
• Consider Car pooling
• Keep doors locked when you are
home or away from home
• Establish a Neighborhood Crime
Watch program
YOUR HOME SHOULD
APPEAR OCCUPIED
AT ALL TIMES!
In an emergency always call 911
1:11 p.m. – Woman called requesting assistance with some individuals in
the area of the alley in Enighed. Police
Assistance.
4:40 p.m. – Man called to report
an auto collision on Centerline Road in
area of Bordeaux. Auto Collision.
5:28 p.m. – Activated alarm at
Canines, Cats and Critters. Activated
Alarm.
7:33 p.m. – Woman called to report
that her landlord changed the locks on
her door. Landlord/tenant dispute.
7:40 p.m. – Man present reporting
an auto collision in Enighed in the area
of the Fire Station. Auto Collision.
Canines, Cats and Critters. Activated
Alarm.
Friday, February 14
5:30 p.m. – Government of the V.I.
present reporting a police cruiser was
struck while parked in front of the Leander Jurgen Command. Auto Collision.
10:26 a.m. – Man present reporting
that his daughters apartment was broken
into while she was sleeping inn the area
of Beverhoudtsberg. Burglary 2nd.
11:17 a.m. – Man present reporting
his parked vehicle was struck while in
his yard in Contant. Auto Collision.
3:15 p.m. – Woman present reporting that her parked vehicle was struck in
Starfish Market parking lot. Auto Collision.
5:21 p.m. – Woman called to report
an auto collision in the area of Starfish
parking lot. Auto Collision.
8:50 p.m. – ADT called to report an
activated alarm at National Park, Cruz
Bay Creek. Activated Alarm.
11:44 p.m. – Citizen called to report
loud music at Island Blues. Disturbance
of the Peace.
Saturday, February 15
8:20 a.m. – Woman present reporting an auto collision on Friday, February
14, at the Marketplace parking lot. Auto
Collision.
1:20 p.m. – Man called to report a
disturbance with a man on board a vessel in the area of the Customs dock. Disturbance of the Peace.
4:09 p.m. – Man called to report an
auto collision on South Shore Road in
the area of Jacob’s Ladder. Auto Collision.
5:36 p.m. – Man called from Mongoose Junction to report someone smoking outside his business. Police Assistance.
Ronnie’s Pizza. Activated Alarm.
Sunday, February 16
0:09 a.m. – Man called to report
loud music in the area of The Beach Bar.
Disturbance of the Peace.
3:57 p.m. – Man of Wharfside present reporting that he was threatened by
a man who was told not to return to the
bar. Disturbance of the Peace, Threats.
5:27 p.m. – Man of Mongoose
Junction called to report people smoking in the area. Police Assistance.
Monday, February 17
8:57 a.m. – Man called to report an
auto accident at the Lumberyard. Auto
Collision.
9:07 a.m. – Woman called to report
that she was involved in an auto accident. Auto Collision.
6:40 p.m. – Man of Pastory present
to report that a male has been putting no
parking signs on vehicles in the area of
the bridge in Pastory. Police Assistance.
Tuesday, February 18
8:21 a.m. – Woman of Susannaberg
present reporting that she was threatened
by a male while on the bus. Disturbance
of the Peace, Threats.
2:14 p.m. – Enighed woman called
to report she needed a male removed
from the Marketplace property. Police
Assistance.
6:20 p.m. – Susannaberg man present reporting that a male pulled a gun
on him while he was in the Pine Peace
area.
7:21 p.m. – Man called reporting
that he was threatened by a male who
said he was going to hit him with a rock
in his head. Disturbance of the Peace,
Threats.
a male screaming and making loud noises in the area of Chocolate Hole.
Wednesday, February 19
7:45 a.m. – Citizen called Central
Dispatch requesting police assistance
to have a vagrant removed from The
Beach Bar. Police Assistance.
4:24 p.m. – Man reported an auto
collision in the area of Chocolate Hole.
Auto Collision.
0:06 a.m. – Nurse called reporting
an assault victim seeking treatment at
Myrah Keating.
2:41 p.m. – Woman called reporting an auto collision in the area of Mongoose. Auto Collision.
3:35 p.m. – Chocolate Hole man
present reporting an auto collision in the
area of Caneel Bay. Auto Collision.
7:03 p.m. – Woman called reporting an auto collision in the area of Coral
Bay. Auto Collision.
Friday, February 21
4:40 a.m. – Activated alarm at Ronnie’s Pizza. Activated Alarm.
10:43 a.m. – Man called to report a
near accidental drowning at Trunk Bay.
2:15 p.m. – A man called to report
that he and his girlfriend were being
threatened by their next door neighbor.
Disturbance of the Peace, Threats.
someone shot in the area of Sugar Mill
in Susannaberg. Unfounded Suspicious
Activity.
5:50 p.m. – Woman of Pastory present reporting some threatened her by
telephone. Telephone Harassment.
loud music from Island Blues. Disturbance of the Peace.
Crime Stoppers U.S. Virgin Islands
St. John Tradewinds
Crime prevention is up to all of us, and thanks
to you, the community, we are seeing a reduction
in crime. Please continue to speak up so the USVI
becomes one of the safest places in the world to
live, work, and raise a family. If you know something, say something. Make sure no crime goes
unsolved.
St. John: VIPD continues to seek the community’s assistance in solving the homicide of James
“Jim” Malfetti, who was found dead in his apartment in Chocolate Hole. A 46” Sanyo TV and a
gray iPhone 5S were stolen from his home. Please
tell us what you know about this murder, or of anyone selling a 46” Sanyo TV or a gray iPhone 5S.
St. Thomas: On Wednesday, February 12th at
9:30 p.m., a man was robbed at gunpoint in front
of his residence in the area of Estate Elizabeth.
The man stated that the robber took $3,000 in cash
from his pocket and then shot him in his lower
body. Help police identify and arrest the shooter.
You have made a difference. Continue to step
up and be part of the solution by telling us what you
know about these, or any other crimes, at www.
CrimeStoppersUSVI.org or by calling 1-800-222TIPS (8477). You can also text “USVI” plus your
message to CRIMES (274637). All three of these
methods will keep you anonymous. The minimum
reward for the arrest of a robber is $900. For a homicide suspect it is $1,500 plus 10% of the value
of property recovered. Our maximum reward is
$2,500.
Church Directory
Baha’i Community of St. John
For Devotions and Study Circles, call 714-1641
7:30 p.m. Fridays; Study Circles 9 a.m. Sundays
776-6316, 776-6254
Bethany Moravian Church
Sunday School 9 a.m., Divine Worship 10 a.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
13 ABC Coral Bay, 776-6304
Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Sunday evening 6 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m.
Christian Ministry
Cinnamon Bay Beach
Inter-Denominational, Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Christian Science Society
10:45 a.m. Sunday- Marketplace
Wednesday Testimonials
7:45 p.m. on last Wed. of Month
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
Sun. 9 a.m., on St. Thomas . 776-2379
Sun., 5 p.m., STJ, Lumberyard
Cruz Bay Baptist Church
Sunday 11 a.m., 6 p.m. 776-6315
Employment
For Rent
EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE PERSON
needed for busy real estate company. Some after-hours
work. Car essential, references required. Email resume
to [email protected]
or call St. John Properties, 304-693-8485 for interview.
Scenic Properties
340-693-7777
Tutor Available
Tutor available: Veteran teacher available for
enrichment or remedial tutoring for children 5 to 14
years old. Very experienced in individual learning styles
and furthering motivation. 617-688-3818
Real Estate
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Two apartments in compound
located in Cruz Bay Valley.
340-776-3455
Pastory
Self Storage
Available Immediately
5x5x8 up to 10x20x8
Starting at $85/mo.
One mile from Cruz Bay.
340-776-1330
FOR RENT: One ($1150)
and two ($1600) bedroom
apartments across the street
from the Westin Resort.
Unfurnished except for
washer/dryer, stove and
refrigerator. Apply at St.
John Properties. 693-8485.
STORAGE:
SECURED LOCKERS,
AUTOS
from $35 month
643-3283
Commercial/Office
Emmaus Moravian Church
Coral Bay, Divine Worship 8:30 a.m., 776-6713
Freshwater Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m; Monday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m.
Saturday Men’s Bible Study 10 a.m.
Follow us on Facebook for Locations or call (340) 514-6578
Jehovah’s Witness
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 7 p.m.
Saturdays (Español), 10 a.m. Sundays,
340-715-053
Missionary Baptist Church
9:30 a.m. Sunday Services, 10:45 Worship,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study 693-8884
Nazareth Lutheran Church
Sunday 9 a.m., Sunday School 8 a.m.
776-6731
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
The schedule is as follows: Saturdays at 6 p.m.
Sundays at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 a.m.
Fridays at 7 p.m. Call 776-6339 for more information.
St. John Methodist Church
Sunday 10 a.m, 693-8830
Seventh Day Adventist
Saturdays, 779-4477
St. John Pentecostal Church
Sunday 11:05 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays Prayer 7:30 p.m.,
Thursdays Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
779-1230
St. Ursula’s Episcopal Church
Sunday Church Service, 9 a.m.
Bible Class on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. 777-6306
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
9:45 a.m. Sunday, 776-6332
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Public Notice
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES
No. 45 Estate Mars Hill, Frederiksted
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840
PUBLIC NOTICE
Announcement of Availability of Historic Preservation Fund Sub-Grants
Request for Applications/General Solicitation Notification
The Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (VISHPO) announces the availability of
grant funds from the Federal Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) for activities consistent with
priorities established for historic and cultural resource preservation within the Territory of the
United States Virgin Islands. The VISHPO HPF subgranting program is made possible through
an annual appropriation awarded by the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund.
Eligible grant activities include surveys, comprehensive historic preservation plans, National
Register nominations, history brochures and educational materials, historic architectural plans,
historic structure reports, and engineering studies necessary to repair historic properties.
Restoration (“bricks and mortar”) projects are also eligible for properties either listed on the
National Register, or eligible to be listed. All HPF-assisted activities must meet professional
standards set by the Secretary of the Interior for the treatment of historic resources. Project
funding decisions are made by the VISHPO, not the National Park Service.
In FY 2013, total grant funds available for subgrants and contracts is approximately $40,000.
Individual grants are between $2,000 and $20,000. Eligible applicants for HPF subgrant awards
include nonprofit organizations, private individuals (as contractors to the VISHPO), institutions
of higher learning, and other agencies of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
Applicants from all three islands are encouraged to apply.
Commercial
space available
Prime street level
retail location,
first month free
with one year lease
,
For more information:
or Andy
Nick at (340) 771-3737 / Andy at (340) 690-1260
Applications in the form of project outlines and description of products, not to exceed 5 pages,
with a separate attached budget page are to be submitted in writing to:
Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office
1640 Dronningens Gade 71&72A,
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, 00802
by Friday, February 28, 2014. No late applications will be considered. For further information
regarding the grant process, please call 776-8605.
This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the U.S.
Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or disability in its federally
assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or
if you desire further information regarding any discriminatory acts, please write to: Office for Equal Opportunity, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20240
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Caribbean Ritual Dancers, Children’s Choirs Highlight 14th Annual Arts Festival
Tuesday evening was Movie Night
for the St. John Arts Festival as Langley joined with the St. John Film Society to screen “Chasing Ice,” by James
Balog at Gifft Hill School’s Upper
Campus.
“James Balog felt compelled to provide indisputable evidence in support
of climate change by photographing
the arctic glaciers rapidly diminishing
in size over the past years, with ‘timelapse’ cameras and running the individual images as a continuous ‘movie,’” said Langley. “Huge areas the
size of Manhattan island were melting
and causing torrents of water emptying
into the Arctic Seas. This has been going on for several years and coincidentally with the sharp increase in CO2
emissions and industrial particulates
discovered in arctic ice core-samples
taken over the past years.”
Sambacombo,
featuring
Rich
Greengold’s Latin-flavored Jazz
wrapped up the five day festival on
Wednesday afternoon, February 19.
The five days also featured an Exhibition of Caribbean Foods, Arts and
Crafts in both Frank Powell Park and
the adjacent small park outside of the
Department of Tourism’s Cruz Bay office.
“The exhibition was also a success,
despite the continuing poor economy,” said Langley. “The new Caribbean-style booths with their thatched
umbrellas and Madras-skirted tables
added a fresh, tropical touch to the
beautifully landscaped park. Visitors
arriving from the U.S. and elsewhere
on the ferry dock were welcomed with
a delightful scene which was completely Caribbean in the park, booths,
exhibits, dress and decor.”
Prizes were awarded to the best
traditionally-dressed exhibitors, with
1st Prize to Dalhia Smith, and two 2nd
Prizes to Sonia Sprauve and Yolanda
Morton, according to Langley, who is
already looking forward to the 15th
Annual St. John Arts Festival next
year.
“The whole festival proved to be so
very worthwhile — based on the unsolicited praises received from locals and
visitors — and we now look forward
to next year’s events,” said Langley.
St. John Tradewinds News Photos Courtesy of Frank Langley and Jaime Elliott
Festival entertainment included Love City Leapers,
above, Pan Dragons, top right, Inner Visions, middle right,
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CHOCOLATE HOLE
“MARIA BREEZE” one of the original estate homes in Great Cruz Bay
perched hillside with a 230° view. This
masonry 5 bdrm
villa with generous wrap-around
decks has plenty
of room for a
family to spread
MLS 13-417
out and enjoy the
$1,795,000
breezes!
“BORDERS NATIONAL PARK!” EXCEPTIONAL CARIBBEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP masonry home w/ FLEXIBLE
FLOORPLAN is a “must see”! Private,
end of road FLAT
lot with additional
cottage. Completed in 2010 by
Owner/builder/
MLS 12-176
furniture maker
from Santa Fe.
$650,000
“VERY
MOTIVATED
SELLER!”
SABA COTTAGE offers an open floor
plan & valley views of historic sugar
mill. Room to
expand
this
small but well
constructed
home.
Two
p a rc e l s - k e e p
MLS 13-199
one and sell the
other.
$215,000
“BEACHFRONT GRANDE BAY RESORT” Has great views! Beautifully furnished & easy access to shop/restaurants. Large
pool & deck
area, fitness
&
reception
Two 3 BR/2 BA from center, indoor
parking
& el$1,139,000 and
1 BR/1 BA $745,000 evator service.
“PETIT TRE’SOR” (a small treasure)
at Cruz Bay Villas is a charming onebdrm condo w/ a romantic view over
the pool & across Pillsbury Sound to
St. Thomas.
Pool
with
wrap around
deck
and
great sunset
MLS 13-86
views!
$325,000
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views,
pool, AC
Priced from $42,000 & more.
LOTS OF LAND LISTINGS!!
HANSEN BAY
hillside & WATERFRONT $
from $ 55,000
GLUCKSBERG
from $
hillside $ 75,000
CONCORDIA
from $
from $ 79,995
FREEMANS
GROUND
from $
from $ 118,500
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“CASA MARE”, an exciting new
contemporary home! Finished to
exacting detail, modern
style w/ top end custom
kitchen finishes and
exotic furnishings. Soaring
glass window walls
face St. Thomas views
MLS 13-481
and overlook dramatic
$2,990,000 pool & viewing decks.
“VILLA MIMOSA” IS A BEST BUY!
4 bedroom private rental home- awesome down
island
&
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Turn key!
Originally
$1,700,000
now priced
MLS 13-459
to sell.
$695,000
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“GALLOWS POINT SEAVIEW” great
location for development, walk to beach
and town! Masonry 2x2 home on .58
ac.
Combination of
R-4 & W-1
zoning allows
for
condos or
MLS 11-59
commercial
$2,999,000
uses.
“SAGO COTTAGE” adorable Caribbean
style masonry cottage with
wonderful
down island views
and great
rental history.
MLS 13-207
$975,000
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“CINNAMON
RIDGE” 5 bedroom villa on 1+ private
acre, bordered by National Park, features
stunning
north shore
views, pool
w/waterfall,
spa, easy
access to
MLS 14-66
Cinnamon
$3,995,000
Bay beach.
“PARADISE ON THE ROCKS”
Tropical living, big views & masonry
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w/ sliders to Pillsbury Sound view
deck. Lower level
studio apartment
with porch. Lush,
MLS 13-347
level property with
$499,000
easy parking.
WATERFRONT “ON THE EDGE”
Breathtaking views of 8 islands, perfect
private location, minutes from Cruz Bay
w/ 500+ ft. of shoreline. Gated estate on
nearly 2 ac. designed
for island living &
entertaining, heated
pool, romantic master
suite, 2 add. BR suites
MLS 13-538
& extensive common
$4,599,000 areas, plus solar array.
“WHALE WATCH” – Enjoy pristine
East End in this lovely, 2 bedroom
villa with big water views. Downstairs
apartment
o f f e r s
additional
living & income
space.
Hear
the sound of
MLS 13-204
the
waves
lapping below.
$1,125,000
“FISH BAY” 4X2” INCREDIBLE VALUE!
Huge panoramic views and a quiet, private, breezy
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MLS 13-267
this home
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“MERMAID FALLS”-prime Peter Bay
location & spectacular 5 bdrm/5.5 bths
villa. Views to St. Thomas, Nat’l Park
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a lagoon-shaped
pool,
mahogany
doors/windows, ac,
private verandas,
MLS 11-385
waterfall & spa, &
$7,500,000
lovely grounds.
“WINDCHIME” is a very private 1.4 ac.
estate set high atop Gifft Hill. Dramatic
views to the east w/ spectacular
breezes
and
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This
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with an oversized
pool facing the
MLS 13-516
terrific view.
$1,295,000
MOTIVATED SELLERS!!
SOME SELLER FINANCING!!
139,000
CALABASH BOOM
hillside $ 235,000
SABA BAY
hillside & WATERFRONT from
195,000
VIRGIN GRAND ESTATES
PETER BAY/NORTHSHORE
from $ 249,900
from
225,000
LOVANGO CAY
South shore from $ 250,000
WESTIN TIMESHARES
from
225,000
UPPER MONTE BAY/RENDEZVOUS
from $ 799,000
ONE MONTH FRACTIONALS
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$
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2/20/14 11:17 AM
St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Yelena Rogers
Residents and visitors of all ages participated in the 18th annual 8 Tuff Miles Road
Race on Saturday morning, February 22.
Jessica Rice Sets New Female Course
Record in Soggy 8 Tuff Miles
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
Despite the downpour which drenched 1,101
runners and walkers in the 18th Annual 8 Tuff
Miles Road Race on Saturday morning, February
22, Jessica Rice smashed the decade-old Female
Course Record by more than a minute.
An early-morning shower hit Cruz Bay as
runners lined up at the start line outside the V.I.
National Park Visitor’s Center around 7:15 a.m.
on Saturday morning. Although the sun made an
appearance in time for the U.S. Coast Guard fly
over and the official race start, the rains came
back heavy by about mile one for the fastest of
runners.
In the face of those soggy conditions, 38-yearold Rice from Needham, MA, crossed the finished
line in the Coral Bay ballfield only 56 minutes and
four second after leaving Cruz Bay. The previous course record was set by Letitia Dusich of St.
Croix in 2004.
Perennial 8 Tuff Miles female winner Ruth Ann
David, 40, of St. Thomas was the second female
to cross the finish line in a time of one hour, one
minute and 24 seconds. The third place female finisher was 22-year-old Emily Engelhoff Whalen of
Asheville, NC.
On the men’s side 30-year-old Rick Pahl of
Muscatine, IA, crossed the finish line first with a
time of 51 minutes and four seconds. The 8 Tuff
Miles Men’s Course Record is 45 minutes and 46
seconds, which was set last year by David Riddle
of Cincinnati, OH.
The second place men’s runner was Marc Teismann, 32, of Newport, KY and third place went
to 38-year-old Paul Jones of Apex, NC. The first
St. John male finisher was T.J. Hindes, 27, who
finished 11th with a time of 57 minutes and nine
seconds.
For complete results check out ww.8tuffmiles.
com.
Congratulations to all runners and walkers who
completed the 18th Annual 8 Tuff Miles Road
Race!

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