Impacting the jubilant orbit of carnival week, the Washington DC based national investigative news organ, The Daily Caller published on Monday April 30, 2012 another installment in their ongoing investigative report on alleged VI government corruption and official bribery scandal, authored by Matthew Boyle. “Former U.S. Virgin Island Senator David Jones helped his fellow Sen. Roosevelt David deliver cash bribes in the territory’s bribery scandal, The Daily Caller’s Department of Justice source said.

According to a knowledgeable government official who served on a Department of Justice team put in place to arrest finance executives close to that telecommunications deal, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh accepted a portion of a least $20 million in cash bribes that floated throughout the territory’s government.

The U.S. Department of Justice, source said, they never acted on sealed indictments related to a years-long criminal scheme involving bank fraud and other financial crimes.  The bribes, according to the source, were for de Jongh, his attorney general, Vincent Frazer, and assorted Virgin Islands legislators-all aimed at squashing local concerns about financial irregularities identified on the books of the National Rural Utilities Cooperation Finance Cooperative (CFC).

The Daily Caller has previously reported that the U.S. Department of Justice source said, David was the ‘bag man’ and ally of the governor and CFC who delivered the cash bribes from CFC to the governor.  The DC source said, Jones played a role similar to David’s but dealt more with local legislators and acted much more ‘behind-the-scenes’ than David.  According to the source, Jones delivered bribes to Virgin Islands Senators.

Some of the senators aren’t friends with him (Roosevelt David) in the sense that he could sit with them and work a deal out for them to vote on a bill, The DC’s source said, in a recent phone interview.  So, former Sen. David Jones would pick up where he (Roosevelt David) could not complete.  When in the U.S. Virgin Islands legislature, Jones served as Senate President-something that gives him more clout than the average former senator.  David Jones was one of those in the background lobbying other senators and working other consultants with Roosevelt David through the governor’s office, The DC’s source said.

The DC’s source also said that Roosevelt David was at one point cooperating with federal investigators on the case.  He, Roosevelt David was cooperating with federal agents originally and, of course with what has been revealed or determined now, he’s gone silent, the source said, adding that David has ‘gone mute’ because it’s been discovered his role in the case was much more substantial than originally thought.

But because we know so much more now, we don’t really need him, Roosevelt David, anymore. The DC’s source added.  The DC’s source also said Jones has ‘never cooperated’ with federal investigators.  The Daily Caller was unable to reach Jones for comment before the story.  In previous attempts to speak with David, he refused interviews and has hung up the phone.”

Gary James, who recently relocated to St. Croix from New York, has contacted Congressmen, Rangel and Conyers concerning the perception of political collusion between particular members of the US Department of Justice and VI government officials under indictment, which is why execution of the federal sealed indictments was truncated.  In his (James) letter to the congressmen, he said, “I am concerned that there are efforts underway to link President Obama’s reelection campaign with short circuiting movement on the alleged VI government corruption case, for political reasons.”

James is heading up a coalition of Republicans and Democrats in New York City, on behalf of the reelection of President Obama, and they are formulating a fundraiser a fall fundraiser for the Obama campaign. A spokesperson for Gary James said, “We trust that President Obama will in short order distance his reelection the campaign in order to avoid any perception of collusion with the administration of the non-voting Virgin Islands governor.”

On April 24, 2012 the Daily Caller reported that U.S. Department of Justice official Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich plans to resign his position shortly for allegedly providing misleading information to congress relative to the Virgin Islands bribery scandal and other matters.

The Daily Caller read, “According to a knowledgeable government official who served on the Department of Justice team put in place to arrest finance executives close to that telecommunications deal, de Jongh accepted a portion of at least $20 million in cash bribes that floated throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands government.”

“The U.S. Department of Justice, the source said, never acted on the sealed indictments related to a years-long criminal scheme involving bank fraud and other financial crimes.”

“The bribes, according to the source, were for de Jongh, his attorney general, Vincent Frazer, and assorted Virgin Islands legislators – all aimed at quashing local concerns about financial irregularities identified on the books of the National Rural Utilities Corporation Finance Cooperative (CFC).”

The question of a possible association, real or perceived, between the Obama campaign and unfolding revelations of government political corruption, financial malfeasance and mismanagement in the VI surfaced when a resident of St. Croix, raised that concern to his stateside political associate.

Gary James recently established residency on the “big island” of St. Croix and is undertaking research on his family ancestry on the island. James is a longtime political activist and analyst based in New York City and a strong supporter of President Obama’s reelection. While discussing presidential election 2012 he raised the association question to a state side political colleague, also a supporter of the president’s reelection.

The question of possible political linkages between corruption in the Virgin Islands and the Obama Department of Justice became an intriguing idea because of James’ grassroots community political credentials as a leader of the activist wing of the Republican Party.  James, chairman of the National Black Grand Old Party (NBGOP), recently made a public endorsement of the Obama reelection campaign.

The relevant (James) political associate and a longtime Harlem based Democratic Party political operative having links to the Obama campaign, and James were discussing the launching of a bi-partisan grassroots reelection initiative for the president.

James said, “There is a groundswell of political unity and support emerging in the Virgin Islands, and on St. Croix in particular, to recall members of the Board of Elections, the governor, and members of the legislature because of a plethora of political and financial corruption that has led to massive layoffs in both the public and private employment sectors.  The petition campaign to recall the members of the St. Croix Board of Elections, and trigger a new election has been successful.”

James continued, “The abounding egregious political facts on the ground perpetrated by government officials, legislative, executive and judicial, coupled with the alleged sealed indictments for Gov. De Jongh, AG Vincent Frazer and assorted legislators disclosed by The Daily Caller’s investigative reports, that broke a few months ago, has far reaching political implications.”

“If it is proven to be true that the execution of these sealed indictments were quashed at the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Justice it’s a very serious situation and there will be much concern and anxiety relative to the prospect of political collusion between the Federal and VI governments and troubling to Virgin Islanders going forward.”

“The specter of a corresponding component of political corruption extending from the government of the Virgin Islands to the highest echelons of the United States DOJ is an odious political machination for the aggrieved citizens of the VI… Also, I am concerned that our bi-partisan campaign effort on behalf of the reelection of the President is not truncated by some unforeseen political revelation connecting the VI scandal to the Obama campaign.”

James sent a letter (email) to Congressmen John Conyers and Charles Rangel, seeking clarification to determine if the perceived VI link to the Obama campaign is real…  James is organizing, 21^st Century Republicans for President Obama 2012, and his organization www.nbgop.info has formulated a grassroots political game-plan with Democrats in a bi-partisan strategic campaign initiative.

In addition to contributing to the bi-partisan grassroots political ground-game initiative on behalf of the reelection of President Barack Obama, James is spearheading an effort to encourage mainland Americans that have family roots in the Virgin Islands to establish their residency on the respective island and register to vote.

Many African Americans have family roots in the Virgin Islands, formerly known as the Danish West Indies.  Moreover, mainland African Americans that trace their roots to the various southern states may be surprised to learn that their roots extend to the Caribbean by way of the southern states where enslaved Africans were sold on the auction block, after first being “broken” on one of the European Colonies in the Caribbean.  Therefore, notwithstanding roots in the south, their families very likely arrived to the new world from the shores of one of the Caribbean slave colonies.

James’ research has thus far identified his great, great grandfather, Johannes James who was born into slavery in 1825 and lived at Estate Hermitage where he worked as a Cooper.  Johannes’ father Adam and mother Helena, also lived on the estate but according to the records examined so far, Adam did not have a surname and was listed with his wife as not baptized, according to Danish Records.

James is a veteran political activist and analyst in the States beginning with a three year stint as a staff community organizer for the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), in the mid 1960’s under the leadership of Dr. George Wiley, President of the organization.  He (James) recently established residency on St. Croix and became inspired to participate as an informed voter in Virgin Islands electoral politics going forward.

James said, “I have discovered my birth-right here in the remnants of Estates Hermitage and Big Fountain, where my direct paternal line of ancestors labored as enslaved Africans, and whose remains are buried in the rich earth that is St. Croix.  I have found the resting place of my DNA as it was established in the western hemisphere and I intend to honor my family legacy and birth-right to help determine the future of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands…

I encourage other mainland African Americans to research their family ancestry in the Virgin Islands and other Caribbean countries and make every effort to establish residency there and become informed about the history and current events on the ground and prepare to participate in their country’s electoral future.”

“However” James concluded, “Our primary concern at this time is to reconcile the myriad questions surrounding the alleged sealed indictments, and the unfolding political facts on the ground.  Hopefully we can isolate our Obama grassroots campaign initiative from the perception of a conflict within elements in the U.S. Department of Justice and the alleged $20 million dollar bribery scandal with VI Government officials…”

During the Republican Party’s Presidential nomination process of 2008, Romney was embraced as the conservative candidate as compared to the ultimate GOP nominee, Senator John McCain, but Romney is currently positioned as a moderate by the social and Christian conservative faction of the Grand Old Party.  Hence, the former Governor of Massachusetts is not conservative enough in the 2012 presidential election season.

However, many voters across political party lines view his current so-called lack of conservative credentials as a political ruse for the “any body but Romney movement.”  The most recent any body but Romney candidate, former Senator Rick Santorum has apparently fizzled out due to self inflicted wounds. But the former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, remains in the race in the mode of a rear guard action political campaign, hoping to steal the nod from Romney at the end of the day.  Unfortunately, the greatest political enemy of the “modern” Republican Party can be narrowed down to internal politics.

Interestingly enough, it was the stalwart conservative Republican, Senator Barry Goldwater, and a former GOP Presidential nominee that predicted the fate of the party, which is exemplified by the “Tea Party” political movement. While the conservative contingents of the Democratic Party lost their political hegemony in the south as a result of the success of the valiant civil rights movement, the post civil rights Republican Party in the framework of its “southern strategy” became the new “Jim Crow” and has morphed from their heretofore eclectic and progressive political motif.

Consequently, the “modern” Republican Party has now become synonymous with social and Christian conservatism.  This political
transition has generated an attrition rate over the past forty (40) years that is on the brink of critical mass.  Therefore, some astute political analysts suggest that the 2012 presidential election may drive the GOP across the political Rubicon… Although it remains to be seen whether this presidential election will alter the Republican Party as we know it, the Tea Party political phenomenon has utterly recast Republican Party diversity into a constricted one dimensional political juggernaut.

The politically sophisticated right-wing of the GOP successfully took control of the national party platform as well as local politics in target states. However, their “minority” status relative to the political sensibility of the majority of America and their fifteen (15) minutes of fame will likely expire on Election Day 2012.  Their singular political, social and religious agenda has effectively isolated them from twenty-first century America and demonstrated a contemptuous political posture to Black and Latino Americans in particular and the immigrant community in general.

The post President Ronald Reagan Republican Party has committed political sins of omission that completely ignored and marginalized their exceedingly loyal black Republican base.  On the other hand their strident conservative ideology has offered only political lip service to American Latinos and the immigrant community.  Concomitantly, the sublime racial implications associated with many social conservative policy positions, offer little if any political redemptive qualities going forward.

Accordingly, Gary James Chairman of the National Black Grand Old Party (NBGOP) said, “I intend to argue on behalf of support for the re-election of President Obama at the May meeting of the organization, which is the last monthly meeting prior to the summer recess.”  James continued, “In 2008 the organization virtually spilt down the middle between Senator Obama and Senator McCain for the presidency.  I said publically that I intended to vote for Obama and granted an interview to Jacob Templin a journalism student at the Columbia University School of Journalism.  However, this time I will advocate that members of the organization seriously consider voting for the re-election of President Obama this time around.”

“The modern Republican Party has drifted far beyond the mainstream American electorate in general and has made every effort to either ignore black Republicans and in some instances they have maligned the black American community with impunity.  They have not respected nor have they earned the black Republican vote, hence the party does not deserve an affirmative black vote in November.”

Continuing, James said, “We need to begin to play hardball politics in the twenty-first century and work toward playing primary election politics in target states to reclaim and renew the illustrious Republican Party brand and legacy.”

For more information visit www.nbgop.info and to access James’ 2008 video interview click here.

"Gary James"

The management of the St. Croix Blogger Dot Com is please to acknowledge the vision and imagination of the owners of Black Political Taskforce Dot Org for inspiring and helping to facilitate the joint-venture that is formulated in the concept and application of Virgin Islands Going Forward Dot Com and Virgin Islands Fourth Estate Dot Com.  These ventures were born out of the merger between the parties which is immediate expressed by the content of STXbogger.com, going forward.

Prospects relative to the feasibility of a VI venture were initially researched by The JC Group, Inc.  Gary James was discovered to have direct paternal family ancestry on the island of St. Croix that dates back to at least 1825.  During that time African’s were enslaved on the three islands by Denmark, known during that period as the Danish West Indies.  The research revealed specifically that Jonas James was born into slavery in 1825 and lived at Hermitage Estate with his wife Augustine James.   Preliminary research indicates that “Adam” the father of Jonas was only known by his first name.  Gary James is a direct ascendant from the Adam line.  Subsequently, Gary established a company presence on St Croix, the “big island” which serves as a base of operation for the two projects Virgin Islands Going Forward Dot Com and Virgin Islands Fourth Estate Dot Com.

Advent of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas St. John), occurred on March 31, 1917, when they were purchased by the United States of America from Denmark.  This date is recorded in history as “Transfer Day” and it is commemorated annually by the governments of Denmark and the Virgin Islands respectively.  Prior to this period “Transfer Day,” the islands were known as the Danish West Indies, and were among the respective Caribbean Island colonies of the various European powers and they served as a staging venue for what is popularly referred to in history as the “international slave trade.”

Both projects, VI Going Forward (magazine), and VI Fourth Estate (newspaper) are portals representing a grassroots perspective on the history, current economic, political, social and cultural dynamics in the VI territory in the context of unfolding local as well as global facts on the ground.  Stay tuned while we develop our Internet presence going forward…

We cordially invite you to continue to access the St. Croix Blogger for on the ground coverage of events as they unfold in the Virgin Islands and Caribbean.  These unfolding developments will provide interesting comparisons; analogues and symmetries between the state of black politics between the VI and America, as well as on continental Africa and the Diaspora.  Stay tuned…

"Gov. John deJongh"

The latest revelations of political and financial corruption in the Government of the Virgin Islands may signal an endgame scenario for Governor John P. deJongh’s administration, as well as the prevailing majority in the territory’s legislature.  This stunning and unbelievable proposition concerning the immanent political dislocation of the executive and legislative branches of government is brought about by an investigative report published on February 1, 2012 in the Internet newspaper, www.dailycaller.com .

The comprehensive investigative report alleges that Governor deJongh, Attorney General Vincent Frazer, and several members of the 29^th legislature received more than 20 million dollars in bribes for services to be rendered.  Accordingly, the report indicates that there is currently a sealed federal indictment from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) that is in the process of being executed on all parties concerned.

The two year old DailyCaller website media company is a member of the White House Press Corp, and has gained a reputation of breaking controversial news, and maintaining integrity in its journalism.  Should the report prove to be factual, it will facilitate a coffin for the political demise of Governor deJongh, Attorney General Vincent Frazer, in addition to several members of the 29^th Virgin Islands legislature.

According to the DailyCaller report, “The alleged corruption ultimately reached the rarefied air of the Virgin Islands’ current governor, Democrat John dejongh.  The DC’s source alleges that collectively, dejongh, Attorney General Vincent Frazer, and assorted Virgin Islands legislators accepted more than $20 million in cash bribes to quash local concern about CFC’s financial irregularities.”

“That money” the source said, “was meant to insure against the possibility that concern about federal crimes at CFC would not spring from the Virgin Islands and spread to the nationwide public.  CFC needed dejongh to make sure that the PSC not only approved the sale, but would, God willing, allow enough cash flow to come through to help them support the [$525 million] valuation that they put on this loan.”

Revelations about the sealed indictment that names dejongh, Frazer and several members of the Virgin Islands legislature, comes on the heels of the end of refinery activities by Hess, Et Al, on the island of St. Croix, and the dismissal of more than two thousand plus employees to the unemployment rolls.  The transition of Hess from refinery activities to a storage facility coupled with the termination of 2000 government employee’s, effectively brings the growth of a middle class to an abrupt halt in the Virgin Islands.

The news relative to the end of refinery activities on the “big island” was viewed by many as the straw that broke the camels back, as it occurred in the wake of the legislative and Election Board fiasco concerning the eligibility of Senator Alicia Hansen to remain in the senate, the Inspector General audit report on the Legislature of the Virgin Islands highlighting 6.9 million dollars in unaccounted funds, eight percent cut from government employees, the dismissals and pending dismissal of thousands of government workers.

These developments among others confirmed the extent of political corruption in the legislature and executive branches, which became the impetus of a recall petition against six (6) members of the St. Croix Board of Election.  The recall petition process quickly expanded to include the recalling of five (5) Election Board members from St. Thomas, and a recall petition “movement” seems to be emerging further, as the governor and legislature members are also under consideration for the recall petition process.

Consequently, when the news broke on Wednesday February 1, on the popular radio talk show, “Norma in the morning” as Mr.

"AG Vincent Frazer"

“Recon” Olive read the story in the DailyCaller website based national newspaper the listening public was already positioned and prepared to react to the governor’s reckless, if not illegal behavior.  Many reflected back to the report delivered on the previous month by the same investigative reporter, “Recon.” It was on the morning of Monday January 9, when listeners to the same radio program heard “Recon” report that he processed seven (7) photos of the governor’s rendezvous with his thirty-five (35) year old paramour in a dark and secluded spot behind the gymnasium on the UVI campus, and remained there for more than an hour.

Together with the generally negative reaction by Virgin Islands residence to Governor deJongh’s “State of the Territory” address offered on January 30, 2012, this revelation concerning the reported federal indictment, there seems to be an increasing groundswell against the governor that may reach critical mass.

Gary James, a resident of St. Croix observed, “If the Governor, Attorney General and several members of the legislature are in fact served with federal indictments, they must immediately resign their respective offices or be removed…  The Federal Government in that instance will need to take the Virgin Islands government into some kind of receivership and facilitate the election of 2012.”

James continued, “I’m not particularly sanguine about the exigency of the feds in executing the indictments in view of the fact that member’s of the US Department of Justice team in this matter were reportedly bribed or compromised as well, casting a dubious shadow over the justice department of Attorney General Eric Holder, going forward.”

“However,” James concluded, “this unfolding scenario is a major criminal conspiracy with far reaching aspects, engaged in a sophisticated and complex sequence of events over time.  Therefore, the scope and organization of this reported criminal enterprise has violated the RICO federal statues which may cause the matter to be dispatched forthwith…”

Be that as it may, the bottom line will be determined by the extent to which the Virgin Islands community is appropriately organized at the grassroots level by the end of the day.  Hopefully, the recall petitioning process, and the community organizing for the purpose electing in November a new senatorial leadership process, will lead to establishing a community based voter education, and committees to elect, going forward.

The entire article published by the Daily Caller is accessible here, “Bribery, compromised officials leave indicted financial-crime suspects free from prosecution under Holder’s DOJ,”

A Recall Petition initiative is also being organized for St. Thomas and St. John going forward.  The St. Croix Petition is calling for all but one (1) of the Board of Election members to be recalled, and on St. Thomas and St. John two (2) board members are excluded from the recall petition initiative.

The St. Croix Recall Petition was filed on January 12, and the community has sixty (60) days to collect the required signatures. The Petition seeks to recall: Ana L. “Anita” Davila, Carmen Golden, Dodson K. James, Lisa Harris-Moorhead, Esq. Rupert W. Ross Jr. and Raymond J. Williams. A Recall Petition circulation blitz accompanied completion of the filing, as petitions are being made available to the community at large, and teams of signature seekers for the petitions are being dispatched to target locations.

Organizer’s of the petition drive are awaiting official notification from the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. John Abramson that will advise them of the actual number of signatures required for each Board member, and also inform them concerning the deadline for collecting signatures.  The Recall Petition was formulated in accordance with the Revised Organic Act of 1954, which is the relevant “constitutional” document governing the Virgin Islands under the jurisdiction of the Congress of the United States of America.

The petitioning process is being further animated by the latest controversy that is swirling around in terms of a debate as to the correct number of signatures required to trigger the recall vote process.  While the popular interpretation of the law holds that fifty (50) plus one (1) percent of the votes that elected the respective board member as the threshold amount that is required for success of the drive, but according to unofficial sources, Mr. Abramson has a different calculation. Unsubstantiated reports suggest that Mr. Abramson will assert that the petitions must have fifty (50) plus percent of the total number of votes cast in the election for that particular office. Mr. Abramson’s calculation generally speaking makes the signature threshold for success of the recall petition drive virtually unreachable.

Therefore the puppet-show and monkey shines are remaining at center stage… Accordingly, the Senator Alicia Hansen political hot-potato scenario may enter from stage right, as there is an emergency session of the legislature scheduled for Friday January 20.  The prospect of a session of the legislature is being met with calls from the community for Senator James to raise the Hansen issue at the session.  And how could we fail to mention the governor who persists with his provocative, reckless and confounding behavior…  Based on reports of the governor’s activities behind the UVI gymnasium with his thirty-five year old paramour on the evening of Monday January 9, between 7:15 PM and 8:30 PM, there is a reverberating call for him to step down.

The heretofore laid-back stereo-type of the Virgin Islander may prove false, as they now seem to be sitting on the edge of their seats and transitioning to a stand-up disposition in pursuit of safeguarding their dignity, homes and territory.  Hopefully the “political spring” that has characterized the last twelve months in world events is infectious and the community’s political initiatives reach “critical mass” as per a shopper in Plaza Extra.  While it remains to be seen if the current political momentum will be sustained, the growing intensity a groundswell suggests that the unfolding process has generated political legs therefore it will be interesting proposition going forward to say the least.

Petitions and more information is accessible at the following website: www.cruciansinfocus.com and www.freemansground.com

Interestingly enough on the occasion of the 2012 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on the island of St. Croix there is no mention of the occasion in the Virgin Islands Daily News, a major VI newspaper. This glaring omission most likely did not result by accident or oversight, accordingly the silence, vis-à-vis, omission, speaks bold and vociferously as to the state of “race” relations in the VI going forward. The volume and intensity generated by the MLK Jr. omission, was expressed on some Virgin Islands radio talk shows.  Moreover, there is virtually nothing to report on the official agenda of the predominantly black legislature and executive branches of government.

On the mainland of the United States, activities commemorating the occasion are manifold and include federal, state, and municipal government, in conjunction with a broad range of community based activities in churches, community organizations, schools and other sectors of society.  For those of us that were of age, or who were a part of that tumultuous period in America during the 1960’s, lament the fact that the great and noble Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was being vilified by most of his colleagues in the clergy and civil rights movement during the time that he was assassinated.

The level of vituperation from the community at large without question acquiesced to the odious adverse political energies that conspired to eliminate the “most dangerous man in America.” In the context of celebrating the MLK Jr. Holiday occasion, the most popular feature that is promoted for the general public appreciation is his “I have a dream” speech. In addition, his “we shall overcome” social and political mantra has crystallized into the international political consciousness.

Unfortunately, notwithstanding the fact that we have a black American as the President of the United States, and the historical victories of the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s; black Americans are a political weakling in terms of percentages as compared to other ethnic minority communities. The black American community has enjoyed an historical numerical advantage as compared to other political “minority” communities, such as women, and gays for example but they enjoy proportionally more political leverage than the black community.

The quality of black American political leadership at the clerical and community based levels has seriously declined, since the passing of America’s “prince of peace.” The “responsible” black civil rights leadership in the clergy and some of the few elected black officials in the early 1960s also distanced themselves from MLK Jr. particularly following is controversial public position against the Viet Nam war. Currently black American political leadership, elected and unelected, leaves much more to be desired. According some in the community are suggesting that the “slavery chains are now in the brains.”

As the significance and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to be exploited, misrepresented and parodied, we are among those who pray that the soul of this great human being rests in eternal peace, and that his spirit energy inspires others going forward.

The historical record of the ongoing dynamic between science and religion is colorful and controversial and in relation with the other two juggernauts of human affairs and development, in the context of the king and military, the ultimate fate of humanity remains dubious.  There are many examples of the historical dynamic among and between these self proclaimed hierarchical masters of the destiny of all humanity, represents a colorful and rich field of research concerning the human condition. We examine and explore this human heritage going forward, along with other myths that continue to impact how, education, economics, politics, social development and world affairs are conducted on the planet.  Accordingly, we want to examine perhaps one of the must popular myths operating around the world that we live in today. The fact that the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west is without question the belief of the vast majority of people in the world today.  However, this is not a fact it is an optical illusion that is accepted the world over by official and popular acclamation.  This great and enduring information and tradition, has been the foundation of great institutions, kingdoms and empires etc, has been based on the erroneous idea that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.  “Well than,” one might ask, “from where does the sun rise and in what direction does it set?” Interesting enough, the correct answer to that perplexing of question is that, the sun never rises or sets. The idea of a rising and setting sun is a complete falsehood, and an optical illusion.  The ubiquitous myth persists because the idea is a crystallized perception based on the acceptance and internalizing misinformation.

"Gov. John deJongh"

The whereabouts of the Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh on Monday January 9, between 7:15 PM and 8:30 PM, continues to generate much attention, controversy and in some instances hilarious comedy.  The latest revelations allege that a friend of deJongh’s thirty-five year old paramour approached the reporting witness and disclosed that she is very distraught and spends much time “balling.” And other reports indicate that the Governor already has a person in place that is prepared to be the fall-guy. But the critical questions remain…

The Crucians in Focus website posting entitled “Really Governor” has generated more than 12,000 hits last night from people that have accessed the audio tape of the witness “Recon” reporting the sighting to Mario Moorhead, the popular radio talk show host. The comedic nature of the recording has animated thousands of Virgin Islanders and mainland residents with laughter, as they shared the immoral episode broadly on facebook and the Internet at large. The recording can be accessed here.

Referencing how various other sex scandals have ultimately dethroned elected officials in the recent past, the resignation of New York’s Governor Elliot Spitzer who was forced to resign from his office a few years ago.  There is apparently an effort underway to force deJongh to resign.  “DeJongh is too reckless and immoral to remain in office until the end of his term,” is a popular sentiment that seems to be generating a political groundswell.

While some of the Governors supporters argue that the situation is of a domestic nature at the end of the day, others assert that this latest episode may be the straw that breaks the camels back. On another note, there is a “recall vote” underway to recall the entire Board of Elections except Mr. Bert Bryan, the Chairman of the election reform committee in connection with the Senator Alicia Hansen eligibility question…

"Gov. John deJongh"

Paradise USA may be transitioning from the ridiculous to the theater of the absurd… While the VI territory is on the brink of bankruptcy as a result of financial malfeasance, fiscal mismanagement and political corruption, unfolding events relative to the controversial Alpine waste management proposal currently under consider is being characterized by an expert as a predatory contract, shake-down and another sting perpetrated against the people of the Virgin Islands.  Accordingly, Susan Parten an expert in the field has advised residents of the territory during a radio interview, to show up to the public hearings on St. Thomas and St. Croix respectively and just say no…

And the state of controversy that has engulfed the Virgin Island legislature is being broadly characterized as a forum of the ridiculous, in the wake of the Inspector General’s audit report citing 6.9 million dollars unaccounted for in the legislatures budget that itemized major discrepancies attributed to specific Senators.  In addition, the Board of Elections Supervisor Mr. Abramson, and the Chairman of the Joint Board of Elections Chairman, Mr. Rupert Ross has arrogantly avoided addressing the Senator Alicia Hansen saga concerning her eligibility to remain in the legislature.  Moreover, for its part in the Senator Hansen political drama, the Virgin Islands legislature continues to demonstrate a reluctance at best to take affirmative corrective action to resolve this utterly protracted matter.

If the ridiculousness of these critical issues was not enough, the latest revelations are indeed absurd if not obscene.  The latest revelations offered by a reputable and well known resident of St. Thomas alleged on a popular Caribbean talk show that he witnessed the VI Governor John P. deJongh meet-up with a young woman in a secluded and dark area behind the Virgin Islands University campus near the gymnasium.  The caller reported that he saw the governor driving himself to the location.  Shortly thereafter, he witnessed a woman drive her vehicle next to the governor car and saw the woman enter the vehicle that the Governor was driving.  The two of them spent more than one hour sequestered in the vehicle, and he (the witness) was able to take seven photos of the rendezvous and the two vehicles that the parties drove to the scene. According to the callers account, this event occurred between 7:16 PM and 8:39 PM on Monday January 9, 2012, and was also witnessed by others.

At the conclusion of the stunning story, the host of the radio show was obviously incensed and immediately called on the Governor to resign, if this revelation proves to be true.  The host further announced to the listeners to make inquiries to determine the whereabouts of Governor deJongh from 7:16 PM to 8:30 PM on Monday evening.  According to the reporter, the Governor was driving the government vehicle that is assigned to his wife.