Seeking Assistance Is Acknowledging Strength Not Weakness
December 11, 2017 – Justin Moorhead
Over the past weeks we have benefited from an outpouring of support from diverse sources. All have responded knowing that what separates us is simply the timing of when assistance is required. Crises spur innovation and caring. The need is indisputable. Material resources improve survival and the quality of lives. Those with a willingness to…
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Addressing the Looming Cost of Rebuilding
October 17, 2017 – Justin Moorhead
Battered and bruised our communities have moved past back-to-back natural disasters and now face the rebuilding effort. Those we have lost, whether as a direct result of the storm or from stresses and events in the weeks following, are missed. The quality of the decisions we individually and collectively make in the coming months will…
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Moving forward despite Irma
September 12, 2017 – Justin Moorhead
One of my favorite maxims is “never let a crisis go to waste”. Why does this speak to me? It reminds me that there is opportunity in the most challenging of situations. The emphasis is not on any crisis. It is the opportunity that each crisis represents for change. Crisis focuses our attention. In the…
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Impending G.E.R.S. Crisis Demands Immediate Action and a Concerted Commitment to Reform
August 31, 2017 – Christopher Visentin
Looming large over the Virgin Islands economy is its struggling Government Employee Retirement System, and the government’s quickly diminishing options to fix the problem. The issues that confront the System have been gestating for some time. As noted in a previous VI Capital Resources Op Ed piece, the System has paid out more in benefits…
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Is tax increment financing an easy fix for financing project development?
August 16, 2017 – Christopher Visentin
The Water Island project development demonstrates the need for heightened transparency in government-funded projects. The increased attention and questions surrounding the five-star hotel development and associated facilities on Water Island demonstrates the need for analysis and transparency for all public projects, and private/public projects in particular. The development has been in the planning stages since…
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