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swilliams replied to the topic Caneel Bay Resort Should be Owned by the People in the forum
Caneel Bay Resort Should Be Owned By The People 1 year, 3 months ago
NPS Trying To Work Out Caneel Bay Resort’s Future At Virgin Islands National Park
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By Kurt Repanshek – December 6th, 2020 2:00amClosed-door talks between top Interior Department officials and the operators of the…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Caneel Bay Resort Should be Owned by the People in the forum
Caneel Bay Resort Should Be Owned By The People 1 year, 3 months ago
And another slightly older article from the National Park Traveler that provides explanation as to what is going on.
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/04/caneel-bay-resort-unceasing-efforts-undo-laurance-rockefellers-wishesCaneel Bay Resort: Unceasing Efforts To Undo Laurance Rockefeller’s Wishes
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swilliams replied to the topic The Multipurpose Stimulus Business Proposal in the forum Introductions 1 year, 11 months ago
What is The Butcher Shop of the Virgin Islands? Is it an art collective, are art pieces sold or is it an art workshop? I’d appreciate learning more.
Possibly the Council on the Arts, the St. Croix Foundation or the Virgin Islands Community Foundation could provide sponsorship. Local artists collaborating and producing will add to the local…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic On the Power of Planning for the Really, Really Long Term in the forum Economic Development 2 years, 8 months ago
This is really interesting.
First, I applaud the Navajo for the foresight and political will to implement this policy decades ago and not spend the money in the interim.
Second, its impressive that a group, not members of the tribe, were able to sell the idea.
Third, what if we did something similar here in the VI?
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swilliams started the topic David Jessop's– The potentially destabilising effect of demographic change in the forum Other Communities 3 years, 6 months ago
I read this article and wanted to share it. Written by David Jessop, it appeared in the Daily News and I traced its osurce to https://www.caribbean-council.org/potentially-destabilising-effect-demographic-change/
It is worth your read.
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swilliams replied to the topic MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHED TO PROTECT MAGENS BAY AND RELATED ECOSYSTEMS in the forum Environment 3 years, 7 months ago
What an interesting piece. Magens still hasn’t recovered from the storms and now I have a better understanding of why not. I am assuming many of our beaches are being similarly damaged. Every week I see notices of beaches not safe for swimming and never really understood what was causing the problem. Thanks, Mr. Brin. This is the type of…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic The Good, the Bad and the Ill considered in the forum Politics: 2018 Election 3 years, 9 months ago
How did I miss this, post? It’s a good civics lesson on one of the main responsibilities legislators have to their constituents. Thank you, Justin.
Not sure why there is any surprise here. From what I am told, our legislators through the years have all done the same thing… different situations same process, same result. A waste of time…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic VI pride and Pride in the VI should be combined: for the island's sake in the forum Environment 3 years, 10 months ago
Duryan, you are so right. You see the garbage strewn around and you wonder what folk are thinking. Much of what we have to offer those who live as well as visit is the natural beauty. As a community we need more involvement of the type you describe.
Saw a FaceBook video of some clean up on the hill steps on St. Thomas. Some volunteers were…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Mass Tourism: Are we lying to ourselves? in the forum Off Topic 3 years, 10 months ago
My parents placed a high premium on making me a resident of the world. They urged me to learn of other places, visit them and take away from each something that would change the way I looked at life and contribute to bettering the community I eventually chose to live in.
My avatar speaks to the extensiveness of my travel experiences.
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swilliams replied to the topic Encouraging Community Pride through Public Art in the forum Arts & Culture 3 years, 11 months ago
I haven’t traveled much in the Caribbean, however, I have traveled throughout Europe and know that even small towns have statutes as well as streets and public squares that commemorate the accomplishments of residents and citizens.
A trip I made to Germany opened my ideas to the importance of keeping today’s generation aware of the positives…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic White-Collar Crime – The Unmentioned Factor in the forum Economy 3 years, 11 months ago
I am told of embezzlement at government agencies where there is no prosecution and the individuals are allowed to repay and loose their position with no other consequence; where elected officials create wealth for themselves or friends; where government boards ignore professional advice and make decisions that favor special interest groups to…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Unemployment rate after the hurricanes in the forum Economic Development 3 years, 12 months ago
Wow, Amaziah. Hadn’t thought of this until you raised it. We really have no insight into what the impact of the storms were on the business sector. if we had employment data on employment it would offer a window into how the private sector is recovering or not. I do see a lot of advertising for government jobs in the newspaper. Justin, the…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Customer service in the forum Economy 3 years, 12 months ago
The issue is accountability and one of the other forums talks about the lack of this in many employment situations, particularly the government. When individuals believe that they can continue to keep their jobs regardless of how they perform or handle customers this is the result. Yes it is important that individuals like what they do and care…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Checks and Balances in the forum Government 4 years ago
Because so many people work for government or look to the government for contracts and those in power view comments that ask them to be accountable as a challenge, few people say what they really think. Even if you’re not involved in government maybe someone in your family is.
A year or so ago the business community rallied against the…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Exposure to Violence in our Community in the forum Blog Entries 4 years ago
How does the pubic safety system not know who the perpetrators are of this gun violence, and if it knows and chooses not to do something about it, some folk are really dissing their community.
We live on islands. You don’t just drive down a highway to move between communities. Gunns have to be brought in, probably by boat rather than…[Read more]
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swilliams started the topic Environmental Resilience in the forum Environment 4 years ago
The article on environmental resilience for a better community and tourism product appears in the Archive section of the site. The author gives an example of a Philippine community that is incorporating land use to stave off the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the community and the local tourism product. Interesting how w…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic hi i'm new here in the forum Introductions 4 years ago
George, two people are thinking about where do they commit to living the next five-years of their life. The first is someone who grew up in the VI, went away to school or the military and has returned and is now two years back on island. The second person is someone who grew up elsewhere, not necessarily in a big mainland city and moved to the…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic Department of Culture and Historic Preservation in the forum Arts & Culture 4 years ago
In yesterday’s newspaper I read that the Governor vetoed legislation designed to give DPNR and a new unit of Government, a ‘Committee for the Preservation of Government Collections’, the coordination you comments suggest is important. The initiative centered around the much discussed issue of the well being of historical and valuable artifacts…[Read more]
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swilliams replied to the topic hi i'm new here in the forum Introductions 4 years ago
Hello Amaziah. Was feeling lonely hanging out here on my own. Check in regularly. Glad you’re now on the site as well. I hope VI Cap publicizes the platform. I agree with you that the forum offers something different and potentially valuable to those of us living in the Vi and concerned about its future. Have mentioned it to a few friends who…[Read more]
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