French National Arrested on Charges of Alien
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
May 11-16, 2015 © Copyright 2015 Short Term Deal Dry On Ferries Near Conditions After Months of Bring Salt to Operation, Says Pond at Salt DPW Chief Pond Bay Page 3 French National By JAIME ELLIOTT St. John Tradewinds Arrested on CONCORDIA — As most of the island’s residents con- Charges of Alien tinued hoping for some relief from the on-going dry weather Smuggling for on St. John, which has not seen significant rain in two months, 38 Cubans news of one positive aspect of Page 3 that arid heat spread last week. Pat Green For the first time in about four years, the dry weather and To Perform high heat combined to produce at Love City salt at the salt pond at Salt Pond Country Bay. Starting at day break and increasing as the morning wore Music Fest on, residents could be seen Page 4 streaming down to the pond with buckets, zip lock bags and Dylan Ferry Wins even cracker containers, any- thing to load up with salt and Commodore’s Cup haul back home. aboard Sweet Ting Page 7 St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Jaime Elliottt Triple B Brunch Page 8 2 St. John Tradewinds, May 11-16, 2015 th Unlandscaping 9 Grade CAHS Pre-Orientation May 13 Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas will conduct its pre-orientation meeting for incoming 9th graders for the 2015-16 school year on Wednesday, May 13, at 5 p.m. in the school’s Ruth E. Thomas Auditorium. All prospective 9th grade students should attend the meeting in order to select the course of study they plan to pursue in the next school year. School officials say students who are borderline or un- sure about passing should also attend, as this is the only scheduled pre-orientation meeting. Students and parents are encouraged to arrive by 4:15 p.m. in order to purchase the three (3) summer reading novels for $20. For more information, contact Charlotte Amalie High School at (340) 774-0780. Registation Still Open for UVI Classes It’s not too late to register for Summer Term classes at the Uni- versity of the Virgin Islands. Classes for Summer Term 1 begin May 18. A limited number of courses can be taken on St. John St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Kelly Morris through videoconferencing technology. For further information, contact the UVI’s Registrar’s Office at 693-1160, or visit the UVI And then there were none. The last palm trees in front of the Ubaldina St. John Academic Center at The Marketplace in Cruz Bay. Simmonds U.S. Post Office in Cruz Bay were removed in early May i in the on- going transformation of the busy street corner. Most residents were hopeful plans Three Residents To Be Honored May 16 would include short term parking for mail box pick-ups. Bernice Boynes, Charles Roddy and Rodney Varlack will be honored by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church at an appreciation dinner on Saturday, May 16, at Cinnamon Bay to rec- ognize the three parishioners for their longstanding contributions to the church and community over the years. There will be a free cocktail hour from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing. All proceeds will benefit the church scholar- ship fund that provides scholarships for St. John students to attend school. Tickets are $75 per person. For more information, to purchase tickets, call the church office at 340-776-6339. Health Fair Set for Seniors on May 19 May is Older Americans Month and there will be health fair for senior citizens on Tuesday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Marketplace on the 2nd Floor in space 209. Board of Elections To Meet May 21 The St. Thomas St. John District Board of Elections will con- duct their regularly scheduled board meeting on St. John in the Legislature Annex Conference Room on Thursday, May 21, at 11 TRADEWINDS PUBLISHING LLC a.m. as part of an on-going effort to reach out to the voting public The Community Newspaper Since 1972 and as mandated by law. The members of the STT/STJ Board of Elections will have election related discussions, according to the announcement. EDITOR/PUBLISHER NEWSLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS MaLinda Nelson (340) 776-6496 U.S. & U.S.V.I. only [email protected] www.tradewinds.vi $90.00 per year Town Hall Meeting with VINP Is May 26 [email protected] email: [email protected] WRITERS St. John Administrator’s Office will host a town hall meeting Jaime Elliott, Tom Oat, ADVERTISING THIRD CLASS PERMIT in conjunction with The Virgin Islands National Park Management Amy Roberts, Judi Shimel, [email protected] U.S. Postage PAID Team on Tuesday May 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the St. John Legis- Andrea Milam Permit No. 3 MAILING ADDRESS St. John, VI 00831 lature Annex in Cruz Bay. Come, listen, voice your recommenda- COLUMNISTS Tradewinds Publishing LLC tions and concerns with the Virgin Islands National Park. & CONTRIBUTORS P.O. Box 1500 © COPYRIGHT 2015 Mauri Elbel, Chuck Pishko, Yelena St. John, VI 00831 All rights reserved. No reproduction Rogers, Tristan Ewald, Andrew of news stories, letters, columns, Democratic Party Meeting May 30 Rutnik, Craig Barshinger, Jack CIRCULATION photographs or advertisements The Democratic Party Territorial Committee Meeting has been Brown, Mares Crane, Dan Boyd, Call the newsline to be added allowed without written permission Bob Malacarne, Raven Philips as a newsstand outlet from the publisher. scheduled for Saturday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at the Department of Education’s Curriculum Centers. St. John Tradewinds, May 11-16, 2015 3 Short Term Deal on Ferries Said Near After Months of Operation, DPW Chief By JUDI SHIIMEL months, he added he wanted to St. John Tradewinds add language to the agreement, CRUZ BAY — After six looking at revenues derived from “We have an months in operation — and re- commuter ferry services, the cost peated assurances by the former of the vessel, management of the agreement in Department of Public Works physical property and other mat- principal. It’s a Commissioner Darryl Small that ters. matter of getting the allowed the private corporation “We want to have a long term ferry franchisees to operate the analysis of the operating costs,” paperwork through government owned vessels — the James said. the system.” commissioner-designee for Public A spokesperson for St. John’s – Gustav James Works say it will take more time resident Senator-At-Large said it Public Works Commissioner-designee before an agreement to operate was encouraging to hear Public government owned ferries is com- Works was drawing closer to en- plete. tering a written agreement with But over the Varlack Ventures and Trans- the franchise ferry companies. next six months portation Services of St. John “All we knew was there was no DPW wants to add took possession of the Red Hook agreement,” said Nicolle Bollen- language to the I and the Cruz Bay I, respectively, tini, chief of staff for Senator-At- last year. Large Almando “Rocky” Liburd, agreement, looking The new vessels, part of the who had promised to resolve the at revenues derived VITRAN public transit fleet, were St. John Tradewinds News Photo File issue in April. from commuter provided to the territory by the Ironically, the port pontoon U.S. Department of Transporta- The new VITRAn catamaran ferries, above, have of one of the two vessels, Red ferry services, the tion at a cost of $3.25 million proved very popular with visitors and commuters. Hook I, was damaged in early cost of the vessel, apiece. They were supplied to the 2015 when the vessel struck the management of the two companies holding the fran- designee Gustav James says he’s Works. Loredon L. Boynes Ferry Dock chises to provide daily commuter eying short term and a long term “We have an agreement in prin- in Cruz Bay and repaired within physical property and service between St. John and St. agreements, but the arrangement cipal. It’s a matter of getting the days without any information on other matters. Croix. requires documentation between paperwork through the system,” the cost of the repair, liability for Public Works Commissioner- the franchise holders and Public James said. But over the next six the incident or insurance. French National Arrested on Charges INDEX Business Directory ..............20 Church Directory .................18 of Alien Smuggling for 38 Cuban Nationals Classified Ads .....................21 Community Calendar ..........16 Crime Stoppers ...................19 Crossword Puzzle ...............20 and One St. Lucian on Catamaran Cryptoquip ...........................18 Letters .................................14 By JUDI SHIIMEL detention hearing on May 6 before 29, according to the complaint. 10 years imprisonment. Obituary ..............................14 St. John Tradewinds U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Mill- The vessel was operated by A complaint is merely a formal Real Estate .........................10 CHARLOTTE AMALIE er. Judge Miller detained Leich- Leichtnam and contained 38 Cu- charging document and is not evi- To the Rescue .....................10 — Alain Rene Leichtnam, 71, tnam pending further proceedings ban nationals and one national of dence of guilt. Every defendant is a French national, was arrested and he was remanded to the cus- St. Lucia. None of the individuals presumed innocent until and un- Thursday, April 30, on a criminal tody of the United States Marshals possessed the proper documents to less proven guilty, U.S. Attorney th complaint charging him with en- Service. lawfully enter the United States. Sharpe added. Thursday, May 14 couraging and inducing aliens to U.S. Customs and Border Pro- Encouraging and inducing The case is being investigated enter the United States in viola- tection (CBP) Office of Air and aliens to enter the United States by the CBP, OAM, the USSG, and tion of law, United States Attor- Marine (OAM) and the United carries a sentence of not more than Homeland Security Investigations ney Ronald W.