Wednesday, August 28, 1996
US Virgin Islands
Good morning! This is Good News Headlines
The Senate Passed the Drop Out Prevention Act
The Senate passed the Drop Out Prevention Act which requires schools to
identify students in danger of dropping out and prescribes a special
curriculum for them. They passed the Parent Participation Act to allow
parents two hours off a month for school conferences. They acted to allow
teachers to apply their unused sick leave to their retirement. They passed
the bill to seek to amend the Organic Act to allow a two year budget cycle
for the government rather than an annual budget. All the bills are on the
way to the Governor
Deadline Approaching
Virgin Islands FEMA officials are reminding everyone that the Sept. 9th
deadline is approaching to apply for aid. You need to get your
applications back as soon as possible., You can still apply 800-462-9029.
Bring Southern Command to St. Croix
J. Este-McDonald has written a public letter to Congressman Victor Frazier
asking him to see if St. Croix can become the home of the US Armed Forces
Southern Command. St. Croix is offered as an ideal place to site the
Southern command which is moving out of Panama.
Department of Agriculture Grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given the Virgin Islands a loan to
replace
the Force Main that carries sewage to the treatment Plant. The loan is
worth 1.8 million and there is also a grant of $410,000 too.
Human Services Staff the Best
Some of our Human Services employees have been cited with credentials that
recognize the excellence of their work. Sheridan DeGrasse, Maybelline
Brookes, Yvonne Marie Parris and Eden Headley received the Child
Development Associate Credential.
Good News Weather:
Cloudy today and chance of rain. Tropical Storm Francis is located at 15.8
N 51.5 W 620 miles east of here. We're watching it. Hurricane Edouard is
still dangerous. Stay out of the north shore waters today.
On the Calendar
Teachers who are Emergency Building representatives are meeting at the Taxi
Association Building in Contant at 4:30
St. Croix Environmental has a 10th
anniversary dinner on the 30th of August., Today is the last day to make
reservations Call 773-1989.
On the sore spot report:
Winston to say there's a sore spot between Crown Bay Marina and Texas
Barbeque where a Brown Honda is being turned into a public parts car.
Can't we haul that one away?
Finally this:
I heard the surf advisory so I had to go to the north shore to see for
myself. It looked pretty calm. This is Hurricane Edouard, now
past us. Touch your roof, go turn on a light bulb, or open the
refrigerator, and when you talk with God today, thank Him for letting this
one pass by.
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