Sept. 4, 2001 – Frederiksted Health Care Inc. is the recipient of a $100,000 planning grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which will benefit medical care at facilities on all three islands, according to executive director Vivian Ebbesen Fludd.
The grant is to establish an Integrated System Development Initiative, which will allow integrated computer interfacing among both hospitals, the East End Medical Corp., Frederiksted Health Care Inc., and the Health Department. The Myrah Keating Clinic on St. John is included through the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital
Delegate Donna Christian Christensen announced the grant Aug. 31.
"I want to thank HHS Secretary [Tommy G.] Thompson and the staff of the Bureau of Primary Health Care for their continued support of health care in the territory," Christensen said in a release.
Frederiksted Health Care is the lead agency, and all facilities will contribute to the required 50 percent match with dollars or staff time. Hiring of a coordinator and implementation will begin in September.
The long-term objective, Fludd said, is to identify the total of uninsured patients and work toward a subsidized insurance plan to provide some coverage for all. It is estimated that about 33 percent of patients are uninsured or underinsured.

All interested persons are hereby notified that in accordance with Section 717 Chapter 12 of Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, as amended, dealing with the Economic Development Commission, a Public Hearing on the following applications for tax exemption will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Development Bank, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
NAME: ……………………………………..TYPE: …………………LOCATION:
1.Management Associates, LLC Designated Service Business (New) St Thomas, V.I
2.Masterpasqua & Associates, LLC Designated Service Business (New) St Thomas, V.I
3. US BOS, Inc.Designated Service Business (New) St. Thomas, V.I
4. Marriott Ownership Resorts (St. Thomas Inc.) Timeshare Resort (New) St. Thomas, V.I.
5. Alpha Broadcasting Corp. Commercial Broadcasting TV (New) St. Croix, V.I.
Any person, firm or corporation interested in the approval or disapproval of the applications may appear and be heard, provided that a written statement is submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Commission at least one day prior to the hearing at P.O. Box 3499 Christiansted, St. Croix USVI 00822, (Phone) 773-6499 (Fax) 773-7701 .

Nadine T. Marchena
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Sept. 4, 2001 – For the third year in a row, St. John resident Louise DePuy took home the top prize in the women's division at Monday's Love City Triathlon.
"I've been working on my running," she said afterward, noting that she now has help from a coach.
DePuy, 32, who swam competitively when she was younger, said she already was a strong swimmer and biker, but running had been her nemesis. With a total time of 1:50:46, she knocked more than five minutes off her 2000 time, a success she attributed to her improved running. She said she was surprised she did so well, as she hadn't had much time to practice.
Tortola resident Philippe Leroy, who gave his age as 40-plus, won the men's division with a time of 1:40:39.
DePuy, who also was the race director, said nearly 40 people participated. They started with a half-mile swim at Maho Bay, hopped on their bikes for a 14-mile ride from Maho Bay into Cruz Bay and then on to Coral Bay, and finished with a four-mile run.
In the women's division, St. Croix resident Theresa Harper, 35, captured the second place, also for the third year in a row. Her time was 1:59:10. Third went to St. John resident Jude Woodcock, who had a time of 1:59:54.
Woodcock, 45, suffered problems with her bike again this year. Last year a flat tire knocked her out of the race, but this time a passerby helped her get her chain out of the pedal as she headed through Cruz Bay so she could complete the event. "And I did the best run I've done off a bike ever," she said.
This triathlon was a prelude for Woodcock's next big event, Hawaii's Ironman Triathlon, set for Oct. 6.
In the men's division, Chris Ghiorse, 37, of Tortola took second place with a time of 1:46:43. Jamie Bate of St. Croix, 33, came in third clocking 1:53:44.
In the relay competition, the team of St. John residents Tory Lane, Paul Fredsell and Hank Slodden captured first place with a time of 1:51:46. Second went to the St. John team of Mercedes Cover, Dave Thompson and Jennifer Stanley, whose total time was 1:53:27. Third went to the St. Croix team of Marie Witmer, Sue Brown and Louise Middaugh, who finished in 2:07:06.
St. John claimed the International Award, which goes to the island with the three fastest individual competitors from both the men's and women's divisions.

Sept. 4, 2001 – Thanks to a $3 million appropriation from a federal fund, numerous recreation facilities on St. Thomas and St. Croix have new energy-efficient lighting. And there's more to come.
V.I. Energy Office director Victor Somme said the change from conventional lighting will save the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department lots of money.
Roy Canton, the department's supervisor of planning and maintenance, said he hadn't "crunched the numbers" to determine the total savings. However, he said, as an example, it costs $11 to $12 an hour to light Paul E. Joseph Stadium on St. Croix with conventional lighting. At the similarly sized D.C. Canegata Ball Park, the department spends $4 to $5 an hour for energy-efficient lighting.
Somme said the money was appropriated from a fund created when a federal court ruled that U.S. oil companies had overcharged when selling oil in the 1970s and 1980s. Money that the oil companies put into the fund is disbursed periodically to states and territories.
The Housing, Parks and Recreation conversion to energy-efficient lighting for recreational facilities began several years ago. On St. Thomas, Phase 1 involved the installation of new lights at Lionel Roberts Stadium, the ball fields in Smith Bay and Kirwan Terrace, and the Winston Raymo Center. On St. Croix, Phase 1 lighting installation was at D.C. Canegata Ball Park, AA baseball field, LBJ basketball and volleyball courts, Mon Bijou basketball court, and the Renhold Jackson Complex softball field, basketball court and volleyball court. In addition, solar lighting was installed at the Fort Frederick playground.
Phase 2 is scheduled for completion on Oct. 1. It has involved the installation on St. Thomas of energy-efficient lights at Joseph Aubain and Emile Griffith Ball Parks and at the Charlotte Amalie High School racetrack. On St. Croix, Phase 2 has brought new lighting to the Education Complex track and field facility, the Horace Clark tennis courts, and the basketball and tennis courts at Stoney Ground, D.C. Canegata, LaValle, Glynn and Princess communities.
Somme said as soon as the new fiscal year starts, on Oct. 1, decisions will be made on what projects will be included in Phase 3.
If Housing, Parks and Recreation can secure a long-term lease on the basketball court and baseball field in St. John's Coral Bay, Canton said, the department may make energy-efficient improvements to those facilities. Currently, the lights often stay on all night because no one turns off the switch. The Moravian Church owns the property. Somme said lease negotiations are under way.

Sept. 4, 2001 – Thanks to a $3 million appropriation from a federal fund, numerous recreation facilities on St. Thomas and St. Croix have new energy-efficient lighting. And there's more to come.
V.I. Energy Office director Victor Somme said the change from conventional lighting will save the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department lots of money.
Roy Canton, the department's supervisor of planning and maintenance, said he hadn't "crunched the numbers" to determine the total savings. However, he said, as an example, it costs $11 to $12 an hour to light Paul E. Joseph Stadium on St. Croix with conventional lighting. At the similarly sized D.C. Canegata Ball Park, the department spends $4 to $5 an hour for energy-efficient lighting.
Somme said the money was appropriated from a fund created when a federal court ruled that U.S. oil companies had overcharged when selling oil in the 1970s and 1980s. Money that the oil companies put into the fund is disbursed periodically to states and territories.
The Housing, Parks and Recreation conversion to energy-efficient lighting for recreational facilities began several years ago. On St. Thomas, Phase 1 involved the installation of new lights at Lionel Roberts Stadium, the ball fields in Smith Bay and Kirwan Terrace, and the Winston Raymo Center. On St. Croix, Phase 1 lighting installation was at D.C. Canegata Ball Park, AA baseball field, LBJ basketball and volleyball courts, Mon Bijou basketball court, and the Renhold Jackson Complex softball field, basketball court and volleyball court. In addition, solar lighting was installed at the Fort Frederick playground.
Phase 2 is scheduled for completion on Oct. 1. It has involved the installation on St. Thomas of energy-efficient lights at Joseph Aubain and Emile Griffith Ball Parks and at the Charlotte Amalie High School racetrack. On St. Croix, Phase 2 has brought new lighting to the Education Complex track and field facility, the Horace Clark tennis courts, and the basketball and tennis courts at Stoney Ground, D.C. Canegata, LaValle, Glynn and Princess communities.
Somme said as soon as the new fiscal year starts, on Oct. 1, decisions will be made on what projects will be included in Phase 3.
If Housing, Parks and Recreation can secure a long-term lease on the basketball court and baseball field in St. John's Coral Bay, Canton said, the department may make energy-efficient improvements to those facilities. Currently, the lights often stay on all night because no one turns off the switch. The Moravian Church owns the property. Somme said lease negotiations are under way.

Sept. 4, 2001 – Thanks to a $3 million appropriation from a federal fund, numerous recreation facilities on St. Thomas and St. Croix have new energy-efficient lighting. And there's more to come.
V.I. Energy Office director Victor Somme said the change from conventional lighting will save the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department lots of money.
Roy Canton, the department's supervisor of planning and maintenance, said he hadn't "crunched the numbers" to determine the total savings. However, he said, as an example, it costs $11 to $12 an hour to light Paul E. Joseph Stadium on St. Croix with conventional lighting. At the similarly sized D.C. Canegata Ball Park, the department spends $4 to $5 an hour for energy-efficient lighting.
Somme said the money was appropriated from a fund created when a federal court ruled that U.S. oil companies had overcharged when selling oil in the 1970s and 1980s. Money that the oil companies put into the fund is disbursed periodically to states and territories.
The Housing, Parks and Recreation conversion to energy-efficient lighting for recreational facilities began several years ago. On St. Thomas, Phase 1 involved the installation of new lights at Lionel Roberts Stadium, the ball fields in Smith Bay and Kirwan Terrace, and the Winston Raymo Center. On St. Croix, Phase 1 lighting installation was at D.C. Canegata Ball Park, AA baseball field, LBJ basketball and volleyball courts, Mon Bijou basketball court, and the Renhold Jackson Complex softball field, basketball court and volleyball court. In addition, solar lighting was installed at the Fort Frederick playground.
Phase 2 is scheduled for completion on Oct. 1. It has involved the installation on St. Thomas of energy-efficient lights at Joseph Aubain and Emile Griffith Ball Parks and at the Charlotte Amalie High School racetrack. On St. Croix, Phase 2 has brought new lighting to the Education Complex track and field facility, the Horace Clark tennis courts, and the basketball and tennis courts at Stoney Ground, D.C. Canegata, LaValle, Glynn and Princess communities.
Somme said as soon as the new fiscal year starts, on Oct. 1, decisions will be made on what projects will be included in Phase 3.
If Housing, Parks and Recreation can secure a long-term lease on the basketball court and baseball field in St. John's Coral Bay, Canton said, the department may make energy-efficient improvements to those facilities. Currently, the lights often stay on all night because no one turns off the switch. The Moravian Church owns the property. Somme said lease negotiations are under way.

Sept. 4, 2001 – Radio station executive Randy Knight, for whom the new athletic facility under construction on the Antilles School campus was to have been named, has asked that it instead be named for the school's longtime headmaster, Mark C. Marin, who died unexpectedly in July.
Knight, president of Knight Quality Stations, donated $1 million to the Frenchman's Bay school's "Imagine the Possibilities" capital development campaign last year for the sports complex. Formal ground breaking was held May 31 for what was then being called the Knight Center.
According to a release from the school, Knight has now directed the Antilles Board of Trustees to name the facility the Mark C. Marin Center.
"After being so moved by the many eloquent tributes to our dear friend, Mark, by such a loving cross section of our entire community," Knight said, "it is my desire to personally honor this good and decent man who touched so many lives in so many meaningful ways."
Marin had been headmaster of Antilles School for 22 years at the time of his death on July 25. Under his leadership, the school developed a reputation for academic as well as athletic excellence, greatly expanded the diversity of its student body and embarked on the current capital expansion that already has seen completion of the Henry A. Kimelman Library.
Elliott "Mac" Davis, Antilles board president, called Knight's gesture "a wonderful and fitting tribute to Mark Marin and all for which he stood." Davis added that Knight's "generosity of spirit and altruism truly know no bounds."
Kaye Knoepfel, Antilles headmistress, said, "Mark would be extremely touched by Randy's generous decision. He valued Randy's friendship and all that Randy was doing for Antilles and the community. He would be honored to have his name on this building."
Marin "was determined that the facility will have a major impact on the entire community, 'way beyond the borders of Antilles School," Davis said. While it will provide Antilles students a gymnasium for the first time, it also will be operated as a community facility. "Besides offering a modern gymnasium with broadcast facilities for island-wide basketball and volleyball tournaments, the facility will make possible Saturday programs and summer sessions involving all kinds of athletics for children all over the island, as well as community activities and events," the release stated.
Knight himself has said previously that "one of the conditions in giving the million dollars was that the center benefit students island wide." Although he had no previous affiliation with Antilles, Knight said he was moved to make the contribution because of the "deplorable conditions" of athletic facilities in the local schools. He said he chose Antilles because he found its administration to be "competent, responsible and accountable."
The Mark C. Main Center is scheduled to open next January.
"Although you can never replace special caring people like Mark," Knight said, "it is my hope that he will always be remembered as one of the few among us who really did make a lasting difference in the betterment of our community."

All interested persons are hereby notified that in accordance with Section 717 Chapter 12 of Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, as amended, dealing with the Economic Development Commission, a Public Hearing on the following applications for tax exemption will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Development Bank, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
NAME: ……………………………………..TYPE: …………………LOCATION:
1.Management Associates, LLC Designated Service Business (New) St Thomas, V.I
2.Masterpasqua & Associates, LLC Designated Service Business (New) St Thomas, V.I
3. US BOS, Inc.Designated Service Business (New) St. Thomas, V.I
4. Marriott Ownership Resorts (St. Thomas Inc.) Timeshare Resort (New) St. Thomas, V.I.
5. Alpha Broadcasting Corp. Commercial Broadcasting TV (New) St. Croix, V.I.
Any person, firm or corporation interested in the approval or disapproval of the applications may appear and be heard, provided that a written statement is submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Commission at least one day prior to the hearing at P.O. Box 3499 Christiansted, St. Croix USVI 00822, (Phone) 773-6499 (Fax) 773-7701 .

Nadine T. Marchena
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Sept. 4, 2001 – A jewelry wholesaler and the owners of Elegant Jewelry Shop on Raadets Gade were held up at gunpoint Monday afternoon by two men wearing ski masks. The two took jewelry reportedly worth "hundreds of thousands of dollars."
The jewelry was in a wheeled blue canvas bag used by the wholesaler to carry the merchandise from store to store on calls to regular clients.
Sgt. Annette Raimer, police spokeswoman, couldn't say Tuesday whether customers were in the store at the time of the robbery, which according to police was carried out with a machine gun.
Raimer said the salesman gave police "hundreds of thousands of dollars" as the value of the stolen goods.
The robbers made their getaway in a small white car being driven by an accomplice. Raimer said the vehicle could have been a Mazda or a Toyota.
She said the numbers on the car's license plate, as reported to police, were not on file for such a vehicle.
A $25,000 reward is being offered for the return or recovery of the stolen jewelry.
Both robbers were described as being slim and about 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Investigation Bureau at 715-5522 or call the emergency number 911.

Funeral services for Alphonso Glenn Brown, Jr., 33, of Est. Sion Farm, lately of Florida, will take place at 11 a.m on Friday, Sept. 7, at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Internment will take place at Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his mother Marietta Stephens; father Alphonso Glenn Brown; Brothers Gene Alexander, Geoffery Andre and Gregory A. Brown; sisters Mauricia and Latonia Lang; seven aunts; three uncles; and many other relatives and special friends too numerous to mention.
Professional arrangements by James Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.