Aug. 30, 2001 – The Sax Cymbals have a return date at the Hard Rock Cafe on Sunday, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Band leader Rusty Vellek on saxophone will have his "five-piece trio" in place for this gig. He'll be joined by "Mustang" Sally Smith on piano, Rhett Simmonds on bass, and Dean Prince and Robert Luke handling percussion.
"We promise you an evening of mellow music — at a reasonable volume level, too," Vellek said. "What better way to relax between trips to the beach? And, of course, we'll try to have a few surprises for you."

Aug. 30, 2001 – Almost eight months of repeated requests from the media and minority senators for a listing of the individual and committee allotments to the majority bloc members of the 24th Legislature have gone ignored.
Various government officials, including those in the Finance Department, say the figures must come from Senate President Almando "Rocky" Liburd. The requests for information have been directed to him.
These figures are public record, and are available, or should be, under the Freedom of Information Act.
In interviews for profile stories published by the Source earlier this year, three majority senators did cite figures for their own allocations — $300,000 or more in each instance:
– Carlton Dowe, Rules Committee chair, said his allotment, including his committee budget, was "about $300,000."
– Norma Pickard-Samuel, Labor and Veterans Affairs Committee chair, said she had a $300,000 allotment for her office, staffing, travel and committee budget.
– Norman Jn. Baptiste, Education Committee chair and secretary of the Legislature, said he had an allotment of "about $250,000" plus $50,000 as legislative secretary and $45,000 to run his committee.
Each non-majority senator received an allotment of $100,000.
Will Jones, spokesman for the recently formed Virgin Islands New Association, which represents the majority of the territory's news media outlets, said the association's view is that "The law is clear that the Legislature is a public body, and its business should be conducted in public, including how it spends taxpayers' money."
Jones, who is managing editor of The Avis, added, "One of the goals of VINA is to ensure that all public agencies, including the three branches of government, follow the law — public documents should be made available upon request, not when a public official decides to release them."
VINA membership encompasses news media professionals from newspapers, radio and television stations, and the University of the Virgin Islands Public Information Office, along with independent writers, editors, photographers and public relations professionals.
Sens. Lorraine Berry and Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg have strongly protested the majority's withholding of the information. In her latest letter to Liburd requesting the allotments and a breakdown of the 24th Legislature's overall $16 million budget, Berry said, "The majority's unfair allocation of funds is … hamstringing the work of the minority by doing everything it can to prevent us from functioning."
Berry sent that letter on Aug. 17. She has had no response. Nor has Liburd responded to the Source's most recent request for information. An office aide said Thursday that he is out of the territory until next week.
Donastorg wrote Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull on Aug. 14 requesting a the complete Legislature payroll. He has received no response. Turnbull told the Source that information about the individual senators' allotments would have to come from the Senate President's Office.
Ira R. Mills, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a response to a request for the allotment information, wrote the Source that "while OMB can provide general allotment information for the V.I. Legislature, it is not privy to the 24th Legislature's breakdown of allotment by senator and/or committee." Mills supplied the quarterly allotments for the Legislature budget total of $14.8 million for Fiscal Year 2001.
On Feb. 23, Liburd released each senator's individual staff salaries and a breakdown of central staff salaries for the 24th Legislature. At the time he told the Source that he thought this was all that had been requested of him. He added that he would provide the balance of the information along with individual expenses the senators incurred on a Washington, D.C., trip on Feb.26. On that date, he provided only the Washington trip expenses. He subsequently supplied figures on Senate contract employees but no allotment details.
All Senate committees but two are chaired by majority members. The two minority chairs are Douglas Canton Jr. (Health and Hospitals) and Vargrave Richards (Youth and Human Services). Liburd has said the two minority-chaired committees have budgets of $15,000 each, and the majority-chaired panels have budgets of $30,000.
In August, the governor approved an additional $1.5 million for Legislature operations for the current fiscal year. Of that, $450,000 has gone to the six non-majority senators. That increment of $75,000 each does not include any additional money to committees. Minority senators have said the amount is closer to $55,000 to $60,000 after taxes.
At a Finance Committee meeting last week, Sen. Alicia "Chucky" Hansen, who chairs the panel, responded angrily when she failed to get some information she requested of the Public Finance Authority director, Amadeo Francis. Her comment: "Public information has to go to the public." Hansen is a majority bloc member.
For the lists of budgeting for senators' staff and the allocations to minority senators, see "Minority senators get minor allotment".

Aug. 30, 2001 – If you want to know how to do business with the "new" Department of Property and Procurement and missed the day-long seminar presented by the department in June, it's not too late.
The seminar, entitled, "The Procurement Process: How to do business with the Department" will air beginning at 12 noon Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday Sept. 2 on public access Channel 5 on St. Croix. The show runs for two hours.
Arrangements are being made to air the show on St. Thomas on VITV Channel 10. An announcement will be made prior to that airing.

Aug. 30, 2001 – A gasoline spill during a routine fueling of underground tanks at the Texaco gas station across from the Frenchtown Post Office backed traffic up for hours Thursday morning and brought Fire Services, Police, Planning and Natural Resources, Texaco and the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency personnel together to address the potentially dangerous situation.
According to Texaco's marketing director, Winthrop Maduro, 50 to 60 gallons of gas were spilled onto the pavement while the underground tanks were being filled.
Most of the fuel drained into a storm sewer adjacent to the property. Some of the fuel was recovered immediately by the Texaco emergency management team, the first group to respond. The rest soaked into the soil and debris in a storm drain but was expected to be "sponged up" within a few hours, mitigating any potential danger or damage from the spill.
In the meantime, the highway was closed between the Seaborne Aviation ramp and Banco Popular on Veterans drive.
VITEMA's director, Harold Baker, said at an impromptu news conference at the scene that his agency "procedurally did what we were supposed to do" in response to news of the spill.
He expressed confidence that there was no danger to the community and said he expected the mop-up operation to be completed by about 2 p.m.
Maduro, contacted by the Source, agreed with Baker. He said tests run by Fire Services determined there was no danger to those in the area from fumes, fire or explosion.
Maduro commended the Texaco emergency team and the government agencies for prompt and professional response to the spill.
Harwood Highway north of Veterans Drive was open to traffic, but congestion was reportedly still heavy at mid-day.

Aug. 29, 2001 – A current publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures features the Virgin Islands prominently on the front page, and that's not good news, Sen. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg said Wednesday.
He cited the August/September issue of "Legisbrief," a publication of "briefing papers on the important issues of the day," which has an article on the front page about the value of "healthy" beaches to the economic well-being of their local communities.
A statistical box on the page shows that for 1999, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the Virgin Islands ranked third in the nation in number of beach closings due to water pollution. California was first with 3,547, and Florida was second with 671. The Virgin Islands recorded 307.
California and Florida have by far the longest coastlines in the nation, excluding Alaska — California's extends more than 1,000 miles, and Florida's, more than 1,200 miles — of which 663 miles actually are beaches. The shorelines of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John total about 180 miles.
"This is very bad publicity for the territory," Donastorg said in a press release. He termed the V.I. ranking "outrageous given the size of our territory in relation to the other coastal jurisdictions." He added, "If we continue to contaminate our waters and kill our coral reefs, we'll also end up contaminating ourselves and killing our economy. Tourism depends on the health of our waters."
Behind the statistics, the situation is even worse than it appears in the Legisbrief report. Those 307 beach closings were for St. Croix alone, so they reflect a shoreline of well under 100 miles. No data were provided to the EPA for St. Thomas and St. John. Submission of data was on a voluntary basis. Puerto Rico and Alaska were the only other shoreline jurisdictions that did not supply information.
Aaron Hutchins, environmental engineer/supervisor in the Planning and Natural Resources Department's Environmental Protection Division, was designated as the territory's lead BEACH Act liaison at the start of this year. The acronym refers to the federal Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000. Hutchins confirmed Thursday that the V.I. beach-closing statistics are for St. Croix only.
He noted that the Source has "had extensive coverage of the whole situation of the LBJ Pump Station that was bypassing [treatment of sewage] for about a year." Because of that situation alone, "We would have seen numerous public advisories," he said. There also were recurring problems with untreated sewage being discharged because of breakdowns of the Figtree Pump Station.
Nationally, according to the two-page Legisbrief article, "The leading causes of advisories and closings are water-quality problems from increased bacteria levels and stormwater runoff after a rain … The most frequent sources of disease-carrying 'bugs' are sewage overflows, polluted stormwater runoff, sewage treatment plant malfunctions, boating wastes and overloaded septic systems."
See the Beach 2000 web site for the Environmental Protection Agency's 1999 National Health Protection Survey report on Virgin Islands beaches. The site provides monitoring information on 27 St. Croix beaches and states that no data were provided for St. Thomas and St. John.
Donastorg, who chaired the Senate Committee on Planning and Environmental Protection in the 23rd Legislature, said old, overloaded and poorly maintained sewage treatment systems, stormwater runoff and faulty septic systems are to blame locally.
Along with his press release, Donastorg's office distributed a copy of a letter dated Aug. 17 that he sent to Sen. Donald "Ducks" Cole, who now chairs the environmental committee — which had been combined with the former Government Operations Committee at the start of the 24th Legislature with Cole as its chair. The combined committee was again divided into two in July after Sen. Emmett Hansen switched from the minority bloc to the majority and was named to chair Government Operations.
Donastorg asked Cole to convene his committee to examine the causes of the territory's large number of beach closings and "possible solutions to abate the situation." He expressed concern about the public health impact on residents as well as visitors.
The Legisbrief article noted that the BEACH Act "requires states to adopt enforceable water-quality standards, to improve beach-water monitoring programs and to report unsafe beach conditions to the public." It also noted that incentives and federal funding will be available to develop specific programs for recreational waters."
Donastorg posed these questions to Cole: "Can we receive grants from the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coast Health Act of 2000? Does the federal government, through the EPA, interface with DPNR on this problem? Does DPNR have a plan to abate this problem in years to come? What is the state of the various wastewater treatment plants and the conditions of the effluent pipes?"
The answer to the first of those questions is yes, according to Hutchins. The Virgin Islands has submitted an application for the maximum grant of $57,000, he said.
At the end of May, the EPA announced that a total of about $2 million in grants would be available to coastal jurisdictions "to improve monitoring and public notification of human health risks at beaches." According to an EPA release, the funds are for two purposes: to develop water-quality monitoring programs and to notify the public when water-quality problems are detected. July 30 was the deadline to apply for grants.
For this first year of the BEACH Act grant program, Hutchins said, "the EPA decided to divvy up the $2 million equally" among the eligible states and territories — those bordering the open waters and the Great Lakes. That meant that each, if approved, would get about $57,000, regardless of shoreline size.
However, Hutchins added, "depending on who applied and the quality of the applications, the potential is there for additional money. If some don't apply, or are rejected, that frees up more to be put back into the pot to be divided among the successful applicants." He said he wasn't sure when the grants would be announced.
Next year, he said, the EPA is to increase the grant funding available nationally to $25 million, so the territory could qualify for a significantly larger grant.
In Donastorg's view, however, "We should not have to wait for the EPA or some other federal agency to take the initiative." In his release, he added, "We should address these matters on a regular basis, rather than waiting for a crisis."
California, the Legisbrief article stated, "is considering allocating $100 million for FY 2002 to reduce beach closures and postings by 25 percent to 50 percent over an 18-month period."

Aug. 29, 2001 – A current publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures features the Virgin Islands prominently on the front page, and that's not good news, Sen. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg said Wednesday.
He cited the August/September issue of "Legisbrief," a publication of "briefing papers on the important issues of the day," which has an article on the front page about the value of "healthy" beaches to the economic well-being of their local communities.
A statistical box on the page shows that for 1999, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the Virgin Islands ranked third in the nation in number of beach closings due to water pollution. California was first with 3,547, and Florida was second with 671. The Virgin Islands recorded 307.
California and Florida have by far the longest coastlines in the nation, excluding Alaska — California's extends more than 1,000 miles, and Florida's, more than 1,200 miles — of which 663 miles actually are beaches. The shorelines of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John total about 180 miles.
"This is very bad publicity for the territory," Donastorg said in a press release. He termed the V.I. ranking "outrageous given the size of our territory in relation to the other coastal jurisdictions." He added, "If we continue to contaminate our waters and kill our coral reefs, we'll also end up contaminating ourselves and killing our economy. Tourism depends on the health of our waters."
Behind the statistics, the situation is even worse than it appears in the Legisbrief report. Those 307 beach closings were for St. Croix alone, so they reflect a shoreline of well under 100 miles. No data were provided to the EPA for St. Thomas and St. John. Submission of data was on a voluntary basis. Puerto Rico and Alaska were the only other shoreline jurisdictions that did not supply information.
Aaron Hutchins, environmental engineer/supervisor in the Planning and Natural Resources Department's Environmental Protection Division, was designated as the territory's lead BEACH Act liaison at the start of this year. The acronym refers to the federal Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000. Hutchins confirmed Thursday that the V.I. beach-closing statistics are for St. Croix only.
He noted that the Source has "had extensive coverage of the whole situation of the LBJ Pump Station that was bypassing [treatment of sewage] for about a year." Because of that situation alone, "We would have seen numerous public advisories," he said. There also were recurring problems with untreated sewage being discharged because of breakdowns of the Figtree Pump Station.
Nationally, according to the two-page Legisbrief article, "The leading causes of advisories and closings are water-quality problems from increased bacteria levels and stormwater runoff after a rain … The most frequent sources of disease-carrying 'bugs' are sewage overflows, polluted stormwater runoff, sewage treatment plant malfunctions, boating wastes and overloaded septic systems."
See the Beach 2000 web site for the Environmental Protection Agency's 1999 National Health Protection Survey report on Virgin Islands beaches. The site provides monitoring information on 27 St. Croix beaches and states that no data were provided for St. Thomas and St. John.
Donastorg, who chaired the Senate Committee on Planning and Environmental Protection in the 23rd Legislature, said old, overloaded and poorly maintained sewage treatment systems, stormwater runoff and faulty septic systems are to blame locally.
Along with his press release, Donastorg's office distributed a copy of a letter dated Aug. 17 that he sent to Sen. Donald "Ducks" Cole, who now chairs the environmental committee — which had been combined with the former Government Operations Committee at the start of the 24th Legislature with Cole as its chair. The combined committee was again divided into two in July after Sen. Emmett Hansen switched from the minority bloc to the majority and was named to chair Government Operations.
Donastorg asked Cole to convene his committee to examine the causes of the territory's large number of beach closings and "possible solutions to abate the situation." He expressed concern about the public health impact on residents as well as visitors.
The Legisbrief article noted that the BEACH Act "requires states to adopt enforceable water-quality standards, to improve beach-water monitoring programs and to report unsafe beach conditions to the public." It also noted that incentives and federal funding will be available to develop specific programs for recreational waters."
Donastorg posed these questions to Cole: "Can we receive grants from the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coast Health Act of 2000? Does the federal government, through the EPA, interface with DPNR on this problem? Does DPNR have a plan to abate this problem in years to come? What is the state of the various wastewater treatment plants and the conditions of the effluent pipes?"
The answer to the first of those questions is yes, according to Hutchins. The Virgin Islands has submitted an application for the maximum grant of $57,000, he said.
At the end of May, the EPA announced that a total of about $2 million in grants would be available to coastal jurisdictions "to improve monitoring and public notification of human health risks at beaches." According to an EPA release, the funds are for two purposes: to develop water-quality monitoring programs and to notify the public when water-quality problems are detected. July 30 was the deadline to apply for grants.
For this first year of the BEACH Act grant program, Hutchins said, "the EPA decided to divvy up the $2 million equally" among the eligible states and territories — those bordering the open waters and the Great Lakes. That meant that each, if approved, would get about $57,000, regardless of shoreline size.
However, Hutchins added, "depending on who applied and the quality of the applications, the potential is there for additional money. If some don't apply, or are rejected, that frees up more to be put back into the pot to be divided among the successful applicants." He said he wasn't sure when the grants would be announced.
Next year, he said, the EPA is to increase the grant funding available nationally to $25 million, so the territory could qualify for a significantly larger grant.
In Donastorg's view, however, "We should not have to wait for the EPA or some other federal agency to take the initiative." In his release, he added, "We should address these matters on a regular basis, rather than waiting for a crisis."
California, the Legisbrief article stated, "is considering allocating $100 million for FY 2002 to reduce beach closures and postings by 25 percent to 50 percent over an 18-month period."

Aug. 30, 2001 – This Labor Day weekend, on St. Thomas, it's carnival, baby.
On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the V.I. Carnival Committee is presenting the official start of what will be an ongoing series of events on St. Thomas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of modern-day V.I. Carnival that will culminate in the 2002 festivities next April.
One of the attractions is something that the world's most famous carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, has traditionally featured and V.I. Carnival has not: a parade at night, instead of in the heat of the day.
The motto for the whole year's observance is "A Cultural Roogoodoo for Carnival 2002." (For those not familiar with the term, Roogoodoo, from the French Rougadou, is a West Indian word for "a noisy disturbance," in this case in the celebratory sense.)
On Friday, the long weekend kicks off with a "Golden Jubilee" reception and dinner-dance at 7 p.m. at Palms Court Harborview Hotel. The theme is "A Tribute to Carnival Pioneers," and such early movers and shakers as Leo and Carmen Sibilly, the first King and Queen of Carnival, and the Gypsies Troupe, the Traditional Indians and all former Carnival Committee chairs will be honored. Dancing will be to the sounds of St. Thomas music pioneers — Milo's Kings.
Tickets are $25. They're being sold at Family Health Center, International Records and Tapes, Krystal & Gifts Galore, Modern Music-Havensight, Nisky Pharmacy, Parrott Fish Music and T&P Cash and Carry on St. Thomas; and at the St. John Drug Center on St. John.
Saturday's event is a Calypso Revue Spectacular featuring what the Carnival Committee describes as "the best of the best." It will take place in Lionel Roberts Stadium starting at 8 p.m. and going until you know when — "until."
Headliners are off-island super-calypsonians Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Lord Nelson, Short Shirt, The Mighty Chalkdust, Swallow and Bomber, and two longest-reigning V.I. Carnival calypso monarchs in history — Whadablee, who has held the crown for the last three years, and Louis Ible Jr., who held it for the preceeding three before retiring.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. They're available at the same outlets as the dinner-dance tickets.
Sunday's activities start with a parade from Rothschild Francis "Market" Square to the Fort Christian parking lot, to be followed by a jam in the parking lot. The parade, featuring a full complement of troupes, floupes, pageant royalty and majorettes, is to get under way at 7 p.m., and there are plans to string lights across Main Street along the route. At the parking lot, St. John's Cool Session will provide music, and food and drink will be on sale. The party's to go on until 2 a.m.
Closing out the mini-fest on Monday will be a jam and fun day on the beach at John Brewer's Bay and across the road on the grounds of the Reichhold Center for the Arts. Things are to get going at 10 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. There will be old-time games, beach volleyball, sack races, face painting, watersports and more, plus live music and food and drinks available for purchase.
Traffic might be tight
The Police Department has a traffic-flow plan in place for the weekend:
Saturday — For the calypso show at Lionel Roberts, traffic will be restricted to a loop pattern. Vehicles westbound from Pollyberg Hill will have to turn left at the traffic light then turn right onto Education Street (lower Kongens Gade), then right onto Hospital Gade. Traffic northbound on Beltjen Road will have to turn left at Norre Gade by Wet Willy's and then right onto Hospital Gade.
Sunday — To keep the Fort Christian parking lot clear for set-up and Main Street clear for the parade, parking will not be prohibited in the lot from 12:01 a.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday and along the parade route from 6 p.m. Sunday until the parade is over.
Vehicles left along the parade route will be towed and it will cost the owners $95 to get them back, according to the Police Department release. Anyone whose vehicle is towed should report to the Zone A Command at the Criminal Justice Complex to see about getting it back.
Monday — For the beach party, no through traffic will be allowed past Brewer's Bay and the Reichhold Center grounds from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Motorists coming from or heading to Bordeaux and Fortuna should use the Estate Pearl and Crown Mountain roads.
The Carnival Committee has allocated vendor spaces for four non-profit organizations at the stadium, for 15 non-profit groups at the fort parking lot, and for 20 groups at the beach and on the Reichhold grounds.
For more information, call the committee office at 776-3112.

Aug. 30, 2001 – This Labor Day weekend, on St. Thomas, it's carnival, baby.
On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the V.I. Carnival Committee is presenting the official start of what will be an ongoing series of events on St. Thomas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of modern-day V.I. Carnival that will culminate in the 2002 festivities next April.
One of the attractions is something that the world's most famous carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, has traditionally featured and V.I. Carnival has not: a parade at night, instead of in the heat of the day.
The motto for the whole year's observance is "A Cultural Roogoodoo for Carnival 2002." (For those not familiar with the term, Roogoodoo, from the French Rougadou, is a West Indian word for "a noisy disturbance," in this case in the celebratory sense.)
On Friday, the long weekend kicks off with a "Golden Jubilee" reception and dinner-dance at 7 p.m. at Palms Court Harborview Hotel. The theme is "A Tribute to Carnival Pioneers," and such early movers and shakers as Leo and Carmen Sibilly, the first King and Queen of Carnival, and the Gypsies Troupe, the Traditional Indians and all former Carnival Committee chairs will be honored. Dancing will be to the sounds of St. Thomas music pioneers — Milo's Kings.
Tickets are $25. They're being sold at Family Health Center, International Records and Tapes, Krystal & Gifts Galore, Modern Music-Havensight, Nisky Pharmacy, Parrott Fish Music and T&P Cash and Carry on St. Thomas; and at the St. John Drug Center on St. John.
Saturday's event is a Calypso Revue Spectacular featuring what the Carnival Committee describes as "the best of the best." It will take place in Lionel Roberts Stadium starting at 8 p.m. and going until you know when — "until."
Headliners are off-island super-calypsonians Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Lord Nelson, Short Shirt, The Mighty Chalkdust, Swallow and Bomber, and two longest-reigning V.I. Carnival calypso monarchs in history — Whadablee, who has held the crown for the last three years, and Louis Ible Jr., who held it for the preceeding three before retiring.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. They're available at the same outlets as the dinner-dance tickets.
Sunday's activities start with a parade from Rothschild Francis "Market" Square to the Fort Christian parking lot, to be followed by a jam in the parking lot. The parade, featuring a full complement of troupes, floupes, pageant royalty and majorettes, is to get under way at 7 p.m., and there are plans to string lights across Main Street along the route. At the parking lot, St. John's Cool Session will provide music, and food and drink will be on sale. The party's to go on until 2 a.m.
Closing out the mini-fest on Monday will be a jam and fun day on the beach at John Brewer's Bay and across the road on the grounds of the Reichhold Center for the Arts. Things are to get going at 10 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. There will be old-time games, beach volleyball, sack races, face painting, watersports and more, plus live music and food and drinks available for purchase.
Traffic might be tight
The Police Department has a traffic-flow plan in place for the weekend:
Saturday — For the calypso show at Lionel Roberts, traffic will be restricted to a loop pattern. Vehicles westbound from Pollyberg Hill will have to turn left at the traffic light then turn right onto Education Street (lower Kongens Gade), then right onto Hospital Gade. Traffic northbound on Beltjen Road will have to turn left at Norre Gade by Wet Willy's and then right onto Hospital Gade.
Sunday — To keep the Fort Christian parking lot clear for set-up and Main Street clear for the parade, parking will be prohibited in the lot from 12:01 a.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday and along the parade route from 6 p.m. Sunday until the parade is over.
Vehicles left along the parade route will be towed and it will cost the owners $95 to get them back, according to the Police Department release. Anyone whose vehicle is towed should report to the Zone A Command at the Criminal Justice Complex to see about getting it back.
Monday — For the beach party, no through traffic will be allowed past Brewer's Bay and the Reichhold Center grounds from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Motorists coming from or heading to Bordeaux and Fortuna should use the Estate Pearl and Crown Mountain roads.
The Carnival Committee has allocated vendor spaces for four non-profit organizations at the stadium, for 15 non-profit groups at the fort parking lot, and for 20 groups at the beach and on the Reichhold grounds.
For more information, call the committee office at 776-3112.

Aug. 30, 2001 — The three men charged with murdering Kaunda Bryan, the son of Sen. Adelbert Bryan, are facing life in prison.
At their advice-of-rights hearing Thursday in St. Croix Territorial Court, Judge Darryl Donohue told Zacchaeus "Iceman" Blake, 26, Blaine Claxton, 22, and Eugene "Tayo" Williams, 18, that they were charged with first-degree murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm.
The trio allegedly shot and killed Bryan, 25, Sunday near the Texaco service station in Estate Betty's Hope. The shooting reportedly occurred when an argument at an impromptu horse race on the scene escalated into gunfire. Shot once in the chest, Bryan was pronounced dead shortly before noon Sunday at Juan F. Luis Hospital.
At their hearing Thursday, the three men stood before Donohue dressed in street clothes while the judge advised them of their rights. Donohue told all three that if they were convicted on the murder charge, each would face a mandatory life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
If the men were found guilty of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, they would face a maximum sentence of 10 years and a minimum five years in prison. A trial date has not been set.

Dr. Catherine Milligan-Terrell, president of the St. Patrick’s Catholic School Alumni Association, has announced plans to honor seven alumni. These are elders whose individual and collective careers are outstanding and exemplary of the well-rounded education they received at the century-old institution. St. Patrick’s Catholic School has been an institution of higher learning in the town of Frederiksted for 136 years. St. Patrick’s School continues to celebrate more than 100 years in the territory and it has delivered high-quality education, driven by high Christian principles. The purpose of this appeal is to help make certain our outstanding Frederiksted community institution continues.The honorees will are retired Judge Alphonso A. Christian, Alma Doward, former Governor Alexander A. Farrelly, Regina Hewitt, Ethel McIntosh, Claris Mullgrav, and Veronica Ross.To help to achieve this goal, you are cordially invited to join us in the endeavor of paying tribute to these special individuals in support of our fund-raising efforts. The honorary dinner date is Friday, October 12, 2001 at 7 p.m. Please mark your calendar!
Dr. Terrell is urging the general public to respond to this appeal for financial assistance by means of tickets sales, booklet ads, donations, and long term investments in several endowments created to fund the St. Patrick’s school on a long-terms basis.