All food stamp recipients are required to report changes in their household:
A new member to your household
An increase or decrease in employment earnings
Son/daughter leaving the household
Child support payment
Purchase of a new car, etc.
A total of thirteen individuals were disqualifies from the Food Stamp Program for one year for their failure to report changes in their household.
If you have any questios call Financial Programs Division at 773-6050 ih Christiansted and 772-0085 in Frederiksted.
Call the complaint line at 714-2072 to report fraud information.

"The Tailor of Panama" is your typical John Le Carre story of spies and politicos of all — and ever-changing — stripes, an international cast of characters who'll take appearances and personal gain over ethics and accountability any day. It's been transported from the printed page to the big screen with some deft touches, and if you like the genre, deadly serious business with an aura of the absurd, you'll almost certainly enjoy the film.
For starters, director, producer and screenwriter John Boorman cast the actor currently wearing the mantle of James Bond — Pierce Brosnan — as lead character Andy Osnard, a 007 with no redeeming qualities. Osnard, in fact, has just been posted to Panama for a last chance at redeeming himself before being drummed out of Her Majesty's Service. This is Panama at the time of the transfer of the canal from U.S. to Panamanian control, an era ripe for espionage and sabotage in the eyes of the paranoid Western powers.
Osnard wastes no time picking the brain of a resident British spy, one Harry Pendel, to all outward appearances a mild-mannered British tailor whose client list goes all the way up to Panama's president (who came to power with the downfall of the nasty Noriega, we are repeatedly informed). Pendel, played by Geoffrey Rush, needs money and Osnard needs a plot and each finds salvation, such as it is, in the other.
The supporting cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis as the tailor's politically well-connected Panamanian-American wife, who sends out mixed messages and tends to misread those that come her way. Other key characters are Pendel's receptionist, a former freedom fighter, and another hero of the anti-Noriega movement who admits in a semi-sober moment that the torture he endured in prison quenched his revolutionary fervor forever.
In contrast to the James Bond films, "The Tailor of Panama" offers its hero no high-tech toys or action scenes. In fact, it offers no hero — Osnard is about as anti-hero as you can get, and by the end, for better or worse, everyone seems to have gotten pretty much what they deserve, leaving relatively few casualties (by today's film standards) in their wake. Believable dialogue and a brooding film-noire ambience contribute to the overall effect.
"The Tailor of Panama" is rated R. It's playing at the Sunny Isle Theaters.

THe Julius Sprauve School will hold Graduation and Promotional Exercises at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at St. Ursula's Church.

The Julius Sprauve Promotional and Graduation Exercises will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at St. Ursula's Church.

All food stamp recipients are required to report changes in their household:
A new member to your household
An increase or decrease in employment earnings
Child support payments
Tax refund
Purchase of a new car, etc.
Thirteen individuals were disqualified from the Food Stamp Program for one year for failure to report changes in their households.
If you have any questions, call Financial Programs Division at 774-2399 in St.Thomas/St.John.
Call the complaint line at 714-2072 to report any fraud information.

Food stamp recipients are required to report changes in their household:
A new member to your household
An increase or decrease in employment earnings
Son/daughter leaving the household
Child support payment
Tax refund
Purchase of a new car, etc.
A total of thirteen individuals were disqualified from the food program for one year for failure to report changes in their household.
If you have any questions, call Financial Programs Division at 774-2399 in St.Thomas/St.John.
Call the complaint line at 714-2072 to report any fraud information.

Martin Lawrence is a thief who seeks revenge against super-corrupt and unscrupulous businessman Danny DeVito in the comedy "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" DeVito catches Lawrence robbing his mansion, then forces Lawrence to hand over a ring given to him by his new girlfriend. Lawrence vows not only to get his ring back bust also to rob super-rich DeVito blind. And so the mayhem begins as DeVito and Lawrence try to destroy each other.
If this sounds like a mismash of recycled old scenarios, you're right. The filmmakers tried to fill almost every second with a funny gag, but "What's the Worst" consistently falls flat on its face. Lawrence is very funny sporadically, but all the main characters are such one-dimensional stereotypes that the schtick humor becomes more boring than funny.
It's got the feel of a B-grade movie playing it safe by overloading you with comedy stunts that wore out their welcome long ago. Instead of carefully placed hilarious jokes, director Sam Weisman force feeds viewers too many lame comedy routines with no big payoff at the end.
If you have nothing better to do, must get out of the house and don't mind trekking through mud for a few good belly laughs, then "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" might just do the trick. It really comes down to asking yourself "what's the worst that could happen if I check this film out?"
"What's the Worst That Could Happen?" is rated PG-13 and is playing this week at Sunny Isle Theaters.

Martin Lawrence is a thief who seeks revenge against super-corrupt and unscrupulous businessman Danny DeVito in the comedy "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" DeVito catches Lawrence robbing his mansion, then forces Lawrence to hand over a ring given to him by his new girlfriend. Lawrence vows not only to get his ring back bust also to rob super-rich DeVito blind. And so the mayhem begins as DeVito and Lawrence try to destroy each other.
If this sounds like a mismash of recycled old scenarios, you're right. The filmmakers tried to fill almost every second with a funny gag, but "What's the Worst" consistently falls flat on its face. Lawrence is very funny sporadically, but all the main characters are such one-dimensional stereotypes that the schtick humor becomes more boring than funny.
It's got the feel of a B-grade movie playing it safe by overloading you with comedy stunts that wore out their welcome long ago. Instead of carefully placed hilarious jokes, director Sam Weisman force feeds viewers too many lame comedy routines with no big payoff at the end.
If you have nothing better to do, must get out of the house and don't mind trekking through mud for a few good belly laughs, then "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" might just do the trick. It really comes down to asking yourself "what's the worst that could happen if I check this film out?"
"What's the Worst That Could Happen?" is rated PG-13 and is playing this week at Market Square East.

June 1, 2001 – Antilles School faculty, trustees, families and friends gathered at the site of the school's multimillion-dollar sports facility Thursday afternoon to celebrate the start of construction.
Named for local radio stations owner Randy Knight, whose million-dollar gift made it possible, the Knight Center will house a state-of the-art gymnasium, classrooms and facilities for such activities as gymnastics, dance and weight training. A practice field and a parking area to accommodate nearly 100 vehicles are planned for adjoining areas.
Mark Marin, Antilles headmaster, spoke of the impact the new center will have on the school's students and on the entire community. Young people from all over the island will play tournaments at the Knight Center and will have a chance to utilize the facility on weekends and throughout the summer, he said.
Knight himself said that "one of the conditions in giving the million dollars was that the center benefit students island wide."
With no previous affiliation with Antilles School, 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." He added, "I am very impressed with Antilles School. I am confident that the center will always be maintained to benefit everyone."
Elliott "Mac" Davis, president of the school's board of trustees, said, "Our goal at Antilles has been to become a true community school. This center will serve as a gateway to introduce people in the community to our school."
Despite Antilles' reputation as an elitist school, its demographics show an enrollment of racial, ethnic and economic diversity. According to school figures, the student body is made up equally of white and non-white students, and more than $700,000 was awarded in financial aid for this school year.
Construction of the fitness center is expected to be completed by next January.
The school embarked on a $6 million capital campaign several years ago to keep up with growing enrollment and to improve existing facilities. The Henry L. Kimelman Library, including a computer center, was dedicated in February. On the drawing board is a new auditorium and fine arts complex. The auditorium, on the upper level, will house a theater with tiered seating for at least 300. Underneath, the fine arts center will include studios and an exhibition gallery.

June 1, 2001 — Faith Baker, program manager for the executive office of the federal Weed and Seed Program in Washington, D.C., will be visiting the territory's two Weed and Seed sites on St. Thomas and St. Croix next week.
U. S. Attorney David L. Atkinson said Baker has oversight responsibility for the territory's two sites at Estate Grove Place on St. Croix and Estate Bovoni on St. Thomas.
Baker and the Weed and Seed staffs will conduct workshops on all three islands, and meet with residents and other partners involved in the Weed and Seed program. The program uses a multi-agency strategy to "weed out" crime, violence, gang activity and drug use in targeted neighborhoods and restore or"seed" the community through a variety of social programs and economic revitalization.
The St. Thomas Estate- Bovoni Weed and Seed Program, now in its second year, is opening its "Seedtech Computer learning Center" June 7, a project that program manager Zelda Williams had been working on for more than a year.
On Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. Baker will conduct a workshop at the grand jury assembly room in the Federal Building for individuals and groups interested in learning more about Weed and Seed strategy, and how a community can qualify to become a recognized Weed and Seed site.
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday Baker will attend the Bovoni Weed and Seed steering committee meeting at the Estate Bovoni site, after which she will meet with residents and other partners involved in the Bovoni Weed and Seed strategy.
At 10 a.m. Friday Baker will conduct a workshop on St. John at the Legislature Building's conference room in Cruz Bay.
Atkinson said the workshops are free, and he stressed the "benefits to any community which is an officially recognized Weed and Seed site are immeasurable." For further information, or to register for a workshop, call Diane DeAbreu at the U. S. Attorney's office on St. Croix at 773-3920.