Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak hosts change
of command ceremony
Virgin Islander Lt. Nkoski Thomas 120720-G-KZ985-051-Sitkinak
COC5 MIAMI - Lt. Nkoski Thomas, the Honorable Donna Christensen, Lt. Krystyn Pecora and Capt. Chris Scraba stand
in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak after a change of command ceremony July 20, 2012. During the ceremony, Thomas
relieved Pecora of her command and assumed full charge of the cutter Sitkinak. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class
Jon-Paul Rios 120720-G-KZ985-043-Sitkinak
COC4 MIAMI - The Honorable Donna Christensen, U.S. House of Representatives (Virgin Islands), speaks during the
change of command ceremony where Lt. Nkoski Thomas assumed command of the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak July 20, 2012. The 110-foot
Island Class Cutter Sitkinak has a crew complement of three officers and 14 enlisted personnel. Coast Guard photo by Petty
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A Virgin Islander (St. Thomas) breaking the mold -- it's an original
-- "Never"
Check out Mike
Rich (Michael Richardson, Jr.) video & vocal talents
Rich Records LLC/Mike Rich Production LLC
Insecurity Riddim by Glenroy Niles
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Copyright, 2011 Kick Back & Stay Clicked
to Mike Rich -- A Rising VI Phenomenon! Shared by VIA Member, Lybia Callwood |
A Virgin Islander Heads to Super Bowl And Is Victorious!
Former Pirate Linval Joseph Heads To Super Bowl
Giants' Second-Round Selection Has Started All
Three Playoff Games
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Former Pirate Linval Joseph will play for the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.
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Jan. 23, 2012 Super Bowl Central GREENVILLE, N.C. - Former East Carolina Pirate and current New York GiantLinval Joseph will be heading to Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants' 20-17 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers Sunday night gave
New York the NFC Championship and the right to play for the league title versus the New England Patriots Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil
Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. Joseph makes it consecutive years a former Pirate has suited up for the NFL
championship tilt as C.J. Wilson and Jay Ross won last year's Super Bowl as members of the Green Bay Packers with a 31-25 triumph against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Overall, Joseph becomes the 16th East Carolina letterman to make it to the Super Bowl. The Gainesville,
Fla., native, is in his second year with the organization after being selected in the second round of the 2010 draft. Joseph
played in all 16 regular season games and started 15. He booked 49 tackles, 34 solo, and a pair of sacks prior to the playoffs.
He tallied a career-best nine stops, all solo hits, in a 38-35 loss to the Packers. Against the Seahawks, Joseph batted down
a season-high two passes and a week later versus the Dolphins registered his first career sack. In the
postseason, Joseph has added nine more tackles, three in each game, while starting all three contests. During Sunday's NFC
Championship, he recorded one hit for lost yardage and broke up a pass. Kickoff for Super Bowl XLVI is
set for 6:30 p.m. with national television coverage provided by NBC. Source: http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012312aaa.html, Shared by Friend of VIA, d1ilanman@aol.com |
 Who Is
Melanie Amaro? Background Info on The X Factor's Spiritual Songbird UPDATE - Melanie Amaro has been announced the winner of Season One of The X Factor USA! Congratulations! Want to watch her before you read about her? Here's a link to all her X Factor performances - All Melanie Amaro's Videos Want to see her official bio page? It's here - Bio Page She takes the stage every show and delivers and expert performance, but what else do
we know about Melanie? She's from the British Virgin Islands, but lives with her family in...Sunrise, FL At the auditions, Melanie’s stunning performance of Beyonce’s “Listen” was like a gorgeous
needle in the haystack of crazy/bad/wrong that was the rest of the contestants. She was so great, Simon told her that she was the reason he wanted to bring the X Factor to America! She’s a Twitter junkie! Melanie obviously enjoys engaging with
her fans; she’s constantly replying to tweets, thanking everyone for their support. She can be found at @ItsMelanieAmaro
Melanie tore the roof off a gospel concert in June 2010 with a Cece Winans cover. Hallelujah indeed!
After she was eliminated from the Judges'
Homes, a guilt-ridden Simon flew down to Florida to get her back! It sure paid off! And now, she's won the whole
thing! We will follow her career with great interest! http://www.wetpaint.com/the-x-factor/articles/who-is-melanie-amaro-background-info-on-the-x-factors-spiritual-songbirdm 2/15/12.
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Wilma Lewis sworn in as federal judgeDAILY NEWS STAFF)
Published:
August 1, 2011
ST. CROIX - Wilma Lewis was sworn in as a judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands during a brief
ceremony last week at the federal court house on St. Croix. The court plans to hold a formal
investiture ceremony for Lewis at a later date, which will be announced. Lewis, nominated
by President Barack Obama for the federal judgeship in March and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30, took the oath of
office Thursday. She will be sitting in the St. Croix Division, succeeding District Judge
Raymond Finch, who is retiring. A prepared statement released by Wilfredo Morales, the
clerk of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, welcomed her to "the court family." "I
am very honored by my appointment to the federal bench, and consider it a special privilege to have the opportunity to return
to the Virgin Islands to serve in the St. Croix Division of the District Court," Lewis said in the prepared statement. Lewis grew up on St. Thomas. She told The Daily News during a 2009 interview
when she became U.S. Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management that she still considers
the Virgin Islands her home. During her confirmation hearing for the judgeship in May,
Lewis spoke of her commitment to public service and said she would be an even-handed jurist. "I
will be fair and firm," she told the U.S. Senate committee. "I want to hear opposing perspectives, and I will set
the tone for a courtroom where all litigants will have their day in court." |
"Let me forever be discarded by
the Black race, and let me be condemned by the White, if I strive not with all my powers, if I put not forth all my energies
to bring respect and dignity to the African race." --Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden
Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden
Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden was born August 3, 1832 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Blyden often remarked that
"I would rather be a member of this race than a Greek in the time of Alexander, a Roman in the Augustan period, or Anglo-Saxon
in the nineteenth century.
"
Blyden wrote and traveled extensively. During a visit
to Egypt in 1866 he recorded that: "I felt that I had a peculiar heritage in the Great Pyramid built
... by the enterprising sons of Ham, from which I descended. The blood seemed to flow faster through my veins.
I seemed to hear the echo of those illustrious Africans. I seemed to feel the impulse from those stirring characters
who sent civilization to Greece ... I felt lifted out of the commonplace grandeur of modern times; and, could my voice have
reached every African in the world, I would have earnestly addressed him ...: `Retake your fame.'"
Of Blyden, the great Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940)
stated that: "You who do not know anything of your ancestry will do well to read the works of Blyden, one of our
historians and chroniclers, who has done so much to retrieve the lost prestige of the race."
In 1869, Blyden's essay entitled "The Negro in Ancient History" appeared in the Methodist Quarterly Review.
In
1887, Blyden's most comprehensive work – “Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race” – was published.
A monument stands to Dr. Blyden's memory at Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, West Africa.
In spite of fact that Delany and Blyden struggled
during the heart of the nineteenth century, time has not diminished the glory of their deeds. This brief essay, therefore,
is intended as a tribute to those deeds with the hope that it will help to inspire the present generation of African people
to continue their noble struggle.
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D.C. Housing Authority Board
Appoints Adrianne Todman as Executive Director
By Source Staff — January 4, 2011 The District of Columbia
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted in December to appoint Adrianne Todman to the position of executive director.
With the assistance of Gans, Gans & Associates, an executive recruitment firm, it conducted a nationwide search, which
attracted more than 138 applicants. After a careful vetting process, Todman’s candidacy was recommended
to the full District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Board for consideration. LaRuby May, chairperson of DCHA’s Board of Commissioners, said, “We are pleased to
announce Adrianne Todman’s appointment. An exceptional leader with a wealth of knowledge and experience
in the affordable housing industry, Ms. Todman brings to DCHA considerable skill in working collaboratively with district
and federal government partners. The DCHA Board underwent a broad and inclusive vetting process, and we are
pleased that Ms. Todman enjoys the full support of our resident council, staff, elected officials and this board.”
On learning of the appointment, Mayor-elect Vincent Gray said, “Adrianne Todman is a proven leader
and someone in whom we have great confidence. We look forward to working with her in expanding DCHA’s affordable housing
and workforce development services for district residents in need. The selection of Ms Todman signals a new direction for
the DCHA, and we look forward to her leadership.” With a distinguished 19-year career in public administration, Adrianne Todman has held leadership roles at both
the federal and local government levels. She has served as DCHA’s interim executive director for
more than a year and as the deputy executive director for administration and external affairs and the deputy chief of staff
for five years.
During her tenure, DCHA successfully
competed for and received 4 HUD HOPE VI grants. With a total of seven HOPE VI grants, DCHA has leveraged
those funds to provide more than $2 billion in community redevelopment.A former congressional staffer, Todman joined DCHA after working as a special assistant to the Secretary of Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where she interfaced with the White House on affordable housing policy and programs.
At HUD, she received the federal Distinguished Service Award, the HUD Superior Accomplishment Award and was a recipient
of the Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore.“We congratulate
Adrianne Todman on this well deserved appointment.
The District of Columbia
Housing Authority is one of the largest in the nation and Adrianne Todman has the skill and talent to take it to the next
level. She has been an integral part of the affordable housing industry for nearly two decades and, a former
HUD staffer, she understands how to work with federal policies in effectively administering a public housing authority.
We wish her well in this new position.” said Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council for Large Public
Housing Authorities (CLPHA).
I have been working with Ms. Todman for quite some time and know that she will always act in the best interest of public
housing residents. She is a leader with compassion, integrity and a commitment to helping DCHA families
to succeed,” said Angelia D. Scott, president of the DC Housing Authority City-wide Resident Advisory Board.
Adrianne Todman is from St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, and is an alumna of Smith College, Leadership Greater Washington, and the Skinner Institute’s
Masters Series for Distinguished Leaders. She is a trustee for the National Organization of African Americans
in Housing and CLPHA and a former trustee of the Alumnae Association of Smith College.
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V.I.’s Jabari Blash
signs with MarinersBy AARON
GRAY, reporter, Daily News Staff
Published: July 24, 2010
It took a personal sit-down
meeting with Davie Johnson, a senior adviser for the Washington Nationals, before Jabari Blash made a decision on his Major
League Baseball future.
Blash, a St. Thomas native and former Charlotte Amalie High School star,
signed a professional baseball contract with the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday after being drafted by the organization in
the 8th round of the 2010 MLB Draft in June.
It was the third time Blash has been drafted — the
first time came after he graduated high school — but the Miami Dade Community College sophomore felt now is the right
time.
“Jabari has been playing under Davie Johnson in the Florida Collegiate League this summer
and he went with his advice,” said V.I. Future Stars founder Darren Canton, who played a big role in the scouting process.
“He told Jabari to go and not worry about the money. He signed near the deadline for drafted players and now he can
go out and produce.”
Blash’s signing bonus is for just under $200,000, Canton said, and
the Seattle Mariners will also pay for three years of tuition at the University of Miami.
In the five-year
history of the Future Stars program, four players have been drafted but none have signed a Major League contract. Until this
summer.
Blash became the third V.I. baseball player to sign a professional contract in the last two
months. Akeel Morris, a recent Charlotte Amalie High School graduate, signed with the New York Mets on June 14 and Western
Oklahoma State College product Jamaine Cotton, an Ivanna Eudora Kean High School graduate, signed with the Houston Astros
on June 11.
James Sneed, a recent St. Croix Educational Complex graduate, was also drafted, which means
he has until Aug. 15 to negotiate a contract.
“It’s been a great summer for V.I. baseball,”
Canton said. “We have three new players now playing professionally in summer leagues and the V.I. national team is being
competitive in Puerto Rico.”
Blash, a 20-year-old outfielder, reported to the Peoria Mariners
of the Arizona League on Thursday for a physical and is hoping to start playing this weekend.
Canton
said after a week in Arizona, he will start playing for a rookie-level summer team in Pulaski, Va., in the Appalachian League.
It’s the same league Cotton is playing in with the Astros and the two are sure to meet on the field before the summer
is over.
The 6-foot-5, 218-pound Blash had a .341 batting average with five doubles, two triples, a
home run, 12 RBIs and 31 runs for Miami Dade in 29 games last year.
Blash was drafted by the Chicago
White Sox out of high school and the Texas Rangers selected him last year. The Mariners announced the signing of Blash earlier
this week along with two other players — right-handed pitcher Stephen Landazuri, who was taken in the 22nd round, and
right-handed pitcher Stephen Kohlscheen, selected in the 45th round.
— Contact sports reporter
Aaron Gray at 774-8772 ext. 352 or e-mail agray@dailynews.vi. |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Renaldo
Raymo – vicarnival_troupe@yahoo.com/301-404-5183
V.I. Carnival Troupe Wow Masses in Washington,
DC with USVI-style Parade Showcase
Group wins 2nd place for Band
of the Year and is joined by St. Thomas Majorettes and USVI's DJ Avalanche
Largo, MD, July 1, 2010 -- 130 brightly decorated members of the Virgin Islands Carnival Troupe (VICT)
masqueraded down Georgia Avenue in Washington, DC on Saturday, June 26th portraying “An Enchanted Tropical
Rainforest.” Tramping to pulsating rhythms by the USVI’s-own D.J. Avalanche, VICT brought its legendary
taste of Virgin Islands Carnival to the annual DC Caribbean Carnival Parade. Joined by the St. Thomas Majorettes, the troupe
performed a winning dance routine to a musical mix of Virgin Islands hits from 2010 VI Carnival.
In its sixth year, V.I. Carnival Troupe –
which is largely made up of Virgin Islanders, but open to participants from around the world - took 2nd place honors
for Band of the Year, and also dominated the King and Queen of the Band competition on June 13 with its queen – Racquel
Joseph donning a multi-colored Parrot costume; king – Renaldo Raymo portraying a stunning Peacock costume; and
3rd place winner for female individual costume – Kaiya Todman-Nash, wowed the crowd as a beautiful, red Hibiscus.
Displaying a range of flowers
from bright gold Yellow Cedars to vibrant, red Hibiscuses to radiant orange and green Lillies, VICT members were flanked by
exotic characters in colors representing the Virgin Islands Flag.
Now in its seventh year, The Virgin Islands
Carnival Troupe Inc. also won first place honors in 2006 and 2007 for the DC Carnival Parade. VICT was formed in 2003
by Virgin Islanders Ivah Chesterfield, Jr. and Renaldo Raymo as a subcommittee of the DC Metro Virgin Islands Association.
The group was sponsored by Senator Shawn Michael-Malone, Arturo Watlington, A Taste of the Caribbean and Superior Auto Services.
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 St. Croix native
is 'HGTV Design Star' in the makingBy GENEVIEVE RYAN, Daily News Staff
Published:
June 11, 2010 Photo courtesy of HGTV Alex Sanchez to compete
on “HGTV Design Star.” St. Croix native Alex Sanchez
makes his television debut this weekend as a contestant on the fifth season of “HGTV Design Star” when the series
premiere airs at 10 p.m. Sunday on Home and Garden Television.
The St. Croix Educational Complex graduate says
he has always been a creative type. As a child, he was happier building things out of the popsicle sticks and glue his father
bought him rather than playing with toys.
“I knew whatever I did it would center around homes,” Sanchez
said.
Creativity runs in the Sanchez family. For many years, his father, Hugh Sanchez, had a hand in designing
the Festival costumes for the Sanchez and Associates Festival troupe, and his sister, Elisa Sanchez, puts her creativity to
work as a civil engineer at V.I. Water and Power Authority.
The 26-year-old, who now resides in Washington, D.C.,
left the territory after high school to attend North Carolina A&T State University where he earned a degree in architectural
engineering, graduating at the top of his class. While in school, he earned money designing custom tattoos and T-shirts, and
helping friends redecorate their rooms using thrift store finds.
“Times were very tight when I was in college,
so I used my artistic ability to make it through,” he said.
Sanchez says he has been a fan of “HGTV
Design Star” since the first season, so when he saw the call to apply for the fifth season he just decided to go for
it.
“I felt like it was meant for me to do,” he said.
In his designs, he says his
Caribbean background is evident in the “punches of color” he uses, as well as his sense of freedom, something
he inherited from his parents, who often break the rules of design to find what works for them.
On the show, Sanchez
will be competing against 11 other contestants from across the U.S., with backgrounds ranging from interior designers to contractors,
stylists, architects and artists.
Each week, the finalists will compete against each other in challenges that
test their skills as designers.
The season was shot in New York City and features a panel of judges that includes
HGTV designers Genevieve Gorder, Candice Olson and Vern Yip.
“HGTV Design Star” will air on Sundays
for 11 weeks through Aug. 22. Beginning Monday, the show becomes interactive when audience members share their views about
the show online at HGTV.com/designstar.
— Contact reporter Genevieve Ryan at 774-8772 ext. 340 or e-mail gryan@dailynews.vi. |
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CAHS Graduate Receives $300,000 Scholarship to U.S. Coast Guard Academy
By Source Staff — June 14, 2010 Two weeks after he turns the tassel on his graduation cap, 18-year-old Jamen DesCartes
will report to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA) in New London, Connecticut, where he will officially become a cadet in the
Class of 2014 after completing an intensive eight-week session called “Swab Summer.” DesCartes, a 2010 graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School (CAHS), St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands, distinguished his high school career by leading as captain of the school’s Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps (JROTC) unit to a win for the third year in a row at the annual territorial Caribbean Drill Competition held on April
17. DesCartes, who says his favorite subject is math, also excelled in academics and graduated with a 3.7 grade point average
or high ‘A’. He
became interested in attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 10th grade when a relative suggested he apply to the academy’s
summer Academy Introductory Mission program (A.I.M.). “A.I.M. was really fun,” says DesCartes. “I saw right away that I wanted to go to the academy.
I want to major in civil engineering.” DesCartes was offered an early appointment to the CGA in December; however, it
was officially presented to him during CAHS’s Honor Night in June by LTJG Biann I. Creque. Creque, a 1999 CAHS graduate,
received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University in Atlanta, Georgia, and then enlisted
into the U.S. Coast Guard after seeing a commercial on television. After completing basic training at the Coast Guard’s
training facility in Cape May, New Jersey, Creque was accepted into Officer Candidate School in New London. She has worked
in communications and has been stationed in Miami, Florida, and in the Bahamas, before taking her present position as a communications
systems engineer in Portsmouth, Virginia. “The
opportunities and responsibilities that the Coast Guard offers really enable you to make a difference in people’s lives,”
says Creque. Founded in 1876 and
ranked among the nation’s most prestigious and selective institutions of higher learning, the CGA is an academic and
military community educating future leaders for America. This year, more than 20,000 students inquired about admissions and over 4,000 submitted an application to
the Coast Guard Academy. Of those, less than 400 were appointed, and 290 will swear in this summer to the Class of 2014. Since
there are no Congressional nominations, appointments are based on merit and, therefore, the most qualified applicants are
selected regardless of where they live. A scholarship is
valued at $300,000 and the appointment offers a total life experience. The campus provides a secure, supportive and highly
structured environment for a unique higher education experience focusing on academics, athletics, leadership and professional
military development. Source: http://stthomassource.com/content/community/people/2010/06/14/cahs-graduate-receives-300000-scholarship-us-coast-guard-academy |
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V.I. sprinter Jones wins 60m silver at Indoor WorldsBy Dean "Sports Man" Greenaway
Monday, March 15th 2010
DOHA, Qatar - Laverne Jones threw the monkey off her back and in the process, silenced critics who
said she could not produce in big meets. The
St. Croix speedster made her first IAAF World Championships final, then climbed the podium for the first time in her career
on the global stage, after Jamaica's Olympic veteran Veronica Campbell-Brown used a personal-best effort to beat her in the
13th edition of the indoor championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, Saturday night. Jones' former Barton Community College teammate snatched gold after running
7 to her 7.03 effort, as the USA's Carmelita Jeter placed third in 7.05. The historic night in Virgin Islands sports saw the
British Virgin Islands' Tahesia Harrigan joining Jones in the final that had five Caribbean athletes - as she placed seventh
in a season's best 7.17 - with the championships her only competition after being limited by a foot issue. Jones - the fastest coming into the meet with a 6.97 time - opened the competition
on Friday with a time of 7.14 and followed that up with 7.05 in Sunday's semis, advancing her to her first final and becoming
the second Virgin Islands athlete to medal in consecutive indoor championships after Harrigan bagged bronze in 2008. "Words can't explain, but I'm so ecstatic and I'm
overjoyed," said Jones, who was one position from the 200-meter outdoor championships final in Berlin last August. "It has been a long time in coming and I did not
what to go to a third World Indoor Championships without getting a medal, so I'm really, really happy. I told myself that
I was going in as the fastest and whoever beats me had to run a personal-best and that is exactly what Veronica did, so I
was happy with the outcome." USVI
Track and Field Federation general secretary Wallace Williams said Jones' accomplishment shows that when a young person puts
their head to something they can accomplish wonders. Jones, he said, has been working on this since high school and there
are so many people who made significant contributions to her accomplishment. He said for the USVI and BVI to have world championships
finalists is incredible. "We just
need to motivate our young people, support our young people and provide them with facilities and resources so that they can
accomplish these things," Williams said. "We know it can be done and Laverne just proved it." Jones' coach and husband Steven Ferrette said she has
been working smarter over the last two years, working on technical aspects of her race and her weaknesses. "Her mindset is different now and she always enjoyed running, but now
she's realizing her full talents," he said. "Her confidence level is a lot higher and she could have always run
with them, but it's now coming to the point where she's witnessing it." Harrigan - the 2009 Sol BVI Senior female athlete of the year - had considered not attending the
championships because of similar foot issues that plagued her in 2008. She said she was excited about her performance in her
only meet of 2010, where she ran 7.26, 7.22 and 7.17, respectively, in each round of competition. "I can't say I was looking for anything better or anything worse, considering
that the last 2Â months of training have been up and down, and not being able to have a complete week (of training)
up until last week before the championships, I felt good," she said. "I was able to run 7.17 today. I was able to
go through the rounds even though it was stressful on my body. Overall, I have to be excited about the time and making it
to the final." Henry helps
Texas A&M win NCAA 1,600 relay crown Tabarie
Henry took out his 400 meters frustrations by helping his Texas A&M Aggies 1,600 meters relay team win the NCAA title
on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark. A back problem limited the St. Thomas native's performance to sixth place in the open
400 in 46.19 seconds. "I wasn't healthy.
I've been hurt since the Big 12 championships with a back injury, so I just did enough to help my team," Henry said.
"My race was really flat. I couldn't do nothing throughout my race." Henry gave his team a 45.76 third leg carry on the 1,600 relay that won in three minutes and 4.40
seconds - the second fastest time in the world this season. BVI's Chantel Malone takes seventh in NCAA long jump University of Texas Longhorns and Sol BVI 2009 Junior Female Athlete of the Year Chantel Malone posted
a seventh-place finish in the long jump on Friday's opening day of action at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. The
Texas junior recorded a mark of 21 feet to become only the fourth athlete in Longhorns history to jump 21 feet or farther
twice in their career. Two weeks ago, the BVI standard bearer registered the second-best leap in Longhorns indoor history
when she jumped 21'4Ê" to claim the 2010 Big 12 Indoor Championship title. "It was a great experience and it's my first time making it to the final,"
Malone said. "My series was really bad in my opinion. My third jump was what really got me into the finals. But overall
I think my indoor season was great. I wouldn't ask for anything better. It started off good and although seventh wasn't my
goal for nationals, I am still pleased because I know that I am better prepared and outdoor is going to be phenomenal."
- Dean Greenaway is a Daily News correspondent
based on Tortola.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL TIMOTHY L. LAKE Deputy Commander Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba
Brigadier General Timothy L. Lake is Deputy Commanding General for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba since October 2009. He is responsible for the supervision of over 2150 members comprised of Army, Navy, Marines,
Air Force and Coast Guard as well as over 5000 civilian contractors and workers on the base. General Lake ensures that those
under his supervision provide safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, conduct intelligence
collection, analysis and dissemination for protection of detainees and personnel working in Joint Task Force-Guantanamo in
support of the Global War on Terrorism. He supports the Office of Military Commissions to law enforcement and war crime investigations,
and on order respond to Caribbean mass migrations operations. General Lake was
commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1985 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at North Carolina
A&T State University. He has served on Active Duty and in the National Guard, on the Joint and Army Staff, and at the
White House Military Office. General Lake served as the Deputy Chief of Operations, White House Communication Agency and Commander,
Special Missions Command Camp David before and after September 11, 2001. He served two Presidents as their communications
officer leading missions anywhere in the world in support of presidential travels. General Lake served as the first Joint
Task Force Commander in Louisiana capital city of Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, responsible to the civil-military
leadership for discipline and order. EDUCATION:1985 North Carolina A&T State University, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology (Manufacturing),
Greensboro, North Carolina
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science Degree, Strategic Studies, Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania
2006 Joint Task Force Commander Course, United States Northern Command, West Virginia ASSIGNMENTS: 1. November 1985 - December 1986, Platoon
Leader, C Company, 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea
2. January 1987 - May 1988, Platoon
Leader, C Company, 24th Signal Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
3. June 1988 - May 1990, Battalion
Signal Officer, 3rd Battalion 69TH Armor, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
4. December 1990 - April 1999,
1Battalion Motor Officer, 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armor Division, Southwest Asia
5. December 1991- May 1992, Regimental
Signal Officer, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment, Germany
6. May 1992 - December 1993, Command, B Company, 123rd Signal
Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany
7. December 1993 - Jul 1994, Division Radio Officer, Assistant Division Signal
Office, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany
8. July 1994 - October 1994, S-3, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas,
Virgin Islands
9. October 1994 - December 1995, S-1, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
10. December 1995 - May 1996, State Area Command, Security and Intelligence Officer, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
11. May 1996 - June 1998, S-3 / S-2, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
12. December
1998 - June 2000, Chief, Networks Division, White House Communication Agency, Washington, District of Columbia
13. July
2000 - June 2001, Deputy Chief of Operations, White House Communication Agency, Washington, District of Columbia
14.
July 2001- July 2003, Commander, White House Communication Agency, Special Mission Command, Camp David, Maryland
15.
June 2004 - June 2005, Chief, Policy and Analysis Branch, Plans and Readiness Division, Army Readiness Center, Arlington,
Virginia
16. June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Joint Task Force, Joint Force Headquarters, Virgin Islands National Guard,
Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
17. July 2006 - August 2008, Chief, Force Assessment, Forces Division, the Joint Staff,
J-8, the Pentagon, District of Columbia
18. August 2008 - September 2009, Assistant Chief of Staff, Army National Guard,
Army Capabilities Integration Center, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia
19. October 2009 - Present,
Deputy Commander General, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba MAJOR
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
(with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense
Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed
Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Kuwait
Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak
Leaf Clusters)
Presidential Service Badge
Joint Staff Service Badge
Army Staff Badge
Parachutist Badge PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:National
Association of Pershing Rifles, N-4, North Carolina A&T State University
National Guard Association, Virgin Islands OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished
Military Graduate
Research Paper: Reliable and Relevant National Communications System EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:Second Lieutenant 1 July 1985
First Lieutenant 1 January 1987
Captain 1 January 1990
Major 9 May 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2001
Colonel 30 September 2005
Brigadier General 26 September 2009 (Current
as of October 2009) Source: http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/2049.htm, July 8, 2010
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Contact: 301-613-3094/ gobimarketing@yahoo.com
Note: Ms. Sewer’s first name is spelled
with the accent mark over á)
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Virgin Islander Loán Sewer Inducted into 2009-2010 Temple University Gallery of Success for Achievements
in Tourism & Hospitality
Washington, DC, October 19, 2009 – Temple University alumna
and Virgin Islands native Loán Sewer (pronounced Lo-An) joined a prestigious group of alumni from Temple University
on Friday, October 16, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a 2009-2010 Inductee into the Temple University Gallery of Success.
Sewer, the Director of Sales for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism (Department), is a 2002 graduate from the School
of Tourism and Hospitality Management with a Masters in Tourism & Hospitality Management (MTHM), and one of thirty-four
alumni worldwide selected for this esteemed honor. As Director of Sales, she manages the Department’s North
America sales team and six regional offices from the Washington, D.C. headquarters, and establishes strategies partnerships
in the U.S. mainland to promote the islands for business and leisure travel. The Gallery of Success is a collaborative effort between the University’s Career
Services department and Office of Alumni Relations with a two-fold mission: to provide current students an opportunity
to recognize and be inspired by the success of Temple graduates who have gone before them and achieved success in their chosen
fields, and to honor Temple alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers serving as an inspiration to others
in the attainment of their Temple degrees. Two graduates from each of Temple’s 17 schools and colleges are inducted
each fall during Homecoming Weekend and on display for one year in the Gallery, located in the lower level of Mitten Hall,
Temple University Main Campus. Additionally, the names of all Gallery recipients are permanently displayed in the same
location and on a special awards website at myowlspace.com. Ms.
Sewer, who is also an alumna of the University of Maryland-College Park, is a board member of the National Capital Chapter
of Professional Travel Agents of North America and a contributor to the newly released book, Tears to Triumph: Women Learn
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