Virgin Islands Law Blog : Virgin Islands Lawyer & Attorney : BoltNagi Law Firm : St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Water Island, US Virgin Islands

Although this year's Omnibus Authorization Bill and Government Reform and Modernization Bill are massive pieces of legislation - 89 pages in the omnibus bill and 260 pages in the reform bill - about half of the pages are dedicated to adding new uniform laws to the V.I. Code.

Put together, the bills propose that 11 new uniform laws be added to the territory's laws. Attorney Tom Bolt, who is the chairman of the Virgin Islands Uniform Law Commission, said the U.S. Constitution sets up several laws for every part of the United States but delegates a lot of lawmaking to individual states and territories. Uniform laws are form laws agreed upon by a national commission of attorneys, then offered and passed by state and territorial legislatures.

Bolt said that uniform laws are useful because they protect people - regardless of where in the United States they may move.

"People are mobile, and you can have the same law covering several places," Bolt said.

• Email This
• Print
• Comments
• Trackbacks
• Share Link

• Email This
• Print
• Comments
• Trackbacks
• Share Link

Responding to remarks of Central Labor Council President Luis "Tito" Morales, St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt called them "unfortunate and irresponsible".  Morales appearing on St. Thomas radio station WVWI's "Morning News" stated that "Kazi Management should lose its EDC benefits due to the closure of the KFC restaurant at Buccaneer Mall on St. Thomas."

"Once again, Tito Morales has spoken before he has the facts," said Tom Bolt, the St. Thomas attorney that represents Kazi Foods of the Virgin Islands.  "Kazi Foods of the Virgin Islands does not have EDC benefits, has not applied for EDC benefits, and would not qualify if they did apply." Bolt noted. 

• Email This
• Print
• Comments
• Trackbacks
• Share Link

Juan Mujica, Vice President of Operations for Kazi Foods of the Virgin Islands, announced earlier today the closure of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant located at Buccaneer Mall on St. Thomas. “The lease for this facility is due to expire in a few weeks,” Mujica explained, “and the rent on this particular restaurant is more than four times that of some of our other restaurants on St. Thomas. We attempted to negotiate with the landlord, but could not reach a mutually agreeable position.”

• Email This
• Print
• Comments
• Trackbacks
• Share Link

Thomas Joseph Dunn, III, age 57, of Estate Elizabeth, St. Thomas passed away Monday evening at his home after a prolonged battle with cancer. Dunn, born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, was a long time resident of St. Thomas where he resided since 1980. He was known to one and all as “Tom” and upon his death was on leave from Innovative Telephone Company, where he served as Director of Public Relations. 

"I had the fortune to work with Tom early in his St. Thomas career when he had the restaurant, The Green Parrot." said St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt.  "Later we worked at the Legislature together on a number of pieces of economic development legislation.  Tom was also a member of the Rotary Club of St. Thomas II.  You could say that Tom 'pushed the envelope'.  He always challenged us to do our very best." Bolt said. 

• Email This
• Print
• Comments
• Trackbacks
• Share Link