Salvation Army Launches Care Bag Program

Soap. Shampoo. Toothpaste. A washrag and a toothbrush. Bare necessities that most people don't think about much - unless they don't have them.   Tom Bolt, Chair of the The Salvation Army Advisory Board announced Friday that the organization has launched a Care Bag Program and is requesting donations of personal toiletries to help with the outreach project.

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Leading Expert Briefs Civic Leaders on Advantages of Public Private Partnerships

A.P. Carlton, a nationally renowned expert on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) briefed civic and business leaders today about the advantages and benefits for the US Virgin Islands in utilizing PPP’s, their impact on the Territory’s economy and workforce, as well as the regulatory environment.

Speaking to the Rotary Club of St. Thomas Sunrise, Mr. Carlton pointed out how the strategic utilization of private partnerships for public needs could assist and accelerate theconstruction of schools, hospitals, prisons and roads.

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ACA President Condemns Defense Secretary's Comments

American Counsel Association President Tom Bolt in a statement released Saturday characterized recent remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles “Cully” Stimson as “reprehensible and irresponsible”. 

Stimson said in a radio interview last week that companies might want to consider boycotting law firms that represent detainees at the United States military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by taking their business to other firms that do not represent suspected terrorists.

The Pentagon on Saturday disavowed Stimson’s remarks. A Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Brian Maka, said Stimson was not speaking for the Bush Administration. Stimson's comments “do not represent the views of the Department of Defense or the thinking of its leadership,” Maka told The Associated Press on Saturday.

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