St. Thomas will have the Norwegian Majesty arrive tomorrow for the first time. We have the first visit by Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas November 5th and on the 16th the Triumph of the Seas will pay a first visit to St. Thomas. United Airways Makes Maiden Flight Sunday say the first arrival of United Airlines new service to the Virgin Islands. The World's largest airline will be flying into St. Thomas twice a day, one from Chicago and the other from Washington. Today is a Territorial Holiday.
Government offices are closed, while banks and businesses are mostly open.
We celebrate Jackson for his pioneering leadership in freedom of the press and his leadership in bringing the tools of mass communication to the hands of local ownership. Among the steps needed for the Government to sell new bonds was to get Congress to pass authorizing legislation. President Clinton has signed that bill into law. The law changed the Revised Organic Act to permit our government to sell bonds for any purpose, not just designated projects. The Governor signed the local legislation to enable the bond sales which clears the way for the Government to sell 300 Million dollars worth of new bonds.