Carnival Breeze Brings 3, Tourists to St. American Airlines to Serve St. Arthur A. Come Out. Hang Out. Croix; Driver of Car Arrested Updated. But they still grow rowdy — especially during the bigger Joint Board meetings — with members speaking out of turn, over each other and, every now and again, flinging insults. As it happens, insults were flung yesterday, coming from St. The insults seemingly came from left field, as board members were arguing whether member Lydia Hendricks had voted against an amendment to a motion moved by member Adelbert Bryan.
Webster, who usually records vote tally, said Ms. Hendricks did not vote on the motion to amend. For the record, a Consortium reporter did not hear Ms. Hendricks respond even after being called on to vote multiple times by Mr.
However, after the vote tied , Ms. Hendricks insisted that she had voted against the amendment. The argument became louder as board members began speaking out of turn, with no clear understanding of who was saying what.
Suddenly, Mr. Webster called Mrs. Hendricks threatened to call him names as well — which she surmised he would not be able to handle. A five-minute recess was called. Webster dug deeper, fetching another insult and calling Mrs. Hendricks later motioned that the board suspend Mr. Webster after she requested a verbal or written apology from Mr. Webster, who refused. Of the board members present yesterday, all the women and two men — Board Chairman Arturo Watlington whose initial vote was against the suspension and Raymond Williams — voting to suspend Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Webster voted against the suspension, while board members Roland Moolenar and Lawrence Boschulte abstained. You must be logged in to post a comment. Glenn Webster. Share On Facebook Tweet It. I've been the Editor-In-Chief at my videogames website, Gamesthirst, for over 5 years, writing over 7, articles and more than 2 million words. I'm also very passionate about where I live, the United States Virgin Islands, and I'm intent on making it a better place by being resourceful and keeping our leaders honest.
