Senator pulls internet sales tax bill Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 21-22, 2020 Senate President Novelle Francis Jr. announced Friday his withdrawal of a proposed online tax bill following a public outcry over the threat of higher prices on online purchases. Click here to read more now. News Making good trouble For 24 years, Gordon Jones enjoyed a quiet life in the Virgin Islands, bouncing around odd jobs, from lineman to cable guy to jewelry salesman. But after returning to the mainland in 2016, at the height of the presidential election, the 62-year-old California native landed on a different path: political art. And now, his efforts have gone viral. “I’m no artist,” said Jones with a laugh. “But I am a non-conformist. I think outside the box and I want to make people feel good, empowered.” Click here to read more now. News Man executed in V.I. girl's slaying Orlando Hall got stiffed on a drug deal and went to a Texas apartment looking for the two brothers who took his money. They weren’t home, but their 16-year-old sister was. Late Thursday, Hall was put to death for abducting and killing the teenager, Lisa Rene of St. Croix. His was the eighth federal execution this year since the Trump administration revived a process that had been used just three times in the last 56 years. A judge’s stay over concerns about the execution drug gave Hall a reprieve, but for less than six hours. After the Supreme Court overturned the stay, he was put to death just before midnight. Click here to read more now. NEWS GERS bonuses slashed in half by COVID Retirees expecting a hefty annual “bonus” payment from the V.I. government’s pension system may be disappointed this year, as payments are expected to be more than $100 less than last year. Click here to read more now. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR How do we guarantee against mistakes of the past? How are the members selected to serve on the next and sixth U.S. Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention? I pose this question because if any of the selectees feel strongly about preferential treatment for “Native Virgin Islanders,” we are once again wasting the people’s time, and additional tens of thousands of dollars that the V.I. government can ill afford to burn. Click here to read more now. Visit today's e-edition ‌ ‌ The Virgin Islands Daily News | 9155 Estate Thomas, St. Thomas, 00802 U.S. Virgin Islands Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected]