The BVI Beacon
Cabinet Briefs (March 31, April 7 and April 14, 2021)
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three …
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three meetings.
March 31 meeting
On March 31, the Cabinet took the following actions, according to a summary provided by the Cabinet Office.
1. Noted that the contract with WorldReach Software Corporation to establish the passport processing system and the secure network infrastructure and passport application processing services using the PassportReachTM was extended for an additional four years, commencing April 1, 2021, followed by six optional one-year periods, and noted the increase in passport application processing fee from $27 to $28
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By Stuart Miller Globe Correspondent,Updated April 29, 2021, 11:43 a.m.
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In Maggie Shipsteadâs first two novels, âSeating Arrangementsâ and âAstonish Me,â she kept the lens narrow and filled her cloistered world with characters who often scanned as unlikable or unsympathetic. Yet Shipsteadâs narrative skill compelled readers along, as when she derided one of the numerous snooty WASPs populating her debut as someone who âhad been a dour Young Republican in his teens and in his twenties applied himself to his finance job and to a methodical investigation of eligible women that ultimately yielded a female mirror image who fused with him in a marriage as cold and perfect as the bond between two adjacent blocks in an igloo.â
Steve W. Smith, 45, of Sevierville, passed from his earthly life on April 1, 2021, due to severe depression. He is now at peace in his Heavenly home, rejoicing with many loved ones.
Steve graduated from Sevier County High School and Walters State Community College. He was an amazing salesman. He enjoyed fishing on any lake, but most of all he enjoyed late night talks with the love of his life, Kennedy, his daughter. He truly loved her more than life itself.
Steve leaves behind his daughter, Kennedy; parents, Eddie and Rhonda Smith; brother, Jeremy and wife Kristy; nephew, Elliott Smith and niece, Eleanor Smith; and a host of extended loving family members and friends.