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The home, according to\u00a0sources, is owned by Jimez Ashby, owner of A-9 Trucking<\/a> and VI Recycling Company<\/a>. The massive structure appears to be a new construction with newly paved driveways, manicured grounds, and modern fixtures.<\/p>\nThe two companies Ashby owns have identical telephone numbers listed, as shown\u00a0by the screen grabs immediately \u00a0below. A screenshot of Mr. Ashby’s LinkedIn profile<\/a>\u00a0is also included.<\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ashbylinkedin-72x43.jpg\")
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On April 23, 2014, the V.I. Waste Management Authority board approved contracts and amended existing ones. On that date, the board approved a\u00a0retroactive $138,000 payment to A-9 Trucking for services rendered at the St. Thomas landfill between March 2011 and April 2011; a\u00a0three-year contract for scrap metal management in the St. Thomas-St. John District by V.I. Recycling, for a cost not to exceed $2,933,366.84; and a\u00a0retroactive $95,650 payment to V.I. Recycling for services rendered for scrap metal management from March 2012 through May 2012.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Poolside at Gov. Mapp’s residence in St. Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n
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The government contracts, however, are not suggestive\u00a0that\u00a0Gov. Mapp\u00a0has colluded with Ashby, as Ashby\u00a0had been doing business with the V.I. government years before Mapp took office.<\/p>\n
At Thursday’s press conference, as\u00a0a prelude to explaining the reason behind his decision to rent a home on St. Thomas for $12,500, the governor said, “You can\u2019t rent a home in St. Thomas for $4,000.” Mapp was referring to an article printed in a local newspaper citing his spokesperson, Kimberly Jones, as the source of the information of him\u00a0renting a home on St. Thomas for $4,000.<\/p>\n
At the press conference, however, Mapp did not identify the source of the information printed in the newspaper, but only said the newspaper had printed a mistake.<\/p>\n
Mapp also made known that while on St. Croix he stays at his private residence, which, he says, needs no “paving, fencing, or guard houses; my home is very secure.”<\/p>\n
The governor said he would not be spending “any public money on any private property owned by me,” and that his St. Thomas rental\u00a0is contracted for a six-month lease with an option to renew for an additional six months.<\/p>\n
The governor said the home he resides in on St. Thomas and the $12,500 price tag, entails much more than just renting a home, “it is renting a home for the security apparatuses in place.”<\/p>\n
In light of the revelation,\u00a0VI Consortium<\/em> asked the governor on Thursday why had he chosen not to reside in the official governor’s residence in Catherineberg, St. Thomas.<\/p>\n“Well, Government House is the official office of the governor, I believe that most people understand Catherineberg is the residence,” Mapp began.<\/p>\n
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The home, according to\u00a0sources, is owned by Jimez Ashby, owner of A-9 Trucking<\/a> and VI Recycling Company<\/a>. The massive structure appears to be a new construction with newly paved driveways, manicured grounds, and modern fixtures.<\/p>\n The two companies Ashby owns have identical telephone numbers listed, as shown\u00a0by the screen grabs immediately \u00a0below. A screenshot of Mr. Ashby’s LinkedIn profile<\/a>\u00a0is also included.<\/p>\n On April 23, 2014, the V.I. Waste Management Authority board approved contracts and amended existing ones. On that date, the board approved a\u00a0retroactive $138,000 payment to A-9 Trucking for services rendered at the St. Thomas landfill between March 2011 and April 2011; a\u00a0three-year contract for scrap metal management in the St. Thomas-St. John District by V.I. Recycling, for a cost not to exceed $2,933,366.84; and a\u00a0retroactive $95,650 payment to V.I. Recycling for services rendered for scrap metal management from March 2012 through May 2012.<\/p>\n Poolside at Gov. Mapp’s residence in St. Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n The government contracts, however, are not suggestive\u00a0that\u00a0Gov. Mapp\u00a0has colluded with Ashby, as Ashby\u00a0had been doing business with the V.I. government years before Mapp took office.<\/p>\n At Thursday’s press conference, as\u00a0a prelude to explaining the reason behind his decision to rent a home on St. Thomas for $12,500, the governor said, “You can\u2019t rent a home in St. Thomas for $4,000.” Mapp was referring to an article printed in a local newspaper citing his spokesperson, Kimberly Jones, as the source of the information of him\u00a0renting a home on St. Thomas for $4,000.<\/p>\n At the press conference, however, Mapp did not identify the source of the information printed in the newspaper, but only said the newspaper had printed a mistake.<\/p>\n Mapp also made known that while on St. Croix he stays at his private residence, which, he says, needs no “paving, fencing, or guard houses; my home is very secure.”<\/p>\n The governor said he would not be spending “any public money on any private property owned by me,” and that his St. Thomas rental\u00a0is contracted for a six-month lease with an option to renew for an additional six months.<\/p>\n The governor said the home he resides in on St. Thomas and the $12,500 price tag, entails much more than just renting a home, “it is renting a home for the security apparatuses in place.”<\/p>\n In light of the revelation,\u00a0VI Consortium<\/em> asked the governor on Thursday why had he chosen not to reside in the official governor’s residence in Catherineberg, St. Thomas.<\/p>\n “Well, Government House is the official office of the governor, I believe that most people understand Catherineberg is the residence,” Mapp began.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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