Philipsburg: --- This time it was the National Alliance faction who boycotted yesterday's island council meeting which was called to deal with the appeal of St. Johns High. The five members of the Democratic Party Faction including independent island council member Louie Laveist showed up and voted in favor of the appeal without any discussions.
Last week Friday members of the Democratic Party Faction boycotted the meeting which was called by the NA Faction to discuss the letter that was sent to the Chairman of the island council concerning the majority in the island council.
The National Alliance Faction had said they requested that the agenda point be added to yesterday's meeting but it was not. Instead the NA faction sent a letter to the executive council with 18 questions mostly surrounding commissioner Louie Laviest whose exact status is not yet known in this gloomy political arena. At yesterday's island council meeting Laveist who said he is no longer a member of the Democratic Party and neither is he an active commissioner sat in regular seat as an executive council member.
