USVI Living

Tropical president attributes victory to strong Caribbean advocacy.

Kicking off at 7 p.m., this lively community event will celebrate National Poetry Month with powerful spoken word performances, and soulful live music from the house band From Broheem With Love.

After careful consideration, and due to several reasons, the decision was made to pause the event.

Last week, the VIWMA team cleaned up approximately 60 gallons of illegally discarded used motor oil from the area. Illegal dumping is against the law, and violators are subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and/or 180 days imprisonment. 

he 2025 cleanups build on a legacy of success. From 2018 to present, the Great Mangrove Cleanups have removed over 23 tons (46,800 lbs.) of debris from our shorelines, the vast majority of which are plastics, including an overwhelming amount of single-use plastic beverage bottles – close to 13,000 and counting.

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources invites the community to attend the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DLAM) cultural showcase entitled: A Tribute to Ancestors Series, opening on Friday, April 11th from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Fort Frederik Museum in Frederiksted.

The St. Thomas-St. John District of the Virgin Islands Department of Education is pleased to announce upcoming training sessions for Site Supervisors participating in the 2025 Summer Food Service Program, which will operate from June 9, through July 18.

The University of the Virgin Islands will host the Mister and Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition on Sunday, April 20, at 6 p.m. in the LaVerne E. Ragster Administration and Conference Center Building on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. 

The University of the Virgin Islands' School of Agriculture is proud to announce its First Annual Field Day, to be held on Sunday, April 27, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Agricultural Experiment Station Tractor Pavilion, located on the Albert A. Sheen Campus, St. Croix.

The University of the Virgin Islands is proud to announce that award-winning actor, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and humanitarian Hill Harper will serve as the keynote speaker for the University’s commencement ceremonies.

The Virgin Islands Broadband Office is currently soliciting grant proposals for up to $500,000 in funding from the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program.

Wind was the word that started nearly every conversation as sailors talked shoreside after the second day of racing in the 51st St. Thomas International Regatta.

This memorandum supplements the legal petition currently before the PCA and is submitted as part of the evidentiary record. The violation of the Lansing Declaration is not hypothetical—it has occurred. The time for recognition, review, and remedy is now.

This submission marks the first time in PCA history that a non-sovereign people has formally challenged their exclusion from arbitration under a colonial-era treaty based on the legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery and structural discrimination embedded in international legal norms.

Brian Murphy presents new engaging impressionist oil paintings of local scenes.  The gallery will offer Arona Peterson's fanciful acrylic paintings that personify the essence of herbs, most created in the 80's. Bruce Smith's acrylic on hardboard joyful paintings of life at sea were painted on his sailboat in the 90's.

Emergency work will shut down Feeder 7C and 9C from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Who: The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, led by Deputy Commissioner RoseAnne Farrington, will host the Future Female Leaders Luncheon: Shaping the Future for Young Women in Our Virgin Islands Communities. The event will engage 12th-grade girls from across the territory and provide them with valuable insights into leadership,...

“Win the Procurement Process – Ensuring Compliance and Excellence.” The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. AST.

St. Croix Foundation for Community Development launches the Healing Humanities Cultural Place-Keeping Grant, made possible through a transformative investment from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program. This grant program, totaling $534,000, will fund St. Croix-based nonprofit organizations dedicated to preserving arts, culture, heritage, and the natural environment.

McDonald's proudly presented a check for $16,200 to My Brother's Workshop, marking a significant milestone in their ongoing commitment to the communities they support.