A multi-year project is ahead for the new St. Croix Montessori location at the former St. Dunstan’s Episcopal School, announced Head of School Tracy Cole. Currently, St. Croix Montessori (STXM) is one of three Montessori schools on the island of St. Croix that is expanding their campus to include beyond Elementary ages.

Every year or so someone does a poll of the world’s happiest countries. Finland is almost always at the top of the list. I don’t pretend to understand the exact methodology nor statistical analysis in general, but Finland has ranked happiest country in the world six times in a row now. Not bad for a place that’s frigid and dark large chunks of the year. The pollsters appear to have skipped much of the Caribbean.

The Source wants to help reduce the overpopulation of unwanted pets in the Virgin Islands. Every week we will feature a dog or cat from the hardworking rescue organizations and hope someone will find their fur-ever friend on this site.

The annual St. John Celebration honors the rich history and resilience of the island’s people. Now in its 69th year, revelers are invited to converge on the island paradise for a bevy of celebrations, pageants, food fairs, boat races, fetes, and parades. The official schedule was announced by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals Thursday.

On Sunday, V.I. Fire and Emergency Medical Services and V.I. Police Department responded to a fire at a cane field in Frederiksted. The fire posed a threat to the area due to dry weather conditions and strong winds, said VIFEMS. 

The changing of the veterans cemetery flags, an annual Memorial Day tribute since 2001 took place on Saturday across the territory. The changing of the flags consists of volunteers installing small American Flags near graves of soldiers who have passed on.

Ensign Hazel Acosta, a sailor from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship.