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The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in the U.S. Virgin Islands is this Saturday. The election will determine the makeup of the next Legislature, among other things.
Bryan Suspends Securitization Program
After lobbying the V.I. Senate for most of the summer to pass his Matching Fund Securitization Corporation plan, Gov Albert Bryan Jr. announced on Monday that he was suspending the program.
Suicide Awareness Group Launches ‘We Remember’ Campaign
Caribbean Volunteer Services, Inc. launched its first “We Remember” campaign this September to commemorate Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
Private Citizen Prepares to Sue Caneel Bay Resort Over Contamination
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing since the news broke that seven sites at Caneel Bay Resort contain dangerous contaminants. Now, one person has decided to do something about it.
USVI Registers its 20th Death from COVID-19
The V.I. Department of Health announced Sunday that the territory has suffered its 20th death from COVID-19. The deceased was a 57-year-old male on St. Thomas.
Panel Discusses COVID-19 and Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health as the effort to combat the virus's spread left people feeling isolated and alone, according to the participants in a virtual discussion about the psychological impacts of COVID-19.
VIHFA Still Seeking Public Input on How to Spend Disaster Recovery Funds
The V.I. Housing Finance Authority is seeking the public’s assistance in deciding how to spend $1 billion of recovery money.
Flood Insurance Policies to Expire This Year, New Insurance Purchase Necessary
Survivors of the 2017 hurricanes need to purchase a new flood insurance policy or obtain other flood insurance in order to remain eligible for future FEMA assistance.
WAPA Approves Container Port Electrical Project, Water Project, Other Contracts
At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, the WAPA governing board authorized many projects and contracts on St. Croix.
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Senator Marvin A. Blyden Awards Essay Contest Winners With Laptops
The Solutions for the Future essay contest was held because Sen. Blyden recognizes the dire technological needs of many of the community’s students.
Letter to the Editor: Slapping and Humiliation Damage Children
Barbara Birt offers an alternative vision of what teaching and working with children can be in contrast to Virgin Islands schools where corporal punishment is
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Senator Marvin A. Blyden Awards Essay Contest Winners With Laptops
The Solutions for the Future essay contest was held because Sen. Blyden recognizes the dire technological needs of many of the community’s students.
Fernando Cameron Dies at 81
Fernando Cameron, also known as “Camo,” who died in Lake Mary, Fla., on Sept. 8.
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After lobbying the V.I. Senate for most of the summer to pass his Matching Fund Securitization Corporation plan to provide funds for the Government Employees Retirement System, Gov Albert Bryan Jr. announced Monday that he was suspending the program. #visource #usvi #news
Bryan Suspends Securitization Program | St. Thomas Source
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After lobbying the V.I. Senate for most of the summer to pass his Matching Fund Securitization Corporation plan, Gov Albert Bryan Jr. announced Monday that he was suspending the program.Just in time!!!!
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No plan B ? Everyone always has a plan B.
St. Thomas’ Family Resource Center held its annual waterfront gathering Friday evening as part of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, remembering the almost 40 Virgin Islanders who have lost their lives to violence so far this year.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by James Baylor
📸: Photo by James Baylor
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #victim #victims #murders #murder #truecrime #crime #violence #remember #murdervictim #memorial
The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation (VITFF) reports that V.I. marathon runner Eduardo Garcia is running well as he pursues his goal of running in the Tokyo Olympics. In spite of the challenges brought on by the COVID-19, Garcia trains and competes with Greenville Track Club Elite in South Carolina. He follows the medical and safety protocols carefully and has been able to find a few road races which effectively meet the prevention criteria.
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For full press release visit The Source's website.
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📸: Garcia (R) is on his way to winning Low Country Elite Invitational 5K (Photo from Greenville Track Club-Elite)
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Scientists are on a quest to better understand the watershed of St. Thomas by cataloging the species of spineless creatures that dwell in it.
Last month, Drs. Christopher Rogers from the University of Kansas and Edwin Cruz-Rivera of the University of the Virgin Islands published a paper detailing the discovery of a new species of clam shrimp found in the Herman E. Moore Golf Course at UVI.
“The project that led to the discovery of this little shrimp was aimed at establishing baselines relating to groups of animals that you would find in the water with the conditions of that water,” said Cruz-Rivera.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Adian Brewer
📸: Photos by Adian Brewer & Edwin Cruz-Rivera
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The banning of social functions and gatherings around the country due to COVID-19 concerns has affected everything from sporting events to concerts. So too has it affected educational experiences.
This year, St. Thomas’ celebrated Dollar Fo’ Dollar tour is going the way of many museums and art galleries and will be hosted entirely online.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Nathan Visel
📸: Photo by David Knight Jr.
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #dollar #celebration #virtual #gallery #museum #history #coalworkers #laborstrike
The accolades just keep piling up for Kacen Callender – and for good reason.
At 30, this young author has accomplished more than many seasoned writers double their age. Just Wednesday, the New Yorker Magazine published an article announcing that Callender’s novel, King and the Dragonflies, is on the longlist for this year’s National Book Award for Young People’s Literature that depicts children making sense of death and the afterlife.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Ananta Pancham
📸: Photo Submitted
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #reading #goals #beautiful #write #positivity #writer #author #motivational #novel #lovequotes #writerslife #mindset #positivevibes #books #believe #bookstagram
The night-blooming cereus teases us as it opens in the darkened sky after nightfall – closing by dawn and wilting in the light of day.
Many of these beauties grow in the wild, while other are planted in outdoor tropical gardens and sometimes planted indoors in colder climates. They belong to a large number of ceroid cacti that bloom at night.
Once the flower is fully opened, it emits a light perfume-like fragrance.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Elisa McKay
📸: Photos by Elisa McKay
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #nature #naturephotography #landscape #beautiful #naturelovers #outdoors #explore #exploremore #wanderlust #arborculture #flowers
If there’s anything that the hurricanes of 2017 and the current COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated, it’s that the U.S. Virgin Islands needs to diversify its economy and become less dependent on tourism.
But how exactly do we do that?
That’s the question that UVI’s Center for Leadership and Learning, more commonly known UVI CELL, is posing to the public in a series of town hall meetings.
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For full article visit the Source's website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: The relatively unspoiled beauty of St. John was cited as an advantage by town hall participants. (Source File Photo)
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#economy #tourists #landscape #visiting #tourismproduct #news #destination #nature #naturephotography #travel
The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources deployed new fish aggregating devices (FAD) in the St. Thomas-St. John District on Thursday, Aug. 27 and in the St. Croix District on Friday, Aug. 28, according to Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol. Deployment of the FADs benefits the U.S. Virgin Islands by shifting fishing pressure from heavily fished inshore areas to offshore areas with more abundant populations of pelagic sportfish species such as tuna, dolphin and wahoo.
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For full article visit the Source's website.
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✏: Press Release
📸: Submitted Photo
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #ocean #sea #dpnr #fishing #fish #aggregating #devise #environmental #protection
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has launched an application that will let citizens in the U.S. Virgin Islands report to the department anonymously if they see something they think is suspicious or illegal that could harm the environment.
The app can be found and downloaded by searching “USVI DPNR Hotline” in either the Android app store, known as “Google Play,” or the Apple app store for iPhones.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Kyle Murphy
📸: Photo provided by Kristina Edwards
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #ocean #sea #dpnr #app #newapp #violation #environmental #protection
Both the U.S. Virgin Islands Olympic Committee and the V.I. Housing Finance Authority told senators on Monday about the progress that has been made on building multipurpose sports complexes that would double as storm shelters on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #multipurpose #sports #complex #fitness #basketball #training #gym #workout #athlete #fit #fun #track #activity #development #community #project #multiuse #building
The Moravian Churches have a unique history in the U.S. Virgin Islands dating back to the early 1700s and are host to the most abundant burial sites on St. Thomas – two intimate church graveyards and two cemeteries.
But to understand anything about these burial sites, the church itself and the first Moravians must be understood.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies
#cemetery #graveyard #grave #cemeteryphotography #graveyards #necropolis #gothic #cemeteries #church #cemeterywandering #project #gravestone #death #photography #cemeterylovers #graveyardphotography #moravian #tombstone
Caneel Bay Resort, located within the Virgin Islands National Park, has been known for its extraordinary beauty since it opened in 1956. Few people, however, know that seven sites within the property have been contaminated over the years by pollutants that are hazardous to creatures on land and in the sea.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: Photo by Amy Roberts
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #carribean #westindies #news #stjohnians #caneelbay #beach #contamination #ocean #pollutants #nationalpark
Udall Caribbean, a jewelry brand whose products connect consumers to Caribbean heroes and heroines of the past while celebrating the region’s rich culture and heritage, launched an eBoutique on Sept. 9, allowing customers from around the world to shop its selections.
The company was founded by 38-year-old St. Croix native Ephra Graham in December 2019 and derives its name from St. Croix’s Point Udall – the easternmost point in the United States.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Source Staff
📸: Photo submitted
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #usvi #business #jewelry #fashion #handmade #earrings #accessories #handmadejewelry #gold #necklace #jewelrydesigner #style #silver #jewelryaddict #ring #bracelet #jewelrydesign #jewels #design
I am sure I am one of many that have had this experience. Yet, I believe it is an experience worth sharing for it speaks to the person that Joe Biden is.
In 2004, I was chosen from hundreds of nationwide applicants to join AARP’s national board for six years. This thrust forward allowed me to bring the interests and needs of Virgin Islanders into the spotlight of one of America’s largest nonpartisan premier advocacy organizations – AARP. However, little did I know, I would have a very special moment with Joe Biden.
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For the the full letter to the editor visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Letter to the Editor by Cora Christian MD
📸: Photo Cora Christian MD with Vice President Joe Biden
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #biden2020 #bidenharris2020
#lettertotheeditor #joebiden #presidency
“You’ve got your certificate of occupancy.”
These words are guaranteed to gladden the heart of anyone involved in a construction project in the Virgin Islands.
On Tuesday, Bob Malacarne, president of the board of St. John Rescue, heard those welcome words spoken by Marvin Vaughan, the construction manager for the V.I. Housing Finance Authority.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: Photo by Amy Roberts
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📸 Photo #1: Dion Parson grew up and went to public school on St. Thomas. When he left for college at Rutgers University in New Jersey, he said, “I had heard the N-word, but I didn’t know what it meant.”
It was not until a white student told him to “watch it nigger,” in a doorway that he was entering with six other Black students and bumped into the white person, that he got the language lesson.
📸 Photo #2: MemorieAnne Brown-Callender was born in Alabama. She first came to live on St. Thomas when she was six years old when her parents separated. She spent her young life split between St. Thomas, where her mother’s mother lives, and San Diego where her father, who was in the military resided.
It was in San Diego, she said, where she experienced her first racism shock. She was the only Black student in her fourth-grade class, though most of the students in the school, she said, were Hispanic rather than Caucasian.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Shaun Pennington
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The St. Thomas Historical Trust has received a $20,000 grant through the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands to be used for teaching the art of furniture caning out of the Historical Trust’s museum, in the heart of Charlotte Amalie.
Historical Trust President Pamela Montegut said West Indies furniture rivals anything that came out of Europe and much of the exquisite furniture was caned, a weaving technique that became popular in the territory.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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Over the last eight years, David Payne’s family has commissioned four signs, all of which have stood outside his sister’s house on Beltjen Road, calling for the public to report any details about his murder to Crime Stoppers.
The first three were torn down. Last week, the fourth was installed and trimmed with festive balloons in honor of his 38th birthday, which fell on Aug. 30. On Monday, the eighth anniversary of his death, those balloons will be replaced with black ones, representing – according to his mother Blanche Frazier – the darkness in which he was killed.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Ananta Pancham
📸: Photos provided by Blanche Frazier
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#visource #usvi #STT #STX #STJ #stthomas #stcroix #stjohn #carribean #westindies #murder #crime #justice #news #family #help #crimestoppers #crimesagainsthumanity
These enchanting flowers are designed to attract nocturnal pollinators like fruit bats and hawk moths, not people. But if we are lucky, we get a brief chance to enjoy them before they drop.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Gail Karlsson
📸: Photos by Gail Karlsson
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One summer evening in 2018 when Tralice Bracy was assisting at the West End Music and Art Institute camp at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, she pricked up her ears.
The camp program included jazz performances in the gallery, curated by bass player Mario Thomas and funded by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands.
“I was dumbstruck by the talent that showed up,” Bracy said. “I had lived on St. Croix for nearly 10 years and had never encountered a real jazz scene before.” The interaction between the musicians and the audience fascinated her as much as the music did.
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For the the full article visit the Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Anne Salafia
📸: Freddie Thomas, on piano, Fred Williams, on bass, Reggie Williams, on alto sax, and Hugh “Fuma” Petersen, on drums, play at a jazz show. (Photo provided by Tralice Bracy)
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