Always inspiring, the Territorial Court Rising Stars may have led with a dragon's fire but the real soul moving fire still came from the rhythm of their steel pans.

Stunts and Twirlers dedicated their near-perfect routine performed to the theme from Mission Impossible to Patricia Sealy Thomas, for 26 years the director of the group.

Wrapped in hula-like skirts made of neckties the We came to Lime troupe made their way down the Carnival route tossing ties to the crowd.

The Charming Twirlers performed their usual precision routine for the judges and crowd and walked away feeling proud!

They come every year from everywhere — Bronx, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, Washington and points beyond — to celebrate Carnival at "home."
And celebrate they did!

The captain of a charter motor yacht made an impassioned radio call to the Coast Guard shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, saying his vessel was under fire from what seemed to be automatic weapons as it approached Charlotte Amalie Harbor.
The boat, Sea Star, was carrying several passengers who were on the last day of a charter. No one was hurt.
Other boaters listening to the transmission said Capt. Ken Tatarow told the Coast Guard he thought he heard "a couple pings," indicating the boat had been hit. But the boat docked safely at Yacht Haven Marina and no damage was immediately apparent.
"We heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop," Tatarow said in a brief dockside interview shortly after the incident. "You could see the bullets hitting the water."
He said he could not see the person or persons shooting.
The incident happened near Bolongo Bay in the general vicinity of the old shooting range, but witnesses rejected the suggestion of stray bullets. Tatarow warned other vessels to steer clear of the area.
The Coast Guard took a report and passed it along to local police who met the vessel at Yacht Haven. They did not comment on the incident.

Hailing from St. John, Morton's Marvelous Mocko Jumbies, had some of the brightest costumes of the day along with "jumbies" ranging from daring to darling.

Academic achievement was in the spotlight as the University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas campus inducted students into the Golden Key National Honor Society and recognized those who have excelled in their fields of study at recent ceremonies in the campus cafeteria.
A total of 33 students were welcomed into Golden Key in the UVI chapter's 6th annual induction ceremony on Saturday, April 29. Inducted as honorary members were English professor Vincent O. Cooper, Social Sciences Division chair Ededet A. Iniama, UVI vice president for administration and finance Malcolm C. Kirwan, and Nana-Baby Children's Home director Louise Larcheveaux-Ali.
At the ceremony, two UVI students, senior Deborah Taylor and junior James Bernier Jr. received $500 scholarships funded by the Ford Foundation.
At the 36th annual Academic Awards Program on Sunday, April 30, the top-ranked students in each academic division were recognized, along with those who participated in the Freshman Mentoring and UVI Mentorship programs, and those invited to be listed in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
The Barnett Frank Class Awards for a male and a female student in each class went to seniors K'wasi Barnes and Sidris Phipps, juniors Loi'y Mustafa and Valencia Wilkinson, sophomores Richard Brazier and Celeste Mosher, and freshmen Kurt Williams and Nicole Kellum.
Also recognized were winners of the Boynes Scholarship (Zaida Castro), the Industrial Development Scholarship (Lynda Edmead, April Hurlston, Zoraida Martin, Tamisha Ottley, Cornel Phillip, Janelle Rossington and Johnathan Tucker), the Medical Air Services Scholarship (Fyama Wenner), the V.I. Rum Scholarship (Cira Burke, Jacqueline Leader, Mary Macedon, Diana Jackson and Diane Richardson), the Wheatley Scholarship (Pamela Clarke) and the William Koier Scholarship (Kerstin Petty).

Kicking high, Y2K True Colors of the Horizon Troupe impressed the crowd with their enthusiastic presentation before the crowd at Post Office Square.

John McCleverty's Traditional Mocko Jumbies shined on in shimmering silver costumes as they pranced through Post Office Square.