Peter Bailey, a renowned journalist and filmmaker, has embarked on a transformative mission to empower the youth of the Virgin Islands through the art of filmmaking. Inspired by his documentary work, Bailey has created the Unbreakable Film Academy, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at high school and university students. This innovative program provides a platform for young aspiring filmmakers to tell their stories, celebrate their culture, and gain hands-on experience in the film industry.Peter Bailey is an award-winning author, journalist and filmmaker, well known for his critically acclaimed “NiteCap” and “Paradise Discovered” docu-series. (Submitted photo)Bailey’s journey began with his “Paradise Discovered” series, which shed light on the lack of media coverage during the hurricanes that devastated the Virgin Islands. Motivated by the need to tell the untold stories of his homeland, Bailey raised awareness through his New York Times op-ed and subsequent films. The seeds for the academy were planted in 2015 when Bailey involved students in the production of his “Nitecap” series, giving them a taste of real-world filmmaking. This collaborative effort continued with the premiere of “Unbreakable 2.0” in 2022, co-produced by students, showcasing Bailey’s commitment to nurturing young talent.Bailey’s vision for the Unbreakable Film Academy is deeply rooted in his belief that the Virgin Islands and the broader Caribbean region have historically been deprived of the opportunity to tell their own stories. Too often, their narratives have been shaped by outsiders, resulting in caricatured portrayals. Bailey emphasizes the importance of humanizing the people of the Virgin Islands and reclaiming their stories. He draws parallels to his career in the United States, where he worked to humanize marginalized communities, and now seeks to bring that same ethos back home.The Unbreakable Film Academy is a three-month program designed to fast-track students into the film industry. Unlike many initiatives that start after a career has waned, Bailey is launching this academy at the peak of his career, offering students a unique apprenticeship experience. Participants will co-produce feature films and episodes of the “Nitecap” show, gaining real-life credit and building a substantial work portfolio.Peter Bailey debuts film to the student body as he aims to inspire the next generation of filmmakers. (Submitted photo)Bailey’s students will not only learn the technical aspects of filmmaking but also delve into the art of storytelling. The curriculum includes seminars such as “Intro to VI and Caribbean Cinema” and “Unbreakable Portraits,” where students create short vignettes on local heroes using their smartphones. This blend of traditional and modern techniques ensures that students are equipped to tell compelling stories in various formats, from feature films to short-form digital content.A core goal of the academy is to build a community of local creatives who can thrive within the Virgin Islands, reducing the need for a “brain drain” where talent leaves for opportunities elsewhere. By partnering with local artists, filmmakers, and institutions like the University of the Virgin Islands and the Reichhold Center, Bailey aims to create a sustainable ecosystem for creative talent.One of the academy’s long-term objectives is to establish the Virgin Islands as a central hub for film and media in the West Indies. Bailey envisions the Unbreakable Film Academy as the catalyst for a vibrant Caribbean cinema industry, one that tells stories from the region’s unique perspective. He highlights the importance of preserving and celebrating both historical and contemporary narratives with projects that explore cultural phenomena like Carnival and significant events in Virgin Islands history.Recognizing the rapid advancements in technology, Bailey incorporates the use of smartphones and digital media into the academy’s curriculum. He notes the potential of devices like the iPhone, which are increasingly capable of producing high-quality films. This approach democratizes filmmaking, empowering students to create impactful content with the tools they already possess.The academy’s innovative methodology extends to its production process. Students will be responsible for generating social media content and digital campaigns for their projects, ensuring a constant stream of content that promotes Virgin Islands culture and stories.The Unbreakable Film Academy is currently accepting applications for its inaugural cohort, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and other local partners. High school and university students interested in film and storytelling are encouraged to submit a 30-second video explaining their passion for sharing Virgin Islands stories. This first group of five students will help prepare “Unbreakable 2.0” for distribution, setting the stage for a new era of Caribbean cinema. Peter Bailey’s Unbreakable Film Academy represents a bold and visionary step toward empowering the youth of the Virgin Islands through filmmaking. By providing them with the skills, tools, and opportunities to tell their own stories, Bailey is fostering a new generation of storytellers who will preserve and celebrate their culture while shaping the narrative of their community. The academy stands as a testament to Bailey’s belief in the power of storytelling and his commitment to giving back to his roots, ensuring that the stories of the Virgin Islands are told with authenticity, respect, and pride.Potential inductees should send an email to unbreakable@nitecapmedia.com. It is open to high school students and UVI students.
To view the trailer for the program, click here.
The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) alerts the community that the VIPA parking lot adjacent to the U.S. Customs facility in Cruz Bay, St. John, will be closed for four weeks starting Monday, June 17. The parking lot will serve as the location of the St. John Celebration Village, showcasing local vendors and nightly performances by local and international artists. The Village will open on June 28.
After the celebration ends on July 4, the Village booths will be dismantled and V.I. Port Authority will clean, paint and re-stripe the parking lot. The lot will re-open for public parking on Friday, July 19.
Clarence Henry, also known as “AyAy,” of Carib Villas died on May 6. He was 59 years old.
He is survived by his sisters: Debra William Georges, Nadine Jenkins and Wendy Jenkins; brothers: Danny Jenkins, Mark Jenkins, Gregory Jenkins and Jean Jenkins; nieces: Dominique Jenkins, Daniell Jenkins, Denae Jenkins, Akilah Jenkins, Akira Jenkins and Ashanya Jacobs Brown; and nephews: Ijahna Jacobs, Henry Jeffers, Naya Jacobs, Mark Jenkins Jr., Mike Jenkins and Kareem Jacobs.
He is also survived by great nieces: Keyanna Jenkins, Jelema Jeffers, Wisdom Jenkins, Aeryn Joseph, Aeryel Jnekins, Amirah Jeffers, Esme Jenkins and Isabella Jenkins; great-nephews: Jaden Brown, Chauncey Brown, KE’jahni Jeffers and Micah Jenkins; aunts: Miriam Archibald and Edna Archibald; brother-in-law, Austin Georges; and sister-in-law, Aida Massallo.
Other survivors include special friends: Reggie Lang, Orosia Figueroa, Nakeba, Anthony Nico, Berty and Sabre; cousins and other relatives: Ivan Hansen, Elain Hansen, Nancy Hanse, Geraldin, Janice, Daisy, Sonia, Niel, Steven, Charlene, Marion Peters, Michael, Sandra, Qweny, Clinton, Norman, Olive, Norma Cutbut Cains and the Entire Magras family; as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
The tributes will begin at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Friday, June 21, at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
Director Antonio Stevens presented the FEMS budget. Chief Financial Officer Charmaine Akers-Hewlett is on the left. (Photos by Alvin Burke JR., Mario Fonseca and Barry Leerdam, Legislature of the Virgin Islands)
Antonio Stevens, the new director of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services, presented his first budget to the Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance on Friday.
Committee Chair Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory wanted to know how budget cuts would affect his agency, especially a $2 million cut to personnel. Stevens admitted that wages were being increased as more employees became certified EMTs, and other raises were being contemplated to attract more employees.
The question never went away, and two hours later, when the FEMS budget discussion ended, Frett-Gregory directed Stevens to supply the Senate with more information about personnel costs.
He testified that the agency employed 97 firefighters on St. Croix and 123 in the St. Thomas-St. John district. The total number of employees for FEMS to operate 10 fire stations and three EMS bases is 325.
The employees are organized into four units: the Suppression Unit, the EMS Unit, the Arson Prevention and Investigation Unit, and the Administrative Unit.
After four years of debate, Fire Service and Emergency Medical Services merged 18 months ago.
Stevens was approved as head of FEMS in March. He had been acting director since Director Daryl George’s death last October. He has more than 17 years of experience in the V.I. Fire Service.
Another question that senators raised was whether FEMS, after the merger, was receiving the funds due to it. FEMS charges fees for ambulance runs, but the money goes to the Health Department.
Sen. Franklin Johnson said, “This does not look good. The money is not going where it should.” He said since FEMS paid the EMTs and paid the maintenance for the ambulances, it should get the fees paid for the run.
Stevens requested that the Health Revolving Fund cover the ambulance runs.
His budget request was for a $30.9 million appropriation. Personnel accounts for 97 percent of the appropriated funds. The remainder will be used for utilities, supplies, and other services.
The senators also had questions about two special non-appropriated funds.
The Fire Service Emergency Fund consists of fees collected for fire safety inspections, permits, and other services and fines assessed for code violations. The Emergency Services Fund consists of surcharges collected from mobile and landline phone users and is shared by VIFEMS and the Territorial Emergency Management Agency. Senators wanted a more detailed breakdown of the funds.
Stevens reported that the Junior Firefighter Corps program, which introduces youth ages 9-18 to firefighting, has 65 participants in the St. Thomas program and 20 participants in the St. Croix program.
Sens. Marvin Blyden, Dwayne DeGraff, Ray Fonseca, Novelle Francis Jr., Donna Frett-Gregory, Kenneth Gittens, Javan James, Franklin Johnson, and Carla Joseph attended the hearing.
Stones block access to a Prosperity beach, prompting a lawsuit by generational beachgoers. (Photo by Arthur Petersen)
When the owners of property just north of Frederiksted moved large boulders into the common beach-access walkway, they violated not only the law but a tradition enjoyed by generations of Virgin Islanders, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The 18 St. Croix residents who sued in Virgin Islands Superior Court said the property owners made accessing the Estate Prosperity Beach much more difficult June 1 by placing 30 or so boulders on the traditional path and attempting to create a new path, which went up and down an uneven gut. The large stones also blocked the road shoulder where cars traditionally parked, according to the suit.
One of the plaintiffs, Arthur Petersen, said some of the stones were protruding out into the road, far beyond the traditional eight-foot or 10-foot easement from a roadway. He said he was shocked by the boulders restricting access to the beach just past Mahogany Road on Emancipation Drive, which he’d visited for more than 60 years and that his family had accessed without trouble for a century or more.
“From the time I was a kid, my aunt used to carry me there,” he said Friday afternoon. “We all want to know what is all this about because it don’t make no sense.”
Petersen wondered why such a change could be made without a Coastal Zone Management permit posted.
The lawsuit claims the property owners, Paul and Catherine Lippman, residents of Maine and St. Croix, and their son, Matthew Lippman, a St. Croix resident since at least 2006, posted on social media that the changes were to protect turtle nests and that cars were driving on the beach.
“Cars only park on shoulder off the roadway, which is a sandy and rocky hard pack. No turtles nest on this hard pack. No turtle would be able to dig in this hard pack. Cars do not drive onto the soft beach sand. All cars, even four-wheel drive vehicles, would get stuck in soft dry sand. None of the Plaintiffs have ever seen a car drive down on the soft beach sand. Defendants statement were false and were made to create the false guise of altruistic eco-conservation, to conceal their true motive of discouraging public use of the beach, so that the beach would be more ‘private,’” the lawsuit filed by attorney Russell Pate alleges.
Stones placed along the road create an unsafe parking situation at Estate Prosperity Beach, according to a complaint filed with Superior Court. (Photo by Arthur Petersen)
The area in question is within 50 feet of the low-tide mark, meaning it should be considered open to public use, the suit claims. By blocking the flattest, easiest route to the sea, the boulders disproportionately harm very young and very old beachgoers.
“First, emergency vehicles could be blocked from traversing. Second, cars parked in the roadway obscures and narrows the roadway, and people are more likely to be hit by passing cars, particularly children. We want children to be engaging in outdoor activities at the beach with family instead of inside playing video games on their phone on social media. But, children should be placed in more danger due to landowners forcing more dangers parking to access public beaches. Third, psychologically, the use of boulders to deny “space” is designed to send a message to Virgin Islanders not to try to use this beach; and that Virgin Islanders are not welcome. All of the above is against the spirit and purpose of the Virgin Islands Open Shorelines Act,” according to court documents.
Open beach access was assured to all after the 1878 Fireburn uprising and became statutory and common law under the Danish government of the time. When the United States bought the territory and took possession in 1917, that law continued under the Treaty Sale Agreement. Attempts to privatize beaches and restrict access in the 1950s and 1960s led to the Open Shorelines Act of 1971, signed into law by the first locally elected Virgin Islands governor, Melvin Evans, the suit says.
Those seeking to block Virgin Islanders from beaches should understand the historical trauma associated with such actions, the suit says.
“Blocking, interfering or restricting access to a beach, due to the long historical past of enslavement, discrimination and disenfranchisement, opens up deep psychological wounds in Virgin Islanders. This historical background is included for defendants to understand and comprehend the plaintiffs’ mental anguish and emotional distress,” according to the lawsuit.
The suit asks the property owners move the boulders to at least eight feet from the roadway and revert beach access to the traditional path, not down a gut and into the bush. The suit also seeks damages for “mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life” as well as punitive damages.
The Lippmans, former owners of the Spouter Inn in Lincolnville, Maine, were not able to be reached for comment. In 1999 Catherine Lippman and neighbors unsuccessfully tried to block a restaurant expansion in their town, where as of April 2023 they sat on the Lincolnville Sewer District Board of Trustees.
Following the arrest of Education’s Director of Maintenance, Davidson Charlemagne, 50, and his wife, Sasha Charlemagne, 44, department officials said Sunday that he has currently been placed on leave without pay.
“The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) has been made aware of the recent indictment of Mr. Davidson Charlemagne,” Education officials said in a statement Friday.
“The VIDE is fully prepared to cooperate with this case that is being investigated by the Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General. The Department takes these allegations very seriously and remains committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
The VIDE takes a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and criminal offenses, the VIDE has placed Mr. Charlemagne on leave without pay.
At this time, the Virgin Islands Department of Education has no additional comments as the case is being investigated by multiple federal agencies. The Department appreciates the understanding and patience of the community as the investigation proceeds and remains dedicated to its mission of providing quality education to the students of the Virgin Islands,” according to the statement.
The arrests were announced by U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the pair with government program fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.
The indictment also charges former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, with criminal conflict of interest and making materially false statements.
“As alleged, these defendants exploited hurricane recovery efforts in order to develop and carry out a $4 million scheme to defraud taxpayers,” said Smith in Thursday’s release. “The indictment levied against these individuals sends a clear message that the Department of Justice and our law enforcement partners followed the money and will continue to hold public officials seeking to profit from natural disasters accountable for their crimes.”
According to court documents, the charges stem from a two-year investigation involving a VIHFA contract for storage and management of wood that was shipped to the territory to be used for the reconstruction of commercial and residential buildings following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
Read more about the background of the case and charges here.
Medical Center Chief Tina Comissiong said advance promotion produced a good turnout at a recent hiring fair. (Source photo by Judi Shimel
Schneider Regional Medical Center invited applicants into its lobby in hopes of finding personnel to fill its ranks in four operational positions. With the chief executive officer and the head of personnel looking on, Thursday’s hiring fair was declared a success.
Medical center officials said they hadn’t staged a mass recruitment drive for several years. Applicants appearing in the lobby of the Roy L. Schneider Hospital filled out forms for spots in environmental services, as dietary assistants or in the transportation and security division.
“We typically have 10 hiring fairs through the Department of Labor and other partners,” Human Resources Manager Lisa Norman said.
Schneider Regional Chief Executive Officer Tina Comissiong said she found the scene at the hiring fair encouraging. “We had some positions we were looking to fill quickly and we figured we’d do on-the-spot hiring; we’d give people resumes — interviews — and turn around offers quickly.”
The chief credited her administrators for promoting the hiring fair in a way that produced a steady stream of job seekers. Those who are selected can look forward to working in a place where building a sense of community among coworkers is valued.
“We think this is a great place to work … everybody on the team, whether you’re clinical or nonclinical, contributes to the patient care that happens here,” Comissiong said.
SRMC Nursing Director Delphine Olivacce also came to the lobby to observe the hiring process. She said the medical center has also made progress in replenishing the nursing staff that dwindled in the days after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
“Last calendar year in 2023, we onboarded 52 registered nurses and four (licensed practical nurses), and as of 2024, we continue on that path,” Olivacce said.
Hiring efforts in that area have also dramatically reduced the number of travel nurses needed to provide patient care, the nursing director said.
Cyana Francis-Berkitt wins Emmy for weekday newscast. (Photo courtesy Cyana Francis-Berkitt)
Cyana Francis-Berkitt, an alumna of Emerson College, graduated from the institution in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a minor in political communications. In 2021, she began working with WCVB as a weekend evening producer and later expanded her skill set to produce for the weekday morning show EyeOpener in 2023.
According to the Emmy Awards official website, “The Emmy Awards recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media.” There are various subsections of the Emmy Awards, including national, regional, and student-centered recognition. Once the nominees are identified, a panel of other nominees from other regions convene and determine the winners of each category.
Cyana and her mother share a warm embrace at the 2023 Emmy Awards Ceremony in 2023. (Photo courtesy Cyana Francis-Berkitt)
Two of my shows were nominated in the same category of morning newscast and one of them ended up winning. One of the shows was about the Boston Marathon and the second was my team’s coverage of two mass shootings that tragically took place the night before. We had a bunch of reporters there and had one of our anchors do the show from the scene. We worked incredibly hard on that show. Those stories are super hard for me, so the award is bittersweet, but I am proud of our coverage,” said Francis-Berkitt.
“I always knew I wanted to do something in the journalism field. I enjoyed writing and research. When I applied to Emerson College and got in, I was so excited. Emerson College has one of the best journalism programs in the country. The summer after my freshman year I began interning for the Virgin Islands Daily News. During this opportunity I was able to write stories and have them published in the newspaper. This felt like such a big step. My senior year of college I did two major capstone projects, one was a documentary style and one was a traditional newscast. I found that television had the added element of being able to see people telling their story themselves. This visual element allowed viewers to connect with the stories in a way that was different. I found it so interesting,” said Francis-Berkitt.
Francis-Berkitt wants to encourage Virgin Islanders to keep pursuing the heights of their dreams. “Coming from a small place, when someone achieves something, you are achieving it for everyone who has ever impacted you. I know this may be overwhelming but I want to encourage young Virgin Islanders to not get in their heads. You would be surprised how many people are rooting for you and supporting you, even people you haven’t seen in years,” she said.
Are you a morning person? A nature lover? And a resident of St. John?
If so, you may be a perfect candidate to join the Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Program sponsored by the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park.
Training sessions for new recruits will be held on Tuesday, June 18, and Saturday, June 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Cinnamon Bay. Send an email to vinp@friendvinp.org to RSVP.
The sea turtle patrol season begins in July and ends in December. Volunteers generally commit to patrolling a particular beach early in the morning on a particular day to spot nesting activity held the night before.
Willow Melamet, who heads up the VINP Sea Turtle program, presents a slide presentation to returning volunteers last week. (Source photo by Amy H. Roberts)
When volunteers see the tell-tale tracks on the beach indicating that a sea turtle has come ashore to lay her eggs, they phone Willow Melamet, the sea turtle program director. Melamet then arrives on the scene to secure the nesting site, and everyone waits with varying degrees of patience for about two months for the eggs to incubate and then hatch.
Most volunteers agree that there are few things more gratifying than watching baby sea turtles crawl out of their nests, wobble across the sand and slip into the sea where they will spend their entire lives except for females when they nest.
Three types of sea turtles nest in the Virgin Islands – hawksbills, greens, and leatherbacks. On St. John, the majority of nests are made by Hawksbill turtles, and the VINP Sea Turtle Program does all that it can to protect this critically endangered species.
Three types of turtles nest in the Virgin Islands. (Slide from an online meeting held by VINP Sea Turtle Program in 2022)
In past years, experts have estimated that only one in a thousand hatchlings makes it to adulthood. More recently, the odds are even worse as climate change and rising sea levels affect turtle nesting sites. Scientists now estimate that as few as one in five thousand may survive.
During the 2023 nesting season, volunteers in the VINP Sea Turtle Program confirmed that 29 nests were laid, resulting in nearly 2,500 hatchlings making it to the sea.
An overview of the 2023-24 nesting season indicates that 95 volunteers put in more than 1,572 hours patrolling 42 beaches on St. John. (Submitted photo)
In addition to securing nests from predators and recording the number of successful hatchlings, program staff work with a number of agencies to identify individual turtles and monitor their health, conduct genetic research, and rescue turtles that are injured in boat strikes.
Last year, dozens of volunteers monitored 42 beaches on St. John, and the program staff hopes to match this record. Melamet is particularly looking forward to this season’s activity.
Volunteers help locate turtle nests, which are then screened from predators until the hatchlings emerge in about two months. (Slide from an online meeting held by VINP Sea Turtle Program in 2022)
Program records since 2016 indicate that female hawksbill turtles tend to return in three-year cycles to lay their eggs on St. John. Records show that certain turtles come to the very same spots they went to in previous years. As 2021 was a very active year, with 35 confirmed nests, Melamet is hoping to have a banner year again this season.
Hawksbill turtles, like the one in this photo, are critically endangered. (Slide from an online meeting held by VINP Sea Turtle Program in 2022)
The many volunteers who worked to make Mango Melee 2023 a success stand on the steps of the Bodine Visitors Center during a volunteer appreciation event hosted by SGVBG. (Photo courtesy St. George Village Botanical Garden)
Mango Melee is scheduled for Sunday, July 7. This is the major yearly fundraising event for the St. George Village Botanical Garden (SGVBG). Recent heavy rains have caused overgrowth of vegetation throughout the garden. Volunteers are badly needed to get the grounds ready.
“Volunteers are truly the lifeblood of the garden, and without them, it would be very difficult. They bring incredible value to the organization,” Executive Director Sarah Brady said.
Sarah Brady, Garden executive director, waters plants in the garden’s nursery. (Photo courtesy St. George Village Botanical Garden)
The next group volunteer days will take place on Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The focus on these days will be preparing the grounds for the 28th annual Mango Melee event. Participants for these two days and for Mango Melee itself should email info@thegardenstcroix.org to sign up.
Mini Gusto students from Good Hope Country Day School take a day to volunteer to cut brush at the St. George Village Botanical Garden. (Photo courtesy St. George Village Botanical Garden)
Volunteer coordinator Mary Ann Mahoney, a volunteer herself, is always looking for people to assist with garden events throughout the year, including Mango Melee and Christmas Spoken Here. She said, “This has been a great opportunity for me to be more active in the St. Croix community and helping the garden identify people who are able to assist in various aspects of the day-to-day operations and their fundraising with community events.”
Mary Aldrich (left) and Mary Ann Mahoney (right) work in the garden’s nursery, where plants are raised for use in the garden and for sale to the public. (Photo courtesy St. George Village Botanical Garden)
“Regular clean-up, maintenance, and beautification of the grounds is done with the help of consistent volunteer commitment. Being part of the Island Networks cruise ship tour schedule, the Garden has a local group of volunteers that assist with giving guided tours on cruise ship days as well as on case-by-case appointments,” Brady said.
Volunteers at the April 2024 nursery clean-up gather for a group shot. (Photo courtesy St. George Village Botanical Garden)
SGVBG, founded in 1972, is a non-profit organization on 16 lush acres planted with over 1,000 Caribbean and pan-tropical plants and trees. Ruins and repurposed buildings of an 18th-century Danish colonial sugarcane plantation provide historical context. The garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., except on Christmas. It operates with a small staff and relies heavily on volunteers, school groups, and the public to support and enhance the garden, its structures, and community activities
Clarence Henry, also known as “AyAy,” of Carib Villas died on May 6. He was 59 years old.
He is survived by his sisters: Debra William Georges, Nadine Jenkins and Wendy Jenkins; brothers: Danny Jenkins, Mark Jenkins, Gregory Jenkins and Jean Jenkins; nieces: Dominique Jenkins, Daniell Jenkins, Denae Jenkins, Akilah Jenkins, Akira Jenkins and Ashanya Jacobs Brown; and nephews: Ijahna Jacobs, Henry Jeffers, Naya Jacobs, Mark Jenkins Jr., Mike Jenkins and Kareem Jacobs.
He is also survived by great nieces: Keyanna Jenkins, Jelema Jeffers, Wisdom Jenkins, Aeryn Joseph, Aeryel Jnekins, Amirah Jeffers, Esme Jenkins and Isabella Jenkins; great-nephews: Jaden Brown, Chauncey Brown, KE’jahni Jeffers and Micah Jenkins; aunts: Miriam Archibald and Edna Archibald; brother-in-law, Austin Georges; and sister-in-law, Aida Massallo.
Other survivors include special friends: Reggie Lang, Orosia Figueroa, Nakeba, Anthony Nico, Berty and Sabre; cousins and other relatives: Ivan Hansen, Elain Hansen, Nancy Hanse, Geraldin, Janice, Daisy, Sonia, Niel, Steven, Charlene, Marion Peters, Michael, Sandra, Qweny, Clinton, Norman, Olive, Norma Cutbut Cains and the Entire Magras family; as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
The tributes will begin at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Friday, June 21, at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery. 
