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The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is pleased to present a special program entitled “Transfer Day, a Historical Perspective.” During this program, various historians and local Virgin Islanders share their perspectives of the momentous transition and the events leading up to the birth of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/29/legislature-to-present-a-television-transfer-day-program-on-march-31/
📸: Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen addresses the crowd during the Centennial Transfer Day ceremony on St. Thomas.
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Victor Provost, St. John’s own jazz steel-pan virtuoso, will be returning for the seventh year with composer/pianist Alex Brown to perform on Friday, April 7 at the St. John School of the Arts, according to press release.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stjohnsource.com/2023/03/29/st-john-school-of-the-arts-presents-victor-provost-and-alex-brown/
📸: Victor Provost (Submitted Photo)
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Some of the equipment and crews needed to remove dangerous chemicals from St. Croix’s oil refinery are on island but others were delayed by the train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio, officials said Tuesday.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/29/refinery-cleanup-delayed-by-ohio-train-derailment/
📸: The EPA’s St. Croix air monitoring website allows real-time overviews of work at the refinery underway and any impact on air quality. (Photo: Screenshot of EPA website)
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Career exploration was the goal of a Tuesday workshop held at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas Campus. A newly-formed organization of college students invited high school seniors to learn more about engineering.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/29/engineering-workshop/
📸: Senior high school girls get a hands-on lesson in engineering at @UVI_edu on Tuesday. (Submitted Photo)
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Senior Financial Health and Wellness Conference experts talked for several hours to more than 50 seniors about some of their issues – such as the rights of the elderly and persons with disabilities, health insurance, Medicare fraud, and estate planning – Wednesday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/29/vi-legal-services-discusses-relevant-issues-with-seniors/
📸: Dawn O’Brian, Disability Rights Center, consults with a conference attendee, Wednesday. (Photo by Susan Ellis)
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From student to mentor, several members of the Virgin Islands Jazz Collective returned to St. Croix Educational Complex last week, for a music workshop with band students, visiting for the USVI Music Festival held on Saturday, March 25 in Frederiksted. Steelpan artist, Eljhaie Brathwaite, shared how he once was under the mentorship of the band director at Complex, Kev’re Hendricks, during the UVI summer band camp held in St. Thomas.
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📰 (#LinkInBio): https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/28/full-circle-mentoring-with-the-virgin-islands-jazz-collective/
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The Good Samaritan Foundation of Haiti has been providing long-term aid to rural Haiti for the past 20 years. Quality education, food security, sustainable agricultural programs, and the microloan project, among others, have nourished the welfare of the Haitian community.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/28/good-samaritan-foundation-provides-long-term-aid-to-rural-haiti/
📸: Class at Ile a Vache School, teacher having her lunch. (Photo submitted by Mandy Thody)
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The Water and Power Authority’s governing board plans to meet as scheduled after jettisoning a member to comply with a new law, officials said Tuesday.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/28/adapted-wapa-board-charging-ahead/
📸: WAPA’s St. Thomas plant (Source file photo)
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A trial date has been set for the man accused of allegedly shooting his former girlfriend to death in a shopping center parking lot in September 2021. Defendant Justin Matthews appeared at a pre-trial hearing by way of live stream video Tuesday morning.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/28/september-trial-date-set-for-justin-matthews/
📸: The man accused of a Sept. 5, 2021, homicide on St. Thomas is set to stand trial on Sept. 25, 2023. (Shutterstock image)
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It’s March and once again the snowy egret has left the wetland area near my house in Fish Bay on St. John. I believe this same bird was friendly with the scarlet ibis last year and returned for the winter so they could hang out together again.
Read more: https://stjohnsource.com/2023/03/28/st-john-scarlet-ibis-said-goodbye-again-to-snowy-egret-friend/
📸: In breeding season, snowy egrets grow long wispy feathers on their necks and backs. (Photo Gail Karlsson)
📸: This snowy egret often walks around the wetlands with the scarlet ibis. (Photo Gail Karlsson)
📸: These two birds seem to have an especially close relationship. (Photo Gail Karlsson)
📸: A yellow-crowned night heron did not want the scarlet ibis coming so close. (Photo Gail Karlsson)
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The Virgin Islands continue to reduce the number of COVID cases with a 2.1 percentage rate, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion reported Monday during the weekly Government House press briefing.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/27/covid-vaccine-is-still-free-test-is-not/
📸: Virgin Islands Department of HealthCommissioner Justa Encarnacion talks about COVID during the Monday Government House press briefing. (Facebook Screenshot)
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Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of “Black Cake,” will headline the V.I. Literary Festival and Book Fair, taking place as a hybrid event April 13 to 16 on St. Croix with the theme, “Carrying: Recognition and Repair.”
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/26/v-i-lit-fest-2023-announces-author-lineup-workshops/
📸: The 2023 V.I. Lit Fest poster features artwork by Virgin Islands artist Alexis Camarena. (Photo courtesy V.I. Lit Fest)
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Legal Services of the Virgin Islands is hosting a conference on Wednesday to guide senior citizens through some of the legal issues they face as they age.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/26/legal-services-offers-conference-for-seniors/
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Sunday afternoons were made for this, friends and neighbors mingling amid the tables and tents of Coral Bay’s first arts festival. A modest crowd gathered at Our Place, a new park space south of Centerline Road and west of the juncture to Rt. 107.
Full Photo Focus: https://stjohnsource.com/2023/03/26/photo-focus-st-janco-fest/
📸: (Photos by Judi Shimel)
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The St. John community poured into Bajo El Sol Gallery in Mongoose Junction Saturday evening for back-to-back screenings of “A Blue Estate,” a short film written, produced, and directed by Savannah Lyons Anthony.
Read more: https://stjohnsource.com/2023/03/26/savannah-lyons-anthony-screens-her-debut-film-a-blue-estate/
📸: The eager crowd, including Myron Jackson, left, and Carmen Wesselhoft-Hedrington, right, pours into Bajo El Sol Gallery for the second screening of “A Blue Estate” on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy H. Roberts)
📸: Savannah Lyons Anthony pauses for a moment between two packed screenings of her first short film at Bajo El Sol Gallery. (Photo by Amy H. Roberts)
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Former Sen. Alex Moorhead was someone to look up to — both literally, as he stood over six feet tall, but also, according to those who remembered him after his passing this weekend, because of his elegance, grace, professionalism and service.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/26/community-mourns-loss-of-former-senator-hovensa-spokesman-alex-moorhead/
📸: Former Sen. Alex Moorhead was remembered for his professionalism, compassion and grace after his passing this weekend. (Photo courtesy of the University of the Virgin Islands)
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Smart starts. Minimal mistakes. Fast finishes. These are among the successful strategies of class winners at the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta, better known as STIR, which concluded Sunday.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/27/privateer-blitz-flying-jenny-lady-m-bill-t-and-fidela-class-winners-at-49th-st-thomas-international-regatta/
📸: The USA’s Ron O’Hanley’s Cookson 50, Privateer. (Photo by Dean Barnes)
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Editor’s Note: The following series, Breaking Dawn, will feature Virgin Islanders enjoying the islands as the sun rises, giving them a chance to enjoy the beauty around them before tourists come to enjoy the shores of the V.I.
Magens Bay is a hot spot for early risers who want to enjoy the beach before the world of tourism awakes. Part 1 of this series features a Virgin Islander who has a deep love and excitement for the sport of skimboarding.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/03/25/breaking-dawn-a-skimboarder-wakes-up-with-the-waves/
📸: Alejandro Lopez concentrates before taking his board to the surf. (Photo by Michele L Weichman)
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“I promised myself I wouldn’t cry,” said Tonia Lovejoy, triumphing over a catch in her voice as she spoke at the dedication of the playground near the V.I. National Park’s Visitors Center Saturday morning.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stjohnsource.com/2023/03/25/st-john-celebrates-the-reconstruction-of-the-cruz-bay-playground/
📸: Youngsters climb a tower and slip down the slide. (Photo by Amy H. Roberts)
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The V.I. Agriculture Department is alerting both the farmers and families that the territory is currently moving towards a drought and is asking members of the community to please conserve water, especially on St Croix.
Read more (#LinkInBio): https://stcroixsource.com/2023/03/25/nelson-urges-water-conservation-as-territory-moves-toward-drought/
📸: A U.S. Drought Monitor map of the USVI detailing the status of the drought in the territory, with St. Croix listed as “severe,” St. Thomas as “moderate,” and St. John as “abnormally dry.” (Image courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor)
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