Senate Panel OKs Resolution Honoring Centennial of CAHS
The Senate Committee on Culture, Historic Preservation and Aging on Monday approved a resolution commemorating the centennial of Charlotte Amalie High School, which first opened its doors in 1920.
Board of Land Use Appeals Delays Ruling on Residence at Maho Bay
After two hours of online discussion, the Board of Land Use Appeals failed to reach a ruling on Thursday concerning the proposed construction of a three-story, single-family home on Maho Bay.
Going Virtual May Increase Awareness of Christmas Festival, Turnbull Says
The pandemic has forced many events from around the world to go virtual, and the 2020-2021 Virtual Crucian Christmas Festival is no different, but Ian Turnbull said the virtual festival will achieve greater recognition than prior years.
UVI’s NABJ Chapter Opens Doors to Student Members
The National Association of Black Journalists welcomed its student chapter at the University of the Virgin Islands in October, opening doors to possible careers in communication, UVI student members said.
Report Highlights Three Years of Putting V.I. Together Again
A report just issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the V.I. Office of Disaster Recovery, touts the progress made so far, while emphasizing there is still a long way to go.
GERS Board Still Looking for Another Member from STX
Austin Nibbs, administrator of the Government Employees’ Retirement System, said Friday he has talked to several Crucians, professionally qualified to sit on the GERS board, but none of them want the job.
Researcher Presents History of STT Harbor to Genealogy Group
Charlotte Amalie harbor, now one of the most popular tourist stops in the Caribbean, was once considered too unhealthy for a stopover in the 19th century, according to researcher Elizabeth Rezende.
VIWMA Releases Thanksgiving Day Schedule for Landfills, Transfer Station
As people attend holiday gatherings with family and friends, they should be mindful to properly dispose of their trash.
Roach Convenes Meeting of the Banking Board on Critical Financial Issues
The Banking Board entered orders regarding the use of cryptocurrency in the territory and accepted Firstbank’s report on actions taken to protect customers following a recent cybersecurity event.
VIWMA Addresses Distribution of Waste Haulers’ Vendor Payments
VIWMA has been in constant communication with OMB to ensure that approved invoices for all vendors will be finalized and submitted for payment within the timeframe outlined in Act 8381.
Letter to the Editor: The Next COVID Challenge – Mass Immunization
The Caribbean is now well placed to obtain one or another proven COVID vaccine through the World Health Organization’s COVAX facility. David Jessop writes that recent breakthroughs mean that governments must address rapidly the complex logistical challenge of citizen immunization.
VIWMA Addresses Distribution of Waste Haulers’ Vendor Payments
VIWMA has been in constant communication with OMB to ensure that approved invoices for all vendors will be finalized and submitted for payment within the timeframe outlined in Act 8381.
Lary D. Ratliff Esq. Dies in Thailand
Lary D. Ratliff Esq. died Nov. 12, at his home of Koh Chang, Kingdom of Thailand, where he had lived since 2010.
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Before the main building at the Charlotte Amalie High School was abandoned because of storm damage, students and visitors could stroll along the covered walkway facing the campus. In a glass case mounted on the wall along the walkway, there were pictures of students who graduated, grew up and led lives of distinction. #visource #usvi
Remembering Ruth Thomas: A Stern but Beloved Principal | St. Thomas Source
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Ruth E. Thomas, 94, died Monday after a lengthy illness. On Tuesday family, friends and associates paused to share their memories of an educator, a social commentator and an anchoring presence in an eVirgin Islands Source, some of the information in this piece is incorrect. I graduated from CAHS un 1978, and Miss Thomas was the principal when I arrived there in 1974. Jeanette Smith-Barry was my 11th-grade English teacher in the 1976-1977 school year.
R.I.P. she was a great educator and leader
On Thursday morning a flight with 209 cats and dogs left St. Thomas for the mainland United States, where new homes await the animals.
The animals on the flight are from four shelters across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico: the St. Thomas Humane Society, St. John Animal Care Center, BVI Humane Society and Vieques Humane Society.
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✏: Article by Kyle Murphy
📸: Photos by Kyle Murphy
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The bust of King Christian IX that looms over Emancipation Garden may be removed after the Rules and Judiciary Committee advanced legislation to replace the bust with a statue of the Conch Shell Blower..
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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Hermon Christopher, a 95-year-old resident of the Lucinda Millin Home on St. Thomas, has been tending to a garden there for more than 20 years, making his corner of the island a little nicer for everyone. The garden today surrounds three sides of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority community, and he is still its most active keeper. He started the garden to “give myself something to do,” as he put it, eventually filling all four sides of the development.
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✏: Article by Source Staff
📸: Photos by Patricia Borns, courtesy of V.I. Housing Authority
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Though these birds are sometimes called fish hawks, or in Spanish águila pescadoras (fishing eagles), the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is in a family of its own, and not actually a type of hawk or eagle.
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✏: Article by Gail Karlsson
📸: Photo by Gail Karlsson
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Last week, the Humane Society of St. Thomas announced the finalists for its Cutest Rescue Pet Calendar contest, which raised $45,857 for local animals in need of homes, medicine, spay and neutering, food and supplies.
Participants sent in photos of their rescued pets which were voted on, and the 12 highest vote-getters won slots in the Humane Society’s 2021 calendar. The top vote-getter, Kym Rapier, will receive a three-night stay at the newly refurbished Ritz-Carlton on St. Thomas and an original oil painting of her pet done by Christine O’Keefe.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo submitted by Dellia Hollodenschi
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The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency issued a flood watch for the territory at 3 p.m. Tuesday, warning that heavy rain could lead to severe flooding, mudslides and flash flooding through midday Thursday.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett met Tuesday with officials from the Department of the Interior, the National Park Service and other community players on St. John, discussing among other things the proposed trade of land for the construction of a new school on the island.
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✏: Article by Source Staff
📸: Photo submitted the Delegate to Congress office
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Virgin Islands native Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith will be one of three co-chairs of a newly created coronavirus task force, to be formally announced on Monday by President-elect Joseph Biden.achievements.
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✏: Article by Bernetia Akin
📸: Photo from Yale University School of Medicine website
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JetBlue’s inaugural direct flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City to Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas was met with fanfare and jubilation as it touched down Saturday morning on the island.
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✏: Article by Aidan Brewer
📸: Photo by Aidan Brewer
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The Charlotte Amalie High School Alumni Network had planned a series of activities to highlight the school’s centennial, but due to the global health crisis, the network was forced to rethink those plans.
In lieu of the activities, the History subcommittee is taking on the task of chronicling the school’s 100 years of successes and achievements.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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March 31, 2021, will have a special meaning to Virgin Islanders living in Houston as it will be the first Houston Virgin Islands Association Day after the organization received a proclamation from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner last week.
March 31, known in the Virgin Islands as Transfer Day, is historically significant because it is the date in 1917 when the Danish West Indies were officially transferred to the United States.
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✏: Article by Kyle Murphy
📸: Photo Photo provided by Carol Sadler-Cuffy
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Just a short drive down a precarious road to a location where the sea meets dense undergrowth, there are dusty historical relics enveloped in lush vegetation, hidden to the naked eye but containing secrets that hark back to the 17th century.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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Safety was front and center as Virgin Islanders headed to the polls on Tuesday for the first Election Day in memory to be held during a global pandemic.
Beyond the usual mask and social distancing requirements, precautions included mandatory hand-washing stations and temperature screenings before voters could enter their polling places. Masks were offered to those who forgot them, and pens to complete ballots were proffered from a box, instead of tied to strings at the voting booths. Workers checking in voters were ensconced behind plastic glass shields, and the government’s COVID-19 Task Force made their rounds to inspect polling places throughout the day.
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✏: Article by Sian Cobb, Diana Dias, Susan Ellis and Judi Shimel
📸: Photos by By Sian Cobb, Diana Dias, Susan Ellis and Judi Shimel
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With Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s approval of a zoning change on Lovango Cay last week, the owners of Lovango Cay Holdings, LLP are moving full-steam-ahead to complete the first phase of a development planned for the small island between St. Thomas and St. John.
Mark Snider, one of the owners of the Lovango Resort and Beach Club, was excited to give the Source a peek at the construction now underway on the cay two miles off Cruz Bay.
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✏: Article by Susan Ellis
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“Sip N Chill,” an all-female mixtape geared toward giving talented artists more of a chance of getting noticed, has been released with a big assist from a pair of musical professionals from the Virgin Islands.
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✏: Article by Kyle Murphy
📸: The 30-track “Sip N Chill” features a song for every mood. The album is available on Mixcloud. (Photo provided by Rich Nice)
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Members of the St. Croix Pony Club celebrated Halloween in an unusual way – not only did they make and wear costumes, but they also decorated their “rides” for a parade around the track located on the edge of the Rain Forest on the west end of the island.
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✏: Article by Susan Ellis
📸: Photo by Susan Ellis
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Art conveying the theme “Love & Change in the Time of Corona” adorns the Virgin Islands lottery tickets that went on sale Friday. The colorful images were submitted and selected as winners in the online student art contest and exhibit.
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✏: Article by Elisa McKay
📸: Photo from V.I. Lottery
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Leatherback Brewing Company has been given the green light to construct a solar microgrid at its location in the William D. Roebuck Industrial Park on St. Croix, and to open a satellite brewery on St. Thomas.
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✏: Article by Sian Cobb
📸: Photo by Anne Salafia
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The vignettes in Nina York’s new book “Our Danish Connection” were originally published in English as bimonthly contributions to the magazine St. Croix This Week from 2009 through 2019.
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✏: Article by Elisa McKay
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Focus on Danish colonial history has surged over the past couple of years in not only public discourse but also in the country’s educational system. After lying dormant in the public’s consciousness for years, more teachers have begun incorporating aspects of Danish colonialism in their classes and discussing the impacts on both Danish society and former colonies.
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✏: Article by Christian Thaagaard Skov Sørensen
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