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Every time another young life is lost to violence in the Virgin Islands, we ask the same questions. What is wrong with our children? Where are the parents? Why are our young people becoming so violent? Perhaps it is time we ask a different question. What if our children are simply becoming more like us?

Mango Tango Art Gallery will unveil The Final Vision, an exhibition of oil paintings and drawings by the late Mel McCuddin on Saturday, June 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All works will be on display and available for purchase.

As part of the initiative's first phase, surveillance cameras will be installed at three strategic entry points into the Savan community. These initial installations represent the beginning of a community lead, broader long-term strategy to establish the Savan community as a safe zone. 

Eight My Brother’s Workshop students received their high school diplomas, and 18 others received recognitions and certifications for their achievements at the 2026 MBW Graduation Ceremony held at the MBW Main Campus Stephenson Family Welcome Center on Saturday. The Eljhaie Brathwaite Project played the processional, “Pomp and Circumstance.” Kate Barrows,...

In an email to the Source, Corinne Van Rensselaer noted that she wrote this poem 10 years ago, on June 12, 2016. "And yet, in our community and in our world today, it is ever more relevant today, June 18, 2026," she said.

We cannot continue accepting violence as normal. We cannot continue losing our young people to senseless acts that leave families shattered and communities grieving. Every life lost is a tragedy. Every child taken from us is a future stolen. When we are faced with challenging times, we must not fall into despair; we must fall into community.

The University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning has officially been designated an authorized Federal Aviation Administration testing center on both the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas and the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix through a partnership with PSI Exams. This...

On Wednesday and Thursday, Black Sustainability, Inc. and We Grow Food, Inc. welcome the community to attend the St. Thomas Farm Irrigation Workshop, at the Bordeaux Farmers’ Market on St. Thomas. The workshop is an immersive, hands-on gathering designed to equip farmers, land stewards, and sustainability leaders with critical tools in regenerative agriculture and water conservation.

Though the stadium erupted as the Knicks and their fans celebrated, and the owners quickly acted to protect their money, beneath this excitement lies a crucial lesson: society often celebrates collective action in entertainment but fails to apply a similar level of engagement and responsibility to democratic life.

The Caribbean Community Theatre concludes its 41st season with Sarah & Addie, a collection of short Crucian plays.

All expenses of the baobab tree project in Grove Place were paid for by the Virgin Islands Trail Alliance organization, to install the benches, signage, and painting of poles along the road near the tree. However, my heart was broken when I learned that the property owner, Ms. Magdalene Edney, passed away. She never got a chance to see the baobab tree project completed. The signage and benches under the historic baobab tree in Grove Place are a tribute to her and her family.

Jordan K. Paul is an Afro-Caribbean writer, director, and actor from Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. A graduate of DeSales University’s TV/Film Production program, his filmmaking focuses on character-driven, visually innovative stories exploring moral resilience, memory, and structural identity.

As she transitions from active duty service, Commander Hantal and Ali will relocate to the Virgin Islands in a few weeks and leave a legacy of operational excellence, policy leadership, and an unwavering commitment to the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty.

The Art of Healing, Threads of Resilience, Healing Arts, Heritage and Culture Series hosted by the VI Breast Cancer Project continues on Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a Self-Portrait Sketching Class, at Fort Frederik on King Street in downtown Frederiksted on St. Croix. Curator and artist Monica Marin is the featured instructor. Enrollment is open to all cancer survivors, and seating is limited. A few seats remain.

The U.S. Virgin Islands has fewer than 100,000 residents spread across islands with expensive logistical realities. Everything costs more. Electricity costs more. Shipping costs more. Construction costs more. Healthcare costs more. Even governance itself costs more because duplication across islands becomes unavoidable. Meanwhile, the economy remains dangerously narrow.

Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center wishes to advise the community that all services previously housed in the former JFL Building have been relocated and are now fully operational across various campus buildings.

81C presents Art with Voice, a student-led pop-up exhibition curated by emerging artist and student curator Gyselle Ready, currently on view at 81C in historic Charlotte Amalie through June 10. 

I am telling the Virgin Islands public that Attorney David Bornn was a godsend to help protect Maroon Country by using his legal skills.

Mango Tango opens the Fresh Paint and Seasoned Strokes Show on Saturday, May 30 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., featuring work from three compelling voices in art: newcomer to the local scene Vickie Lawrence, regional icon Eric Winter — builder, educator, and painter — and master teacher David Millard, whose influence extended from St. Thomas to galleries and museums across the mainland.

The Virgin Islands Parole Board advises the public that the board will convene June 22-29, to hear testimony from victims, victims’ family members and other interested persons regarding parole applications submitted by inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions.