Home Tags Olasee Davis

Tag: Olasee Davis

Native Virgin Islander Judah Philip Benjamin was a U.S Senator, Confederate Secretary of State, Secretary of War and Attorney General. (Photo courtesy Library of Congress)
Commentary

Op-Ed: The Story of a Native Virgin Islander Turned Confederate Official

By Olasee Davis -
0
Dried salted cod is now common in the West Indies. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
Commentary

Op-Ed: Saltfish, a Cornerstone of Virgin Islands’ Cooking Through the Centuries

By Olasee Davis -
0
Op-Ed: Remembering my Beloved Cousin From Upstreet, Francine A. Penn-Scipio
Commentary

Op-Ed: Remembering my Beloved Cousin From Upstreet, Francine A. Penn-Scipio

By Olasee Davis -
0
Everyone enjoyed Sandy Point, especially walking along the longest, most pristine beach in the Virgin Islands, located on the northern side of the refuge. (Photo by Bill Noel)
Commentary

Op-Ed: Industrial Impacts Still Scar St. Croix’s Sandy Point Refuge, But There is Hope

By Olasee Davis -
0
In the old days of St. Croix a riding party, as it was called locally, was common around the island. This is Estate Prosperity in the 1920s with a local riding party in front of the great house. (Photo courtesy the late Erik Lawaetz)
Commentary

Op-Ed: St. Croix’s Estate Prosperity Has a Storied History and is Worth a Visit Today

By Olasee Davis -
0
The great house of Whim Estate is no longer a shining example of an architectural wonder built by some of the best builders during the era of the Danish West Indies. It is now being taken over by the elements of nature, where plants, and other living organisms like fungi are destroying the structure of the house. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
Commentary

Op-Ed: Government Inaction Allowing Whim Museum, Other Historic Sites to Go to Waste

By Olasee Davis -
0
A painting of Coral Bay by Robert H. Schomburgk, dated 1833. (Image courtesy Michael and Jane Sheen collection)
Commentary

Op-Ed: A Coral Bay Mega Marina is No More Fitting Today than in 2014

By Olasee Davis -
0
The wood inside this 1750s water Tower at Estate Morning Star, Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve was built from the Mastic wood of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
Commentary

Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 3

By Olasee Davis -
0
Olasee Davis on an early January morning at the summit of Mt. Eagle, where the fog covered the entire mountain. “Believe me, it was a spiritual experience of Mt. Eagle in the fog where runaway slaves once hid,” he said. (Photo courtesy Olasee Davis)
Commentary

Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 2

By Olasee Davis -
0
Maroon Sanctuary Park protects the region’s pristine shoreline and fragile coastal ecosystems. (DPNR photo)
Local news

Of Geology, Jumbie Beads and Starlight

By Joshua Grant Canning -
0
123...14Page 2 of 14

VI JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Jobs - Click Here