He’s spent more than 20 years in and around Carnival, played with Spectrum Band for 19 and won nine road marches – eight of them consecutive – but the thing that St. Thomas Carnival Village honoree Malvern Gumbs said Monday night that he’s most proud of, is the 24 years he’s spent teaching and nurturing a new generation of musicians.
The official opening of St. Thomas Carnival Village has yet to come, but Saturday night brought the Fort Christian Parking Lot to life with the 2024 Calypso Monarch Competition. Nine calypsonians brought their creativity to the stage with lyrics, humor, political insights, costumes, stagecraft and a house band.
The Division of Festivals ignited excitement at Malvern's Melodic Greenhouse Carnival Village with the 2024 Kids Night Out. This vibrant event attracted a large audience and featured 40 energetic toddlers and eight creatively dressed dolls, celebrating local heritage and the creativity of the community's youth.
Dijani Laplace, a University of the Virgin Islands alumni and current graduate student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, is exploring community perceptions regarding ecosystems in his aptly titled thesis “Community Perceptions of Ecosystems in the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
In the culture of the Virgin Islands, there is an old saying by the older people: “Whenever it rained on New Year’s Day, it would be a dry year.” Old people of yesterday lived by the signs and wonders of nature. They didn’t live by technological devices telling them about the weather. We are so modernized today that we have lost touch with nature. This year, when it comes to the weather, it is unusual. If you have been paying attention, we have been getting rain in months that are normally dry.
A man on St. Thomas was pulled over for running a red light and was arrested for illegal firearm possession Friday, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The Pediatric Disaster Expo will provide parents, childcare professionals and advocates with information about how to manage emergencies involving young children.
A man on St. Thomas was pulled over for running a red light and was arrested for illegal firearm possession Friday, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Main Street Parking - Parking will be allowed for compact cars only on Dronningens Gade (Main Street), starting near Cardow Jewelers and ending at Store Tvaer Gade. Motorists can also park their compact vehicles on the northern segment of Raadet’s Gade.
Passengers of Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas will be treated to a taste of St. Thomas Carnival on Wednesday at the Food Fair, the V.I. Port Authority announced Monday.