We were on the Roseway Schooner on February 27th for an event onboard featuring sunset views on Gallows Bay and music by the talented Mama’s Black Sheep. Here is a glimpse of the event and watch a lovely St Croix sunset in the process.
At the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, the Governor Albert Bryan said a request for proposal would soon be out to potential developers interested in building an attractive facility where the Hotel on the Cay currently is. This 5-acre government property with beautiful oceanfront views of Christiansted and is known as one of the most lucrative properties on St. Croix. To read the full article go to VI Consortium.
The fourth annual Crucian Fashion Fest raised money to benefit this year’s selected recipient, the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix. The association of boutiques and designers came together to create a showcase of new designs and classics. The Coalition Executive Director Clema Lewis and co-director Carolyn Forno thanked the organizers, participants, attendees and the sponsors for their help in keeping their mission alive: Supporting and empowering people impacted by violence. Read the full article and the list of participating boutiques and designers, go to St. Croix Source.
If you would like to donate to the coalition, you can do so online. Donations make it possible for the coalition to provide victims and survivors with free and confidential crisis intervention, emergency housing, support groups, educational programs and so much more.
When planning your next Caribbean vacation, check out the Caribbean Journal’s 2020 edition of the best Caribbean islands to visit. Featuring St. Croix, USVI, the journal calls St. Croix “one of the most fascinating islands to visit in the Caribbean, with as impressive a culinary scene as you can find in the Caribbean to a pair of charming, walkable cities (Frederiksted and Christiansted) to a growing number of terrific boutique hotels…”. Read the full article and see the islands on the list here.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke to a packed audience in the Great Hall on University of the Virgin Islands’ St. Croix campus last week for the Student Convocation Program. Lynch told the students of her journey and likened it to the journey they will face.
Lynch was the first African American female Attorney General of the United States, nominated by President Barack Obama. UVI President David Hall and board vice chair Oron Roebuck awarded Lynch an honorary degree. Special thanks were given to Chief U.S. District Judge Wilma Lewis for arranging the convocation program. Read more on the St. Croix Source here.
We chatted with Yvette Browne of Sejah Farm and Virgin Islands Farmers Cooperative, Inc, at AgriFest.