STX News
On a monthly basis, we send out our newsletter with current St Croix news and upcoming events. We try to give a glimpse into life on our incredible island and hope it entices you to come feel the sand between your toes.
New Tech Village Will Be on the UVI St. Croix Campus
Estimated to creating 125 construction jobs and 300 permanent agricultural jobs, RTPark, the 30-acre Tech Village project being undertaken by the University of the Virgin Islands Research & Technology Park is slated to be built on agricultural land across from the...
Southgate Coastal Reserve Spruces Up for Visitors
With the decrease in activities and summer classes due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Southgate Coastal Reserve has used the time to enhance the preserve that includes three trails that now sport signs and benches, and at the end of one trail, an elevated bird hide...
Sea Turtle Research Project Spotlighted
On August 8, the Sea Turtle Research Project -- an ongoing sea turtle tagging project --- at the University of the Virgin Islands was featured on the Science Saturday virtual event hosted by UVI, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and VI-EPSCoR – the...
$16,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Six 2020 USVI Graduates
The St. Croix Foundation has announced that $16,000 in scholarships were awarded to six St. Croix graduates this month during a virtual presentation. The Scholarships were awarded through the Patrick and Amelia Williams Opportunity Fund and SCF’s Foundation Scholars...
VI Women of Color and the Expanding Tech Industry
USVI has been providing training opportunities for women of color to enter into the computing field. Women of color are underrepresented in this industry and UVI’s Research and Technology Park started an accelerator program that they hope will help more Virgin...
Local Jewelry Maker “Adopts” an Elementary School
Christiansted jewelry maker ib designs gave the students at Lew Muckle Elementary School students another gift as part of its community service project. This started shortly after Hurricane Maria when the owner of the ib designs Kris Massicott found out the school's...
24th Annual Mango Melee
This year's Mango Melee celebration became a virtual event, and even had part of the event broadcast live on Facebook. Taking place at the St. George Village Botanical Gardens of St. Croix, the event accommodated a small group of attendees who practiced social...
Copenhagen May Name New Streets for USVI Heroes
St. Croix Source recently reported that a mayor in Copenhagen has be in discussion of a plan to consider new streets to be named after USVI heroes in the wake of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis....
American Kestrels’ Courting and Mating Season in USVI
Gail Karlsson, environmental lawyer, writer and photographer and author of The Wild Life in an Island House recounts her observations during the American Kestrel's courting and mating season in USVI. American Kestrels are small falcons that are common western...
St. Croix Women Race Going Online for 2020
The 35th year of the St. Croix Women’s Coalition is continuing the tradition of an annual peace race, will be virtual this year, with women and girls registering online, completing their two miles wherever they are, and posting their time online during the week of...
Botanical Garden Reopens for Members
The St. George Botanical Garden will be reopening in phases beginning Monday, May 11th 2020. The Garden will have limited admittance and revised hours. For more information click here for the Garden's official announcement. View what’s been happening behind the scenes...
USVI Folktore Livestream Presented by AARP of VI
AARP in the Virgin Islands is offering a livestreamed series via the AARP Virgin Islands Facebook Page as a Facebook Live event. The series started on Tuesday, May 5, and will continue every Tuesday, thereafter, for five weeks; May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 at 6 p.m. each...