Saturday marked 173 years since the Emancipation Proclamation was declared in Frederiksted on July 3, 1848. It was on that day that the enslaved people on St. Croix collectively rose up against the bonds of the Danish system of slavery. This united front liberated the people of the Danish West Indies, the islands that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each year, Emancipation Day or Freedom Day is recognized in the U.S. Virgin Islands on July 3 as a local holiday in which residents pay their respects to those who fought for freedom like General Buddhoe. On this day, Virgin Islanders remember that freedom did not come easily, and their ancestors were still oppressed in other ways thereafter. For example, the four Fyah Bun Queens — Queen Mary, Queen Agnes, Queen Matilda, and Queen Susanna — led the Labor Riot (or 1878 Fire Burn) against stringent…
ST. JOHN — The Division of Festivals on Saturday hosted the “Love City Food Fair” on St. John, the first…
The V.I. Department of Tourism announced Wednesday night that its Division of Festivals will feature…
The V.I. Dept. of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a cluster of tropical bont ticks were found in…
A Colonial Past Makes Way for Better Historic…
Staff Consortium March 31, 2021On Monday, the copper sculpture of King Christian IX was removed from the Emancipation Garden in St.…
Plaskett, Others Introduce Legislation to Expand…
Staff Consortium March 12, 2021V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett and House representatives Alma Adams and Jeff Fortenberry…
Latest USVI Food Producers to Receive Financial…
Staff Consortium January 17, 2021World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced Friday the latest recipients of its second round of grants in…
Roadside Lighting in Time Square on St. Croix…
Staff Consortium December 22, 2020ST. CROIX — Time Square in Christiansted is once again well-illuminated with lights aglow just in time…
Last week, Governor Albert Bryan told the Consortium that there would be no carnival in St. Thomas next year, as the event traditionally happens in April, a time Mr. Bryan believes the territory will ...
The Board of Directors of the V.I. Agriculture and Food Fair announced Friday that due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on community health and wellbeing, the 2021 Agriculture and Food Fair (...
A bill that seeks to authorize the removal of the copper sculpture of King Christian IX from the Emancipation Garden in St. Thomas and replace it with the statue of "the Conch Shell Blower", was suppo...
University of the Virgin Islands senior, Raven Phillips, was crowned the 40th Miss UVI at the Miss UVI Ambassadorial Presentation and Coronation on Wednesday at John Brewers Bay, on St. Thomas, the in...
AARP V.I. in collaboration with the V.I. Council on the Arts will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual concert set for Saturday, AARP VI has announced. The concert features Eddie Russell a...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The George Washington University says it is moving to suspend one of its professors after she acknowledged that she is actually white and Jewish, and that she has “built her life...
ST. CROIX — Suspended since February 14, the St. Croix abattoir reopens for business Monday, allowing livestock owners and private residents to slaughter their animals at the facility for either com...
World Central Kitchen (WCK) has announced its first round of grant awards in the U.S. Virgin Islands through Plow to Plate, the organization’s food security and resilience program that offers direct...
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