FREDERIKSTED – The Frederiksted branch of PAL (Police Athletic League) held its End of Summer Blow-Out as the culmination of its 2015 Summer Camp activities in conjunction with National Night Out yesterday evening. The End of Summer Blow-Out was held August 7 at PAL Headquarters located at #59 Estate Whim

FREDERIKSTED — Grove Place Weed and Seed along with the Virgin Islands Police Department are hosting a day of Family Kite Flying under the auspices of the National Night Out Initiative. The family fun event will take place on SaturdayAugust 22 at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Community And Police Association (CAPA) in conjunction with the Red Hook Community Alliance will be conducting a Town Hall Meeting for residents and commercial establishments in the communities of Red Hook, Nadir, and Frydenhoj on Monday August 10 at 6 p.m., at the Paradise Cove Resort

CHRISTIANSTED – The St. Croix Archaeological Society and the St. Croix units of the National Park Service have the honor of being the hosts for the 27th biennial Congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology in July 2017. This was confirmed when the members and Board of the International

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Edward Gonzalez held Latin America scoreless for seven innings to boost Puerto Rico to a 6-0 victory over the Virgin Islands on Thursday. Gonzalez allowed five hits, no walks and struck out eight. Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez showed his talents on both sides of the diamond with a

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – For the eighth time in nine days, a minor earthquake has registered on the ocean floor off the coast of St. Thomas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 10:33 a.m. yesterday and registered 2.5 in magnitude on the

FREDERIKSTED – The Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation cordially invites the St. Croix public to come and immerse themselves in the sounds of Quelbe, the official music of the U.S. Virgin Islands during QUELBE AT SUNSET. QUELBE AT SUNSET is an effort to provide the residents and visitors of

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three people were arrested on charges ranging from assault to disturbing the peace and domestic violence, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Here are the arrests the VIPD effected and when: * On Tuesday August 4, Valerie Peralta, 23, of Crystal Gade, was arrested and charged

FIORINA PUTS THE PETAL TO THE METTLE TRUMP WILL RIDE OUT INTO THE SUNSET THE VIEW FROM THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS By JOHN McCARTHY/Virgin Islands Free Press The word going into the debate was: How is Donald Trump going to do? And nobody said it better than John Weaver: “Imagine

“The Marriage of Opposites” (Simon & Schuster), by Alice Hoffman  Midway through Alice Hoffman’s latest novel, the mother of the great impressionist painter Camille Pissarro takes her 2-week-old son into the forest to find a medicine man she hopes can cure him of the malady that has kept him from