WINNIPEG — Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in official custody after being charged with sex trafficking. Court records show the 79-year-old Nygard was arrested under the Extradition Act, in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. He is currently being held at the Winnipeg Remand Center and is to appear in a Canadian courtroom this […]
Category: Art News
Outgoing Lame Duck President Donald Trump Kowtows To China, COVID-19, On Tibet Issue
Ever wonder why you see those “Free Tibet” bumper stickers on peoples’ cars? We have a few of them here — in St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands — where I live. For Liberals it used to be “End Apartheid” — a bumper sticker that you can still see on Danny Glover’s fridge in the […]
St. Croix Artist’s ‘Mask Mission’ Project Featured In Pandemic Art Exhibition In New York City
NEW YORK — St. Croix artist Danica M. David’s “Mask Mission” project is currently featured at “Awareness through Conceptual Art and Photography,” an online exhibition at the X Gallery in New York City. The exhibition features Pandemic art and is part of a permanent online collection reflecting one of the world’s most difficult times.This came […]
Kanye West Says The President Of Haiti Gave Him An Island To Develop
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Kanye West, the eccentric rapper and producer who jetted off to Haiti in the middle of a global pandemic last month, is claiming that the president of Haiti gave him an island to develop. Unfortunately for West, Haiti doesn’t own the development rights — it appears a lawyer in Texas does. “That’s just […]
Go To Bat For Bats During Bat Week, Just In Time For Halloween
CHRISTIANSTED — People are going to bat for bats during bat week. And why not? Halloween is just eight days away, after all. Bat Week is an annual international celebration designed to raise awareness about the need for bat conservation. Bats are amazing creatures that are vital to the health of the natural world and […]
Cast Your Ballot In ‘Bling Bling Bras For Breast Cancer,’ A Local Benefit For A Breast Cancer Victim
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s time to vote! And it’s all for a good cause during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every year during October, the Caribbean Palm Bonnets, a Chapter of The Red Hat Society of the Virgin Islands, present their annual “Bling Bling Bras for Breast Cancer” campaign. Monies raised will be used to benefit […]
V.I. Council on the Arts Awarded Community Challenge Grant By AARP
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — V.I. Council on the Arts has been named a recipient of the 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant, one of 184 grantees selected in the United States. The grant is to be used to expand the Yacht Haven Public Arts Initiative. This initiative gave five local artists the opportunity to create and display their work […]
Whether You Want To Be The Next Rashawn Ross or Yo-Yo Ma … G-Clef Music Academy Is The Place To Start
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — So you want to be the next Rashawn Ross. Ross is a native of St. Thomas who is in the rock n’ roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Dave Matthews Band. He went to grade school and high school in the U.S. Virgin Islands and then on to the Berklee […]
Puerto Rico Questions Spain’s Legacy As Statues Tumble In The United States
SAN JUAN — Statues, street names, plazas and even the body of conquistador Juan Ponce de León himself: Spain left a nearly indelible legacy in Puerto Rico that attracts hordes of tourists every year, but some activists are trying to erase it as they join a U.S. movement to eradicate symbols of oppression. Dozens of […]
Historic St. Croix Quarters Created By U.S. Mint Won’t Be Released Until The End Of The Month Due To COVID-19
WASHINGTON — Because of COVID-19 concerns disrupting the production chain, 2020 Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve quarter dollars won’t be distributed into general circulation until late July or early August, according to U.S. Mint officials. Todd Martin, acting director of the Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications, told Coin World by email July 8 […]