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David Hamilton Jackson was born on September 28, 1884, in the Estate East Hill, on the island of St. Croix, in the Danish West Indies. He died on May 30, 1946, on the island of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was vilified as a rebel to the Danish officials who ruled toward the end of the Danish era. Yet, he was lionized as a hero to the Black population who demanded their freedom from slavery in their homeland of St. Croix. Jackson’s maternal grandfather, James Hami

When it comes to men who are looked upon as pillars of the community, there is no one who sits higher on the list than Sam Sanes, the Administrator for the island of St. Croix. He is the type of man who is universally admired for his calming voice, his cool demeanor and his fair treatment of his fellow man. In his role as Administrator, Sanes acts as a sort of liaison between Governor Albert Bryan and the various governmental agencies that handle the daily business work

When J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the Father of the Atomic Bomb,” and his family visited St. Croix in the early 1950’s, shortly after he was...

Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has done over one billion at the box office, garnered seven Academy Awards including Best Picture...

It seems everyone in the islands knows Jimmy Buffett’s music. His hit song “Margaritaville” was the de facto National Anthem for many...