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M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Great thinkers believe that art and love are profoundly intertwined, representing emotional expression, connection, and creation.       “Art and love are the same thing: it’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you,” states cultural critic Chuck Klosterman.        “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist’s palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love,” says the famed radical modernist pain

John F. McKeon  The relationship between housing and crime is a multi-layered intersection of socioeconomic stability, urban design, and public policy that may significantly shape the safety of modern communities. Historical theories often link low-income housing to increased delinquency. But is that an accurate assessment? Does that explain the rise and nature of crime on St. Croix? A closer look into the history of housing and crime on the Island may help.  The history of h

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico’s Republican Governor signed a law that amends a law to recognize an unborn baby as a human being, which opponents argue could eventually lead to outlawing abortion in the U.S. Territory.       Governor Jennifer Gonzalez, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said the law aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being.        The amendment, in Senate Bill 923, altered

Staff St Croix Times USVI - Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued a statement denouncing a sweeping Trump Administration directive targeting historical markers at National Parks nationwide - a campaign that has reached the Virgin Islands National Park, where signs and exhibits documenting the Territory’s history are currently being removed.       The Virgin Islands National Park protects more than 7,000 acres on St. John, that tells the story of the Territory’s past: Taino

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Leonardo Benzant is an artist who believes the human psyche is made up of multiple personalities. He has no problem in walking a dangerous artistic tightrope to bring those multiple personalities onto his canvas. In the process, he forces the viewer to go along with him and believe this is the natural order of the human condition. Of course, you can laugh him off, call him a madman or an artistic genius if you like, but if you follow him down his rabb

Hot Jazz at the Galleon! Mama’s Black Sheep - One night Only! Sat. Feb 14th Hot Jazz at the Galleon-Tamarind Reef! Saturday Night Feb. 14th Mama’s Black Sheep  Valentine’s Day Special Performance **Singer-Songwriters Ashland Miller & Laura Ceruilli bring a jolt of soulful magnetism to the Saturday Situation Stage. **Chef Erica Dupree Cline serves up her gastronomical magic with a special Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board Display!             Not to be missed! Reserve Tickets

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - President Donald Trump’s worldwide political strategy seems nothing less than formulaic. He begins by tying a U.S. Navy barricaded-knot around a despot-run country, one that he feels threatens U.S. security; and then proceeds, in various ways,  to threaten or choke the economic life out of them. In doing so, he somehow succeeds in conquering every tyrant and dictator who dares to get in his way.        One of his current targets is Cuba. The US’s 6

The St. Croix Mystery Series Murder Cries Out in the Caribbean! Tom Sedar’s Latest The King of St. Croix A serial killer is hunting in paradise, and private detective Mad Dog Cotton is his target. On the sun-soaked island of St. Croix, former Denver homicide detective “Mad Dog” Cotton is trying to relax—cold beer, warm water, no dead bodies. But his peaceful life is about to explode. Rick Hammer, Mad Dog’s former partner, arrives on a deadly mission. He’s after Alen Morton, a

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) St Croix District is announcing the discontinuation of Parent District Waivers, and the Districtwide Redistricting for 2026-2027 school year.       The VIDE is informing parents, guardians, and students of an important upcoming change that will take effect at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year. Effective May 2026, VIDE will discontinue all parent district waiver requests that allow students to

A.J. Pike USVI - Puerto Rico has declared a State of Emergency due to an influenza epidemic that has produced more than 42,000 confirmed influenza cases, over 3,000 hospitalizations, and 128 influenza-associated deaths as of the end of January 2026. Almost 46 percent of the reported cases have involved children.       In response, the V.I. Department of Health (VIDOH) is urging USVI residents to get vaccinated and to take all precautions due to frequent inter-island travel be

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Returning to its roots, Project Promises’ annual bash of a fund raiser, Havana Nights, came home to Fort Frederick, where its inaugural outing began, to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. And what a celebration it was! Project Promises’ Executive Director and Founder, Resa O’Reilly Shearn, waved her magic wand and spun the old fort into a wondrous delight of Cuban flare.        Havana Nights thrilled and excited the hundreds in attendance, from fire

M.A. Dworkin AgriFest really had its roots in the 1930’s when it was called Agricultural Field Days and held at the former Agricultural Experiment Station in Estate Anna’s Hope. The Fair was still held in February and was still considered one of the highlights of the Crucian year. It attracted almost every producer on the island and not only featured  fruits and vegetables as well as livestock and poultry but also their products and by-products which included fresh meats, mil