Updated: VIPD Looking For Person of Interest

July 4, 3:30 p.m.

The V.I. Police Department is looking for Geraldo Ojeda, who they said is a person of interest in this case. Ojeda is 22, Venezuelan, has dark brown hair, brown eyes, a medium-size build, and is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, police said.

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Swift Arrest Made in Stabbing Incident

A St. Thomas man was arrested on Saturday night for stabbing a man multiple times, police say.

Kelston Williams, 24, has been charged with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon. Officers were called to Estate Nadir on Saturday night, where a Black male had been stabbed multiple times about the body, allegedly by Williams, police said. The victim was transported to Schneider Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room for further treatment.

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Update: St. Croix Man Wanted for Assault and Burglary in Custody

July 4, 6:45 p.m.

Jahfie Walcott was arrested without incident on Saturday morning, according to police. Walcott was charged with assault and burglary and domestic violence. No bail was set per the domestic violence statute. Walcott was remanded to the John A. Bell Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing.

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Old Census Preserves Historical Snapshot of U.S. Virgin Islands

The 1917 census of the U.S. Virgin Islands went well beyond a count of the population existing in the islands at the time they were transferred from Denmark to the United States. Through statistics and observations, the report offers a glimpse of daily life on the three main islands and draws some differences among them.

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📸: Many women on St. Thomas eked out a living hauling coal to visiting ships. (U.S. Census Bureau photo)
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St. John Celebration Parade Features St. John Entries and Classic Troupes from St. Thomas

A couple of cloudbursts caused a slowdown or two at the start, but rain didn’t come close to stopping the St. John July 4th Celebration parade.

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📸: St. John’s Diamonds in the Rough show how well they can move. (Photo by Amy H. Roberts)
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Celebrating Emancipation Day in Freedom City

Long before the sun went down Sunday, people gathered with family and friends at Buddhoe and Verne Richards Veteran Parks in Frederiksted, anticipating the Emancipation Day celebration with music, poetry, dancing, and good food.

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📸: Former Sen. Adelbert Bryant shows a painting with an Emancipation theme by his granddaughter. (Source photo by Susan Ellis)

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VIPD: Two Suspects Flee Scene of an Attempted Murder

Police are searching for two suspects involved in an alleged attempted murder that occurred on Saturday night in the Castle Coakley area on St. Croix.

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Gov. Bryan Meets with WICO and VIPA

On Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr., the leadership of the West Indian Company Limited, and the Virgin Islands Port Authority met to discuss plans for moving forward with the harbor dredging projects in Charlotte Amalie and Gallows Bay.

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Cash & Carry Opens a New Location in Town

Cash & Carry, operating since 2001, has opened a second location at Mandela Circle in Long Bay, St. Thomas. The new store, known as Cash & Carry West, opened on June 27.

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📸: Inside of the newly opened Cash & Carry West. (Photo by Knema Willett)
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USVI Came to America a Diverse Community

This is the second article in a series based on data contained in the 1917 Census of the U.S. Virgin Islands, describing the territory as it was when it came under U.S. control.

By the time U.S. officials documented the population of the country’s newly acquired U.S. Virgin Islands territory, it had been declining for generations.

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📸: Population had begun a shift towards cities like Christiansted in the late 1800s and early 1900s. (U.S. Census Bureau photo)
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Territory Mourns the Loss of Former Gov. Charles W. Turnbull

Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull, can you please stand,” former Sen. Myron Jackson said at Freedom Day events on St. Thomas Sunday, as the crowd in Emancipation Garden honored ancestors – among them family members and friends – who they said have helped shape the territory. Turnbull “slipped away quietly” on the eve of Emancipation Day, Jackson said, leaving a community behind that would forever be inspired by his advocacy and contributions.

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📸: From left: In 2014, former governors Roy L. Schneider, Charles W. Turnbull, John deJongh Jr. and Kenneth Mapp gathered on the steps of Government House on St. Thomas for a meeting of the minds. (Source file photo)
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Statue Rededication Helps Change Narrative of Emancipation Day

The rededication of the Freedom statue in Emancipation Garden signals an official change in the historical narrative of the park, and the desire of a community to take control of its destiny, speakers at Freedom Day events on St. Thomas said.

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📸: Pan African Support Group member Anna Francis takes a photo of the rededicated Freedom statue located in the heart of Emancipation Garden. (Source photo by Ananta Pancham)
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60 Pilot Whales Beached on Anegada

Some 60 pilot whales have beached themselves on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands. The reason for the incident is still unknown, as is the exact number of whales that became stranded. Read full story here: https://stthomassource.com/content/2022/07/03/60-pilot-whales-beached-on-anegada/ ...

Supreme Court Ruling’s Impact on Limetree Not Yet Known

President Joe Biden called it a “devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards.” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said he was “deeply disappointed.” But whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday — limiting the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions at power plants — will affect the reopening or oversight of the Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix remains to be seen.

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📸: The twin towers of Limetree Bay refinery’s coker rise in the distance on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, on the south shore of St. Croix. A coker malfunction contributed to the refinery’s shutdown and bankruptcy. (Source photo by Patricia Borns)
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Bryan Establishes Committee to Plan 175th Anniversary of Emancipation

🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/a7SstPq1VmI

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. held a press conference at Government House on St. Croix on Friday to sign an executive order establishing the committee to oversee the territory’s preparations for events to celebrate next year’s 175th Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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📸: Gov. Albert Bryan at Thursday’s press conference. (Government House photo)
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1917 Census Opens Window to Islands’ Past

It may be coincidental, but the juxtaposition of Virgin Islands Emancipation Day July 3 and American Independence Day July 4 has become an annual marker of the link between the two cultures.

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📸: At the time of the 1917 census, federal officials described the harbor at Charlotte Amalie as one of the best in the Lesser Antilles. (U.S. Census Bureau photo)
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Art Meets Healing Among Survivors

At Cane Roots Art Gallery, Diane Hampton, VI Breast Cancer Project Founder and Art Therapy Coordinator, organized a bust sculpture event at the Cane Roots Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, on a quiet Friday afternoon in June. A breast cancer advocate, Diane, strives to increase awareness and build camaraderie amongst breast cancer survivors, which, surprisingly to many, also includes males.

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📸: A painted bust sculpture from the art healing event in Christiansted. (Photo by Shanell Petersen)

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Editorial: “Local Tourists” Want Better Signage

St. Johnians, you ever get a crazy tourist question like how to get to Highway 104?

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📸: Map of St. Thomas. Wouldn’t it be nice to not drive for a while? (Photo: Mat Probasco)
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St. Croix Men Allegedly Forged and Cashed Government Checks

Three St. Croix residents allegedly printed and deposited a dozen fake Department of Labor checks, fraudulently collecting more than $22,000 in their bank accounts, police said Friday.

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📸: Bank check (Shutterstock)
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