On Thursday, March 5, at approximately 10:20 a.m., members of the Special Operations Bureau responded to a report of a robbery in progress in the area of Main Street. While searching the surrounding area for the suspects involved, officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Irvin “Brownie” Brown Street. The vehicle nearly collided with one of the SOB vehicles, reported the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Officers initiated a traffic stop of the vehicle, and while speaking with the driver, identified as Ricaldo Thomas, officers detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Thomas was ordered to exit the vehicle and informed that a search of the vehicle would be conducted, according to the police report.
During the search of the vehicle, officers discovered a firearm and narcotics contraband. Thomas, 30, was subsequently placed under arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He was transported and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections after failing to post bail in the amount of $67,500, the police report stated.
An emergency motion filed by the defense on Friday morning led to a court order declaring a mistrial in a three-day kidnapping case. (Source photo by Michele L Weichman)
One day after a defendant in a kidnapping trial was shot and killed on his way to court, a Superior Court judge declared a mistrial and dismissed jurors in the midst of deliberations.
The court’s action took prosecutors by surprise, said the chief of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Hours after the court’s order was issued, Criminal Chief Timothy Perry said a new trial would be sought “hopefully soon.”
Perry called Thursday’s killing of a defendant in the midst of an active trial an execution.
Superior Court Judge Denise Francois on Friday granted an emergency motion filed by attorney Robert Leycock, Jr., representing Troy Harrigan, codefendant of Desie C. Henry Jr. Henry was shot near the Paul M. Pearson Garden Housing Community.
Police and emergency medical technicians on the scene declared the defendant deceased. A homicide investigation is now underway, according to a statement posted on the VIPD Facebook page.
Francois’ Friday morning order cited Henry’s death as the reason for canceling the trial. “Having received the motion and under the circumstances (the murder of co-Defendant Desie C. Henry, Jr. at about 8:43 a.m. on March 5, 2026, before the jury began its deliberations), the Court finds that there is no alternative but to declare a mistrial for reasons of manifest necessity and to dismiss the jury,” Francois said.
Speaking to a reporter later in the day, Perry said prosecutors were surprised because jurors had already spent hours in deliberations. “But the judge determined that because the codefendant had been killed in so shocking fashion that the jury wouldn’t be able to reach a fair and impartial verdict with respect to the remaining defendant,” he said.
“So, the case is mistried; it is not dismissed. There remain active charges against the remaining defendant,” Perry said. “We expect this matter will come back up for trial, and it is not the standard of justice in the Virgin Islands that a trial can be disrupted through extrajudicial acts like the murder of this young man.”
The Justice official pointed out that the kidnapping trial that began March 2 marked the third attempt to hold Harrigan and Henry accountable for their alleged actions on Sept. 13-14, 2020. Charges related to that incident are contained in the Seventh Amended Information filed by the Justice Department.
Investigators say that was the time when Percival Pringle was lured into a secluded location, captured, bound with chains, beaten and tortured by the two defendants.
Those actions were taken, Perry said, in order to force Pringle to turn over drug money. In closing arguments heard Wednesday afternoon, defense attorney Leycock said Harrigan — his client — was not involved in a classic kidnapping. “This was not a kidnapping; this was a debt collection,” Harrigan’s lawyer said.
While delivering his closing remarks, Assistant Attorney General Jeremy Weddle displayed photo evidence showing the waist and ankle chains lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance with the victim — chains that EMTs testified were stained with blood.
“Fact after fact shows that he was kidnapped and tortured by these men,” Weddle said. “The victim said he was held for two days, bound in chains, prevented from leaving and he testified how he saw his abductors produce a handgun which they threatened him with,” the prosecutor said.
There was also testimony from Pringle on the witness stand about calls that were made during his captivity, attempting to extract payment of the $800,000 captors believed the victim had access to.
The criminal chief said there is sufficient evidence, statements and forensic test results to take the matter back into court as soon as a date can be set for a new trial for surviving defendant Harrigan.
A portion of the Anguilla Landfill burns Friday afternoon on St. Croix. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
The V.I. Waste Management Authority urged residents and commercial haulers Friday to steer clear of the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix while emergency personnel addressed an active fire.
By the early afternoon, flames could be seen on a crest of the landfill from East Airport Road, and smoke from the fire drifted west over the defunct Randall “Doc” James Race Track and toward the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. WMA spokesperson Lorna Nichols-Minkoff told the Source early Friday afternoon that a blaze on the southeast side of the landfill had almost been extinguished but that a fire on the west side, facing the airport, was still active. Neither WMA nor the V.I. Fire and Emergency Medical Services had provided a cause for the fire by Friday evening.
Smoke from the Anguilla Landfill fire billows west toward the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Friday afternoon on St. Croix. (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy)
The blaze marked at least the second time the landfill has been shut down by a fire this year. Anguilla closed on Jan. 2 and reopened the next day, according to a statement from Waste Management at the time. At least two fires temporarily closed the facility in 2025 in February and March, respectively.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Students arrive at Estate Whim Museum on the west end of Frederiksted for the Folklife Festival. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
Students stepped out of their classrooms Friday and into living history as schools from across St. Croix gathered at the Estate Whim Museum for hands-on cultural workshops as part of the fourth annual Virgin Islands Folklife Festival.
The interactive sessions introduced students to traditional Virgin Islands culture through music, dancing, cooking, art, and storytelling led by local culture bearers and artisans. Throughout the morning, students rotated through workshops where they learned about traditional foods, watched cultural dance demonstrations, participated in mask-making activities, and experienced storytelling and music that reflected the territory’s heritage.
Students make traditional masks as part of workshops held on Friday for the Folklife Festival. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
The workshops were part of the opening activities for the festival presented by Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights, the internationally recognized Quelbe ensemble led for more than five decades by master flutist Stanley Jacobs. From their home island of St. Croix, the group has helped carry Quelbe across the Caribbean and around the world.
Festival coordinator Kendall Henry said the goal of the festival is to highlight the people who have preserved the territory’s traditions.
Students wait patiently for the next station of events for the Folklife Festival. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
“The Folklife Festival is about honoring the people who have kept our traditions alive — often without recognition,” Henry said. “We are creating a space where culture is not simply performed but understood.”
Henry described the festival as both a celebration and a “living archive,” where cultural knowledge is passed from one generation to the next.
“Our culture has never been static,” he added. “It evolves. But it evolves best when we understand where it comes from.”
One of the highlights of the day was a cooking demonstration led by Alda Francis, who showed students how to prepare traditional banana fritters while explaining the history behind the dish and its connection to earlier generations.
“People didn’t have the luxury of throwing food away,” Francis told students. “Anything they had, they preserved it in some fashion. Banana fritters is one of those things that came about out of not throwing away bananas.”
Francis explained that traditional banana fritters differ from banana pancakes, noting that the original recipe uses only simple ingredients.
“In traditional amounts, there’s no eggs, there’s no milk, none of those other additives,” she said. “Just very basic flour, banana, sugar or some form of sweetener, and a few spices.”
According to Francis, those choices were practical. Adding milk or eggs meant the fritters would spoil faster, especially in earlier times when refrigeration was not available.
“If you add milk, it takes away the shelf life of staying out on the table,” she explained. “So we go back to the very traditional way.”
Francis also encouraged students to think about how resourceful earlier generations were when it came to cooking. Depending on what ingredients were available, different types of fritters could be made.
Alda Francis holds a demonstration on making banana fritters for students. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
“If there were no bananas on the trees and you had corn, you shaved the corn,” she said. “If you had leftover rice, you mixed it up and made fritters from that too. You could actually make fritters out of anything.”
She also pointed out that the fruit’s flavor plays a role in the dish’s taste.
“The taste of banana fritters made with local bananas is very different to the taste of bananas bought from the store,” Francis said. “Bananas from the store don’t have the opportunity to go through the right ripening process naturally, so the smell and flavor are different.”
While the culinary workshop gave students a taste of traditional foodways, other sessions throughout the day highlighted storytelling traditions, artisan crafts, and demonstrations of traditional quadrille dance. Students also learned about Quelbe, the official music of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A session where Henry taught students the maypole dance proved both challenging and fun, as students moved in and out, trying not to bump into one another. Meanwhile, Cedelle Petersen shared an Anansi story while students giggled and listened closely.
Cedelle Petersen shared an Anansi story with a group of students. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
The celebration continues throughout the coming weeks with events across the territory. On Saturday, the Folklife Festival Awards Celebration honoring Virgin Islands culture bearers will take place at Fort Frederik beginning at 7 p.m.
Students have a great time learning the maypole dance. (Source photo by Diana Dias)
On Sunday, the public is invited back to Estate Whim Museum for Folklife Festival Day from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring cultural workshops, Quelbe music, quadrille dance demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, and storytelling sessions.
Additional events include St. Croix cultural school tours from March 9 through March 12, featuring student demonstrations in quadrille dance, Quelbe music, head ties, and maypole traditions.
A culinary event titled “A Crucian Taste” will take place on March 14 at Fort Frederik, offering a tasting and discussion of traditional Crucian cuisine. Admission is $25.
Later in the month, “A Night of Storytelling” will be held on March 20 at Fort Christian at 7 p.m., highlighting stories rooted in Virgin Islands history, memory, and tradition.
The festival will also host “A Cultural Day in the Park” on March 21 at Emancipation Garden from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., featuring live music, dance, food, art workshops, and cultural displays.
Summer programming will continue with the Quelbe Tramp and Quadrille Under the Stars with Verne Richards on July 3 at Veterans Park, followed by the Folklife Festival Youth Workshop at Estate Whim Museum from July 21 through July 23.
Many of the events are free and open to the public, offering residents and visitors an opportunity to experience the traditions that continue to shape the cultural identity of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Members of the U.S. Virgin Islands delegation meet with a representative from Sun Country Airlines at the U.S. Virgin Islands booth during Routes Americas 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo courtesy Tourism Department)
U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Department officials held meetings with several major airlines and airport representatives during the three-day Routes Americas Forum, focusing on expanding air service and strengthening existing routes to the territory, the department announced in a press release.
During the forum, officials met with Breeze, Copenhagen Airport, Delta, Southwest, United, Porter Airways, Denver Airport and JetBlue. According to the Tourism Department, discussions focused on maintaining current service to the territory while exploring opportunities to expand air access, particularly to St. Croix.
Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King said the event provided an opportunity to speak directly with airline network planners and airport leaders about travel demand and future service, the press release announced.
“Routes Americas gives us a focused opportunity to sit down with the teams shaping airline network decisions and talk through what travelers are looking for, what markets are performing, and where the next opportunities are for the U.S. Virgin Islands,” said Tourism Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King.
Matarangas-King said the territory continues working with airlines that currently serve St. Thomas while discussing additional service to St. Croix, the release stated.
“We are continuing to work closely with airline partners that currently operate flights to St. Thomas while exploring opportunities to expand service to St. Croix, where strong demand and yield signal clear potential for additional airlift. Our goal is to keep building smart, sustainable air access that supports our tourism economy and makes it even easier to reach our islands,” she said.
In addition to airline meetings, the U.S. Virgin Islands delegation met with regional tourism leaders and partners, including the Caribbean Tourism Organization and representatives from Jamaica, Anguilla, Barbados, and Turks and Caicos, the release stated.
According to the press release, those discussions focused on shared challenges and opportunities related to air access, travel demand and seasonal tourism patterns across the Caribbean.
Routes Americas is an industry event that brings together airlines, airports and tourism officials for scheduled meetings and networking focused on air service development, the release stated.
The U.S. Virgin Islands will continue follow-up discussions that began during the forum as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen air connectivity to the territory, it stated.
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The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is notifying the public of an active fire currently at the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix. In the interest of public safety and to allow emergency personnel to address the situation, the landfill has been temporarily closed.
The authority urges residents and commercial haulers to refrain from accessing the facility during this time. Additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available and once normal operations can safely resume.
VIWMA appreciates the community’s cooperation and patience as response efforts continue.
For more information, contact the Division of Education and Communications Management at 340-474-2811 or email communications@viwma.org. Stay connected with us on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn for updates.
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism continued to advance its air service development strategy at Routes Americas 2026, held March 3–5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the event, the delegation met with key airline and airport partners to reinforce collaboration, strengthen long-term relationships, and support continued connectivity growth for the territory.
Members of the U.S. Virgin Islands delegation meet with a representative from Sun Country Airlines at the U.S. Virgin Islands booth during Routes Americas 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Submitted photo)
During the three-day forum, official meetings were held with Breeze, Copenhagen Airport, Delta, Southwest, United, Porter Airways, Denver Airport, and JetBlue. Conversations centered on strengthening relationships, sustaining momentum for the destination, and identifying practical next steps that support continued growth in access to the territory.
Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King emphasized the value of direct engagement with airline partners and airport leaders in one setting. “Routes Americas gives us a focused opportunity to sit down with the teams shaping airline network decisions and talk through what travelers are looking for, what markets are performing, and where the next opportunities are for the U.S. Virgin Islands,” said Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism. “We are continuing to work closely with airline partners that currently operate flights to St. Thomas while exploring opportunities to expand service to St. Croix, where strong demand and yield signal clear potential for additional airlift. Our goal is to keep building smart, sustainable air access that supports our tourism economy and makes it even easier to reach our islands.”
In addition to the scheduled meetings, the delegation also connected with regional partners and tourism leaders, including the Caribbean Tourism Organization, as well as colleagues from Jamaica, Anguilla, Barbados, Turks and Caicos, and other destinations. These conversations reinforced the importance of collaboration across the region, particularly as Caribbean destinations align on shared challenges and opportunities tied to air access, traveler demand, and seasonal patterns.
Routes Americas is recognized as a leading platform for air service development in the region, combining one-to-one meetings with networking events designed to support decision making across airlines, airports, and destinations. The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism will continue follow-up discussions initiated in Rio as part of its ongoing work to strengthen air connectivity and support the long-term growth of the territory’s visitor economy.
The Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair will celebrate its 12th annual gathering of writers, scholars, and readers from April 9–12, under the theme “Caribbean Literature: A Force of Representation.”
Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair
Founded at the University of the Virgin Islands’ College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and now presented in partnership with The Caribbean Writer under the auspices of the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, the festival has become one of the Caribbean’s leading literary events. The annual gathering highlights regional voices while connecting the Virgin Islands to the global literary community.
“We are delighted to celebrate our 12th year,” said VILF Chairperson Alscess Lewis-Brown, editor of The Caribbean Writer. “This year is especially meaningful as the festival coincides with the 40th anniversary of The Caribbean Writer, the University’s internationally respected literary journal.”
The four-day festival will feature author readings, panel discussions, workshops, school visits, and cultural events designed to engage readers, students, educators, and aspiring writers.
The festival opens Thursday with author visits to St. Croix schools, followed by scholarly paper presentations from writers whose work was selected through The Caribbean Writer’s call for papers. An opening reception will be held that evening at Government House.
Friday’s program will include keynote panels and interactive workshops, offering participants opportunities to engage directly with authors, scholars, and publishing professionals. The evening will culminate with the popular Book Bacchanal at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, where the public is invited to meet and hear readings from award-winning writers.
Saturday begins at 7 a.m. with the beloved Bush Tea Morning Social, a lively cultural gathering featuring traditional bush tea, Caribbean cuisine, poetry, music, and conversation. The day continues with panel discussions, workshops, a special film screening, and book-signing opportunities at Undercover Books & Gifts. The evening will feature an Ekphrastic Poetry Competition at Cane Roots Art Gallery in Times Square.
The festival concludes Sunday with the Children’s LitFest at the Children’s Museum of St. Croix, followed by the online Writers’ Roogoodoo, a virtual gathering where writers—particularly those published in The Caribbean Writer—share their work with audiences around the world.
Lewis-Brown said the festival plays an important role in elevating Virgin Islands voices while fostering connections throughout the Caribbean and beyond.
“The festival showcases local writers and thinkers while building bridges across the region and the world,” Lewis-Brown said. “It also provides meaningful opportunities for emerging authors to share their work and expand the region’s creative output.”
The festival offers students, teachers, and aspiring writers rare opportunities to engage directly with accomplished authors, scholars, and publishers through workshops, readings, and discussions that encourage creativity and critical thinking.
Each year, approximately 300 participants attend the festival, representing a diverse mix of ages, professions, and cultural backgrounds. The gathering strengthens community engagement while building lasting networks that extend beyond the Virgin Islands to regional and international literary circles.
A highlight of this year’s festival will be the appearance of award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat, who first published in The Caribbean Writer in 1987. Lewis-Brown noted that her return represents a powerful full-circle moment.
“Her journey—from early publication in The Caribbean Writer to global literary acclaim—demonstrates what is possible for emerging writers,” Lewis-Brown said.
Other authors participating in the 2026 festival include Channa Bannis, Desmond Hall, Vashti Harrison, Donna Hemans, David Knight Jr., Kelly Starling Lyons, Marsha Messiah, Breanna J. McDaniel, Annie Paul, Shaun Pennington, Leon Perkins, Raven Phillips, Kenneth Ramchand, Nanda Reddy, Etaf Rum, Cathy Mae Sitaram, Louise Stapleton and Richard Warburg. Author biographies are available at www.usvilitfest.com.
The festival is supported by several community partners and sponsors, including the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development; The Buccaneer Hotel; the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism; the University of the Virgin Islands College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; UVI Cooperative Extension Service; UVI Research and Technology Park; the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Division of Cultural Education and Division of Curriculum and Instruction; Diageo; the VI Lottery; The Virgin Islands Daily News; the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts; and The Caribbean Writer.
Community donations, both monetary and in-kind, are also welcomed to help support the territory’s literary tradition. Contributions may be made payable to the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development on behalf of the VI Literary Festival.
2026 Virgin Islands Literary Festival Event Schedule
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Thursday, April 9
Author Visits to Schools and Scholarly Paper Presentations
Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra’s recent performance at the 2026 St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair, where they debuted the Reggae hit, “Roller Skates,” on Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy Partners for Strings)
Soup is often considered the ultimate soothing meal and, similarly, music touches the soul. Partners for Strings is bringing these two components together, while raising money for its free after-school youth program.
The public is invited to the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra’s first signature fundraising event, the “V.I. Soup Masters Competition,” on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas.
The public will enjoy tasting various soups and voting for their favorites, as well as dynamic live music and fun family activities.
Different restaurants and non-restaurant companies are providing soups in various categories, including Seafood Chowder and popular options like Chicken, Vegetable, Pea, Pumpkin, and Vegan. Other favorite soup entries include Goat Water and Sancocho, a hearty Dominican mixed meats soup.
On board to deliver their best soups and dishes are the St. Thomas Federal Credit Union, We Grow Food Inc., Love Livin’ Vegan (Catering), An Hour Late/Dive Bar/Pit & Pickle Provisions, BurgerMaxx, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Nomads Hull Bay Bar and Grill (who teamed with the USVI Office of Gun Violence Prevention), Hart’s Kitchen, Rancho Latino, and Cravin’ Crabs. Bread will be provided by House of Patries Bakery and Deli.
Soup Tasting Tickets can be purchased before and during the event. A Book of Five Tasting Tickets is $25, and single tickets are $5. Soup tasters are encouraged to take it to the next level and vote for their favorite soups. Each Soup Taster will receive a Voting Token to cast their vote by placing their token in a Voting Bin next to their soup choice. The votes will be tallied at 1 p.m. and the awards ceremony for the first place winning soups in each category will take place at 1:30 p.m.
The “V.I. Soup Masters Competition” event co-hosts are George Silcott II and Kandis Gumbs, along with guest host, Chef Benjamin Kraft of St. Thomas Cooks. These hosts will share details about the event and “talk soup;” that is, giving their thoughts about the different soups. The event will be live streamed on social media to catch all the action, but attending the event is the only way to experience pure deliciousness.
Founded by Gloria Gumbs in 2020, Partners for Strings runs the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra. The free after-school program for at-risk youth, ages 6 to 17, offers weekly training in orchestral instruments at G-Clef Music Academy on St. Thomas. These instruments include the violin, cello, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and steel pan. Administrative support is provided through Miami Music Project, a transformative orchestra program based in Miami-Dade County.
PFS also offers “Youth Orchestra Afternoons in the Summer,” a month-long intensive training opportunity held in June to welcome new recruits. The summer program includes “Musician’s Elevation Workshops,” led by master musicians from the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. The summer program helps jumps-start new recruits and enhances the skills of current members.
The whole family will be entertained with live music by the event’s main performer — the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra. They will feature Quelbe, Reggae, Jazz, Classical, and Pop music. Unique orchestral arrangements in the lineup include: The Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”; a Latin-style version of the Jazz standard, “Take Five”; an historic Quelbe medley, “Sly Mongoose” and “Queen Mary,” and Steel Pulse’s Reggae classic, “Roller Skates,” which will have its debut performance on St. Thomas.
These selections first appeared at the St. Croix Agriculture Food Fair’s 54th AgriFest and were arranged by the multi-talented Kandis Gumbs. Several other special guests will also perform and fun activities, such as face painting and giant games, will make it an amazing family event.
“We appreciate the dedication of our students, parents and partners who are making this event successful,” said Gumbs. “They include G-Clef Music Academy, J. Benton Construction, Keswick Insurance, A90films, Happy Times Entertainment, Creative Marketing Center, KLR Restaurant Supplies, Rashida A. Hodge Charitable Fund, Discover Fund Management, LLLP, Thriving Charity Advocates, and Lew Henley’s Sewage Disposal.”
For more information about Partners for Strings, Inc.’s V.I. Soup Masters Competition, call 340-228-1126 or visit www.partnersforstrings.org.
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