St. Thomas, VI's STARfest 8 theme will be "Legendary Rhythms," focusing on the history and styles of music. Talents of 40 Virgin Islanders will be showcased at the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
Due to overwhelming demand, STARfest 8 has been extended to four nights.
Tickets are available at the following: Krystal Gifts Galore in Tutu Park Mall, Modern Music, UVI Bookstore, Parrot Fish on Backstreet, Connections on St. John and the Reichhold Center Box Office.

St. Thomas, VI's STARfest 8 theme is "Legendary Rhythms," focusing on the history and styles of music. Talents of 40 Virgin Islanders will be showcased this year at the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
Due to overwhelming demand, STARfest has been extended to 4 nights.
Tickets are available at the following: Krystal Fifts Galore at Tutu Park Mall, Modern Music, UVI Bookstore, Parrot Fish on Backstreet, Connections on St. John and the Reichhold Center Box Office.

St. Thomas, VI's STARfest 8 theme for this year is "Legendary Rhythms," a focus on the history and styles of music. Talents of 40 Virgin Islanders will be showcased at the Reichold Center for the Arts.
Due to overwhelming demand, the show has been extended to four nights.
Tickets are available at: Krystal Gifts Galore in Tutu Mall, Modern Music, UVI Bookstore, Parrot Fish on Backstreet, Connections on St. John and the Reichhold Center Box Office.

St. Thomas, VI's STARfest 8 theme is "Legendary Rhythms," focusing on the history and styles of music. The talents of 40 Virgin Islanders will be showcased at the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
Due to overwhelming demand STARfest has been extended to 4 nights.
Tickets are available at the following: Krystal Gifts Galore at Tutu Park Mall, Modern Music, UVI Bookstore, Parrot Fish on Backstreet, Connections on St. John and the Reichhold Center Box Office.

April 1, 2002 – Five Cuban nationals were apprehended on Easter Sunday afternoon as they came ashore on St. John near a popular tourist site.
According to a spokesman for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the men were picked up around 2 p.m. by V.I. National Park police at Leinster Bay, a relatively remote location near Annaberg Plantation.
The park police notified INS officials on St. Thomas, according to Ivan Ortiz, public relations officer for the immigration service regional office in San Juan. Ortiz said information provided to his office indicated that the five were first spotted around 1 p.m. and that they surrendered without incident.
Although Cubans often try to enter the United States illegally in Florida, Ortiz said, it is rare to find them the shores of the Virgin Islands. Ilegal aliens from China, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Colombia top the INS list of those trying to get into the country from the Eastern Caribbean, he said. Most are dropped off from boats under cover of night.
Federal agents took the five men into custody late Sunday afternoon and transported them to St. Thomas. Illegal immigrants usually are given a quick appearance in District Court for an advice of rights hearing, but by Monday morning, the court clerk's office said no hearing had been scheduled.
With the security of U.S. borders under increased scrutiny since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on Sept. 11, INS scrutiny has been stepped up. But Ortiz said the INS focus on Virgin Islands immigration has not changed much, and the resources for checking incoming vessels remain slim. Would-be illegal immigrants are "going to continue trying to get into the country, and some are going to be successful," he said.

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A Mini Carnival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 6, at the Baa Library. Youth groups and children with adults are invited to join the fun. The fun will include the Lockhart Elementary School Pantomime Group, Gospel Choir and Quadrille Dancers; the Antilles School Mocko Jumbie Bacchanal; a puppeteer; steel band; stories; face painting; refreshments and Nicky "Mighty Whitey" Russel.
Kids Cope and the Friends of the Library are promoting a safe carnival for all.
For information contact Diane Moody, Baa Library at 774-0630 or dmoody4345@yahoo.com.

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April 1, 2002 – Dine April 8 at Bonnie's By the Sea and you'll be doing the dogs, cats, cattle, horses and donkeys a favor. And you don't have to eat vegetarian.
The St. Thomas Humane Society has a promise from a number of restaurants to give 10 percent of a certain evening's dinners to the Society, and now it's Bonnie's turn.
So – gather your friends for a social evening and the troubled animals helped by the St. Thomas Humane Society will benefit.
On May 17 proceed to Tillett's Pub, and proceeds will be shared by the Society.
Check the website at www.humanesocietyofstthomas.com for upcoming events and firm dates.
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March 27, 2002 – The V.I. Police Department has issued detailed regulations for traffic and parking during Carnival activities.
Effective Sunday, April 21, 2002, any vehicle parked and obstructing either pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the vicinity of Carnival Village will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. The area includes but is not limited to parking on sidewalks in the area of the V.I. Legislature, Alvaro DeLugo Post Office, and Main Street.
Specially assigned wrecker operators will tow and store all vehicles removed from the areas indicated, said the release from the office of Deputy Chief of Police Theodore A. Carty. Towing fees are $70 and ticket fines are $25. To retrieve a towed vehicle, one should report to the front desk at Zone "A" located in the Justice Complex. The desk officer will contact the on-duty wrecker operator to relinquish the vehicle once the fines and fees have been paid.
"To avoid paying these fees, do not park on the sidewalks and in areas which block or obstruct vehicle and pedestrian traffic," said traffic commander Capt. Justin Lettsome.
Regulations and prohibitions during Carnival festivities
Parking less than 10 feet from a corner
Parking less than 10 feet from a fire hydrant
Improper parking or parking more than 12 inches from a curb
Parking in front of the Criminal Justice Complex on Hospital Gade
Parking where it interferes with the free and normal flow of traffic
Parking on taxi stands and in handicapped designated areas
Speeding and drag-racing on the public roads and highways
Driving drunk or impaired
Parking on Main Street from April 22 to April 28, between 6 p.m. and midnight
Parking in excess of posted signage time zones
Parking in police parking lot on Norre Gade
Carnival Village prohibited parking
The motoring public is informed from effective Saturday, April 13, at one minute after midnight through Saturday, May 4, at midnight, parking is prohibited in the Fort Christian parking lot. This is to allow construction and all entertainment functions of the Carnival Village.
Vehicles found parked in the lot or around the Village that obstruct the normal flow of pedestrians and vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. Provisions for loading and unloading of goods and supplies will be allowed; however, when loading or unloading is completed the vehicle must be removed from inside the Village.
Lionel Roberts Stadium activities
Effective at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30, during activities at Lionel Roberts Stadium, traffic will be restricted to a "loop pattern."
Motor vehicles traveling west on Polyberg Hill will turn left at the signal light, then right on the Kongens Gade (Education Street) road, and right onto Hospital Gade to travel north toward the Knud Hansen Complex. Vehicles traveling north on Beltjen Road shall turn left onto Norre Gade adjacent to Wet Willy's bar, and right onto Hospital Gade.
Food Fair activities
On Wednesday, April 24, traffic flow around the Carnival Food Fair located in the Rothschild Francis (Market) Square will be as follows:
Fireburn Hill (Lettsome's Grocery) between 7 and 9 a.m., traffic will reverse to a northbound direction (uphill). Motorists traveling southbound will turn right at the top onto Inter Gade and into Savan.
Gamble Gade (Weekes Bakery) traffic will be reversed from westbound to eastbound. Motorists traveling east on Gamble Gade will be able to turn left onto Fireburn Hill or right onto Store Gade to exit via Wimmelskaft Gade (Back Street). Princesse Gade (Dober School road) will be closed to vehicular traffic.
J'ouvert on Veterans Drive
On Thursday, April 25, Veterans Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from 4 a.m. until all J'ouvert activity has concluded.
Parade days
On Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, no parking will be allowed on Main Street from 5 a.m. until the Carnival parades have concluded.
Race track activities
On Friday, April 26, during activities at the Clinton E. Phipps Race Track, parking will be allowed only on the westbound lane. Vehicles that park inside of the racetrack must exit by making a left turn and travel westward. Right turns will not be permitted until the activity is ended.
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March 31, 2002 – The 50th anniversary celebration of V.I. Carnival officially got under way Sunday with the selection of a new prince and princess for 2002.
The winning duo, 9-year-old Reshai Corneiro and 8-year-old Akeem Warner, charmed the crowd with their impersonations of Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. They also won the prize for best eveningwear.
About a thousand people, mostly families with their own princes and princesses in tow, converged on Lionel Roberts Stadium late on Easter Sunday afternoon for the first of the annual series of Carnival stadium shows and pageants. At the end of the four-hour event, supporters crowded the front of the stage to hail the victorious Couple No. 1. Also offering congratulations were the reigning young royals of 2001, Omari Williams and Britanny Rodrigues.
Couple No. 2, Lauren Fleming and Stanley Barbel, III, captured the best talent, most cooperative prince and princess, and most photogenic awards. Couple No. 3, Aniqua Mills and Caheem Peets, won the question-and-answer segment and the titles of Mr. and Miss Intellect.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull was on hand to witness the pageant, along with about a dozen past princes and princesses dating back to the beginnings of modern-day Carnival in the 1950s. And as a glimpse of things to come, Master of Ceremonies Irvin "Brownie" Brown introduced the four contestants who will vie for the title of Carnival Queen on the stadium stage next Saturday. The candidates were escorted by four young men. In a salute to 1952, there will be a king as well as a queen for Carnival 2002 — the escort of the winning contestant.
The images of the first Carnival king and queen, Leo Sibilly and Carmen Nicholson (who would later wed her king), appear on the backdrop mural, stage left, at the stadium.
Through the double doors leading backstage, each of the three sets of prince and princess contestants appeared and disappeared Sunday evening as they made their way through the pageant's various segments — introduction, sportswear, cultural interpretation, talent and eveningwear. Their cultural interpretations centered on the 50th anniversary theme, "A Cultural Roogoodoo for 2002."
According to emcee Brown, in an interview done a few months ago, a roogoodoo is a loud commotion that usually comes along with great excitement.
For a run-down of what's coming up, see the Source's Carnival 2002 Schedule.

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March 31, 2002 – Ready to start the fifth and last race of the International Rolex Regatta on Sunday, St. Croix skipper Scott Stanton at the helm of his family's J/24, Jersey Devil, knew he had to put a boat between himself and Puerto Rico's Don Q Cristal in order to win the highly competitive J/24 class.
"We had a great start and a good windward leg leading in first," the 18-year-old said afterward. "Then, when we rounded the mark, Don Q got right behind us. We covered them all the way, just managing to stay in front." Then, on the second leg, "Don Q and Cora 2002 got into a tacking dual, and they lost speed because of it. By the time we got to the layline for the finish, Urayo had passed Don Q, and we got what we needed to win."
Jersey Devil and Old & Gray, St. Thomas skipper Chris Rosenberg's IC-24, were the two local boats that took first-place honors in the 29th annual regatta, an Easter weekend tradition hosted by the St. Thomas Yacht Club. This year, no longer part of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle, the regatta focused on racing in 12 classes, with no boat being named best overall based on time and handicap, and each class winner collecting a Rolex watch.
Wind — often a lack of it — was the big story for this Rolex Regatta, and Sunday — which was to have been the third race day but instead was the second — proved more of the theme. Competitors headed out from Cowpet Bay in search of wind, rather than sailing the traditional Coral World Race, a traditional route between St. Thomas and St. John and then west. A lack of wind postponed the first start until 11:30 a.m. Then, right in the middle of that race, the winds dropped to near breathless as a big cloud mass moved overhead.
"Sometimes, there was barely enough air to fill the spinnaker and keep it out of the water," Robbie Ramos, tactician on the class-winning Orion, a Melges 24 from Puerto Rico, said afterward.
But then a squall brought the breezes bustling back so the race committee could launch the 78-boat fleet on the day's second race.
St. Thomas's Ben Beer, working the bow on Titan XI, an Andrews 68 owned and skippered by Puerto Rico's Tom Hill, said, "We take what we get. But the more the breeze built, the wider my smile."
Titan XI, competing in the Racing Over 50 Ft. Class, and Old & Gray in the IC-24 Class were two of the regatta's five perfect winners — finishing first in class in all five of the Rolex races. The others were Cold Beer 3 (Spinnaker Racer Cruise Class), Suzuki Tornado (Beach Cats Class 2) and Ex Mero Motu (J/80 Class).
Jersey Devil's campaign was a family effort; skipper Scott Stanton's crew included his twin brother, Peter, and older brother Chris. When asked how he might share his Rolex watch prize, Scott had a ready answer: "It goes to our dad. He deserves it."
This is the last season that the Stantons will be racing Jersey Devil as a team in the spring regattas, as Peter and Scott will be heading off to college in the fall.
Top 3 final results after five races
(Awards this year are in classes only; there is no overall winner.)

Racing Over 50 Ft. Class (3 boats)
Titan XI, Andrews 70, Tom Hill, San Juan, 1-1-1-1-1; 5
Equation, Santa Cruz 68, Bill Alcott, St. Claire Shores, Mich., 2-2-2-2-2; 10
Donnybrook, Custom 73, James Muldoon, Washington, D.C., 3-3-4-4-4; 18
Spinnaker Racing Class 1 (7 boats)
Twisted Lizard, Mumm 30, Mike Lathrope, Naperville, Ill./St. Thomas, 3-2-4-1-1; 11
Mermaid II, Custom 40, Bill Berardelli, Bluebell, Pa./Tortola, 1-1-3-5-3; 13
Caccia alla Volpe, Vallicelli 44, Carlo Falcone, Antigua, 5-4-2-2-2; 15
Spinnaker Racing Class 2 (13 boats)
Orion, Melges 24, Efrain Lugo, Ponce, P.R., 1-1-1-5-1; 9
2 Contact Carib, Melges 24, Fritz Bus, Sint Maarten, 2-2-2-6-3; 15
Lost Horizon II, Olson 30, James Dobbs, Antigua, 6-4-3-1-8; 22
Spinnaker Racer Cruiser Class 1 (5 boats)
Hullabulloo, Beneteau First, Phillip Allen, Southampton, U.K., 2-1-1-1-2; 7
Pipe Dream, Sirena 38, Peter Haycraft, Tortola, 1-2-2-2-1; 8
Spirit of Isis, Farr 65, Harry Spedding, U.K., 5-3-3-3-3; 17
Spinnaker Racer Cruiser Class 2 (5 boats)
Cold Beer 3, Tartan 10, John Schultheiss, Tortola, 1-1-1-1-1; 5
Disco Inferno, Sigma 33, Matt Abbiss, Herts, U.K., 3-2-2-2-3; 12
J.Doe, J/30, Cynthia Ross, St. Thomas, 2-4-3-3-2; 14
Beach Cats Class 1 (10 boats)
Exodus-Sambiago, Hobie 16, Enrique Figueroa, San Juan,1-1-1-5-1; 9
Blame It on Rhea, Prindle 19, Mark Chong, St. Thomas, 6-2-4-1-4; 17
Yuisa, Hobie 16, Rosarito Martinez, San Juan, 7-3-2-4-2; 18
Beach Cats Class 2 (6 boats)
Suzuki Tornado, Tornado 20, Enrique Figueroa, San Juan, 1-1-1-1-1; 5
Red Hook Agencies, Inter 20, John Holmberg, St. Thomas, 2-2-3-2-2; 11
Century 21, Tornado, Terry Jackson, St. Thomas, 3-3-2-3-3; 14
Non Spinnaker Racing Class (3 boats)
Wildflower, Ron Noonan, Marion, Mass./Tortola, 1-1-1-2-1; 6
ATN, J/27, Marcus Compton, St. Thomas, 2-2-2-1-2; 9
Jecy, Oceanis 461, Emanuel Giancomelli/Stefano Spangaro, Rimini, Italy,
3-3-3-4-4; 17
Fun Class – Jib & Main (no pole) (5 boats)
Nemesis, Hunter 42, Edwin Cruz, Fajardo, P.R., 2-1-1-1-1; 6
Windflower, Alberg 35, Stan Joines, St. Croix, 1-2-2-2-2; 9
Far Cry, Bombay Clipper, Herve Chassin, St. Thomas, 4-3-3-3-4; 17
IC-24 Class (10 boats)
Old & Gray, Chris Rosenberg, St. Thomas, 1-1-1-1-1; 5
Voila, Tracy Roberts/Anthony Kotoun, St. Thomas/Newport, R.I., 5-2-3-3-2; 15
Red Dog, Mike Williams/Skip King/Jessica Rosenberg, St. Thomas, 2-3-4-7-5; 21
J/80 Class (4 boats)
Ex Mero Motu, Antonio Mari Jr., San Juan, 1-1-1-1-1; 5
Abracadabra, Carlos Camacho, P.R., 2-2-3-2-3; 12
Sun Bum II, Angel Ayala, Carolina, P.R., 3-4-2-3-2; 14
J/24 Class (7 boats)
Jersel Devil, Scott/Peter Stanton, St. Croix, 8-2-1-4-1; 16
Don Q Cristal, Michael Serralles, P.R., 8-1-3-1-3; 16
Bacardio/Urayo, Gilberto Rivera, P.R., 1-8-2-3-2; 16

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