The New Herrnhut Gospel Choir will hold a soup sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the New Herrnhut Moravian Church hall.
The price for the soup is $5 or $7. Kallaloo conch soup is $6 or $8.
Chicken, red peas, bullfoot, pumpkin, fish, meat, and kallaloo conch soup will be on the menu.
For more information call Sharon Joseph at 774-3868 or 776-2656.

The VI Women's Business Center is sponsoring a "Tax Compliance and Records Keeping" business course from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 13, 20, and 27 at the New Image Foundation Training Center, Goat Street, above the fabric store. The course includes record keeping for Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Insurance, Lt. Governor's office, Internal Revenue and business software.
The WNET Roundtable, the networking program for the VI Women's Business Center, will be at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 at Marriott Frenchman's Reef Resort. The Entrepreneur of the Month and the Roundtable Spotlight recipients will be announced.
The Women's Business Center in the Virgin Islands offers long-term business training, counseling, mentoring, and networking opportunities.
Women are invited to participate in the center's services.
Contact Cynthia Jerry at 777-8883 for more information.

The India Association announced today due to the recent, tragic earthquake in Gujarat, India they have canceled the Republic Day Anniversary celebration planned for Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Marriott Frenchman's Reef Resort.
A release from the association stated, "At this time of national mourning, our hearts and minds are in India."
The association also thanked the community for their support and suggested that people who wish to contribute to the Earthquake Relief Fund should read details in the newspaper or contact a member of the India Association.

Tatsuma Piano Duo, comprised of dynamic concert artist Rei Hotoda, and pianist and well-known conductor William Eddins will play in concert at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24 at the Whim Museum.
This is a Music at Whim Concert Series presentation.
For ticket information call 772-0598.

Tatsuma Piano Duo, comprised of dynamic concert artist Rei Hotoda, and pianist and well-known conductor William Eddins will play in concert at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24 at the Whim Museum.
This is a Music at Whim Concert Series presentation.
For ticket information call 772-0598.

Hugh R. James, age 73, of #69B La Grange, died Thursday, Jan. 25 at Juan F. Luis Hospital.
Funeral services are planned for noon Saturday, Feb. 3 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. A viewing will precede the service beginning at 11 a.m.
Burial will follow at Frederiksted Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Asta L. O'Bryan James; daughters, Almira and Valerie James; sons, Hugh Jr. and Halvor James; grandchildren, Zalika, Lateef, Tamika, Kaleef, Amandela, Malika, Jakeel, and Kashmir James; great-grandchild, Tia; sister, Gertrude Chinnery; brothers, Ralph, Elmer, and Orto James; sisters-in-law, Evelyn James, Iris James, Rita O'Bryan Jones, and Nancy O'Bryan; brothers-in-law, Rupert, Lloyd, Elliot, and Fitzgerald O'Bryan; special family members, Reuben James, Diron James, Stenfer James, Faye Boschulte, the Urgent family, Marla Matthew and family; close friends, Isaiah Daniel, Alfred Prentice, Francis Joseph, Morlon Sarauw, Ardinaldo Beckles, Julia (Bridgette) Lewis, "Ping", the Todman family; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of James Memorial Funeral Home.

Don’t look for the U.S. Coast Guard to endorse a bill proposed in Congress that many in the territory believe would help revitalize the charter boat industry.
On Thursday, Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christensen said she re-introduced her bill that would exempt small passenger vessels operating in U.S.V.I. waters from Coast Guard inspection. However, the Coast Guard brass in Washington fears it could compromise passengers' safety.
The bill would reverse a section of the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 that limits to six the number of paying passengers that may be carried aboard uninspected vessels weighing less than 100 gross tons. Many boats under 100 tons today have the capacity to carry eight or 10 guests.
Representatives of the local charter yacht industry say the six-passenger limit, or "six-pack" rule, has prompted most boat owners who can accommodate more passengers to relocate in the nearby British Virgin Islands.
"With the introduction of the six-pack rule exemption bill, I am once again announcing my intention to work with members of the Virgin Islands boating community to re-invigorate our boating industry," Christensen said.
Support from the Coast Guard command in Washington, D.C., however, isn’t likely. During a meeting of the V.I. Senate Finance Committee on Thursday regarding the marine industry, USCG Lt. Keith Pelletier, supervisor of marine safety on St. Croix, provided a statement saying that on a local level, the Coast Guard is not opposed to the six-pack waiver.
"Although we and our parent command, the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in San Juan . . . provided positive comments regarding the proposed 12-pack amendment, the ability to change the existing law is above our level of authority," Pelletier wrote.
But in its official comments on Christiansen's bill, the Coast Guard said that allowing some small passenger boats to avoid inspections and stringent requirements would "reduce the public’s confidence in the safety" of the boats in question.
"This bill would reduce the margin of safety for charterers and passengers on the excepted vessels operating on waters of the Virgin Islands," the Coast Guard said. "Accordingly the Coast Guard cannot support its enactment."
Despite that opposition, which has been ongoing for three years, Christensen said she is optimistic about the bill’s chances.
"Because former Resources Committee Chairman, Don Young is now chairman of the Transportation Committee which will oversee the six-pack bill, our prospects for getting positive action it will be greatly enhanced," Christensen said. "Chairman Young visited the Virgin Islands last year. He is well aware of the challenges to our local economy and has pledged to do all he can to help us."
Meanwhile, the local Finance Committee, chaired by Alicia "Chucky" Hansen, heard testimony Thursday in St. Croix on the state of the territory’s marine industry. The industry has shrunk from a $100 million-a-year enterprise in the 1980s to about $30 million by 1993, according to a 1994 position paper by the V.I. Marine Industries Association.
Richard Difede, president of Gold Coast Yachts on St. Croix, said St. Croix is ideally suited to cater to the marine industry because of its location. However, he said a business-friendly attitude is needed to capitalize on the possibilities.
"It’s a huge economy that could be created," he said, noting that the marine industry in Florida’s Broward County generates some $4 billion a year.

A delegation of lawmakers from the U.S. Virgin Islands will ply the waters to the British Virgin Islands Friday morning for a meeting on fishing regulations that have kept local commercial fishermen out of BVI waters for years.
The contingent of senators is being led by Sen. Norma Samuel, secretary for intergovernmental and territorial affairs, and Sens. Donald "Ducks" Cole and Carlton Dowe. Harry Clinton of the Game Fishing Club will also attend Friday's negotiations.
Pickard said the meeting follows on the heels of recent public hearings convened by the Senate Finance Committee into the decline of the local marine industry. Samuel said that the initial public forums on the marine industry have "provided a wealth of information and we are acting upon it right away. Several measures are now being drafted to address the industry's concerns."
Samuel said the main item for discussion will be the issuance of game fishing licenses to USVI boats and those flagged in the United States. "Game fishing is a big business and a significant part of our economy," she said. "Unfortunately, the fish don't stay still or study borders."
She said there is a need to have V.I. boats get licenses in the BVI and their boats licensed in the territory.
She acknowledged that the negotiations will not be easy as the BVI is a possession of England and their rights must be respected. At the same time, Samuel said, "We are all brothers and sisters sharing from the same resources." She said she hoped a middle ground could be reached which will be satisfactory to fishermen and government leaders in both the British and U.S. Virgin Islands.

A delegation of lawmakers from the U.S. Virgin Islands will ply the waters to the British Virgin Islands Friday morning for a meeting on fishing regulations that have kept local commercial fishermen out of BVI waters for years.
The contingent of senators is being led by Sen. Norma Samuel, secretary for intergovernmental and territorial affairs, and Sens. Donald "Ducks" Cole and Carlton Dowe. Harry Clinton of the Game Fishing Club will also attend Friday's negotiations.
Samuel said the meeting follows on the heels of recent public hearings convened by the Senate Finance Committee into the decline of the local marine industry. Samuel said that the initial public forums on the marine industry have "provided a wealth of information and we are acting upon it right away. Several measures are now being drafted to address the industry's concerns."
Pickard said the main item for discussion will be the issuance of game fishing licenses to USVI boats and those flagged in the United States. "Game fishing is a big business and a significant part of our economy," she said. "Unfortunately, the fish don't stay still or study borders."
She said there is a need to have V.I. boats get licenses in the BVI and their boats licensed in the territory.
She acknowledged that the negotiations will not be easy as the BVI is a possession of England and their rights must be respected. At the same time, Samuel said, "We are all brothers and sisters sharing from the same resources." She said she hoped a middle ground could be reached which will be satisfactory to fishermen and government leaders in both the British and U.S. Virgin Islands.

A delegation of lawmakers from the U.S. Virgin Islands will ply the waters to the British Virgin Islands Friday morning for a meeting on fishing regulations that have kept local commercial fishermen out of BVI waters for years.
The contingent of senators is being led by Sen. Norma Samuel, secretary for intergovernmental and territorial affairs, and Sens. Donald "Ducks" Cole and Carlton Dowe. Harry Clinton of the Game Fishing Club will also attend Friday's negotiations.
Pickard said the meeting follows on the heels of recent public hearings convened by the Senate Finance Committee into the decline of the local marine industry. Samuel said that the initial public forums on the marine industry have "provided a wealth of information and we are acting upon it right away. Several measures are now being drafted to address the industry's concerns."
Samuel said the main item for discussion will be the issuance of game fishing licenses to USVI boats and those flagged in the United States. "Game fishing is a big business and a significant part of our economy," she said. "Unfortunately, the fish don't stay still or study borders."
She said there is a need to have V.I. boats get licenses in the BVI and their boats licensed in the territory.
She acknowledged that the negotiations will not be easy as the BVI is a possession of England and their rights must be respected. At the same time, Samuel said, "We are all brothers and sisters sharing from the same resources." She said she hoped a middle ground could be reached which will be satisfactory to fishermen and government leaders in both the British and U.S. Virgin Islands.