With humble acceptance of God’s will, we announce the passing of William James Harris. William passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla.

A business forum hosted by Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and the V.I. Economic Development Authority on Wednesday featured business representatives discussing how they are keeping themselves and customers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Source asked every senatorial candidate ten questions, to fairly give every candidate an opportunity to tell our readers about themselves and where they stand on some of the most pressing issues of the day.

It has been a month since the territory began carefully reopening for visitors, and results are mixed, as reflected in interviews with a number of industry representatives.

Deborah Christmas-Joy passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 4. She was a lovely, charismatic free spirit who embraced life.

Maudleen Baron Nicholas died on Dec. 21 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla.

Maudleen Baron Nicholas died on Dec. 21, 2019, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla.

After a year of “trials and triumphs,” Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said the “state of our territory is on the mend” because of the focus his administration has put into three key mandates: stabilizing the government to rebuild pubic trust, recovery and rebuilding efforts and laying a solid foundation to restore the economy.

Activity was all around Charlotte Amalie Friday night, from Emancipation Garden and the governor’s annual Children’s Holiday Party, through Post Office Square, where the Rising Stars Youth Steel Orchestra performed, to the head of Main Street, where young moko jumbies entertained residents before the Lighted Boat Parade started.

Tourism has been rebounding in the territory since the 2017 hurricanes. Air visitors are up by 43 percent in the past year, hotel tax revenue collections are up 40 percent and cruise ship arrivals are up only 3.8 percent, to just under a million passengers.