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By CRISTIAN SIMESCU Daily News Photos by CRISTIAN SIMESCU A crowd of onlookers watch the Emancipation Day program on Friday afternoon at Fort Frederik, St. Croix.ST. CROIX - Hundreds gathered during several Emancipation Day events Friday to celebrate the sacrifices made by enslaved Africans to demand their freedom 161 years ago on July 3, 1848. The History, Culture & Tradition...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
By CRISTIAN SIMESCU ST. CROIX - About 270 HOVENSA contractors who were laid off Friday gathered at Gertrude's Restaurant to attend V.I. Department of Labor's Rapid Response workshop Monday. Labor staff was on hand to help workers file for unemployment insurance benefits, to register for other jobs and to find out what the department can do for them. The contractors also learned about...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
By ALDETH LEWIN Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix Animal Welfare Center director of animal care Moises Carmona helped rescue Cliffhanger after she was dumped on a rocky beachfrontA very grateful dog is getting a second chance at life after a daring rescue made by St. Croix Animal Welfare Center employees. A black dog was spotted June 14 on an isolated rocky strip of land...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
By FIONA STOKES Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU At a public meeting on Tuesday, the National Park Service discussed plans to place almost 3,000 acres at Castle Nugent into the park system.ST. CROIX - The National Park Service shed light Tuesday on plans to place almost 3,000 acres at Castle Nugent into the park system and heard from residents during the first of two meetings to get...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
By CHRIS WALSHDaily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Kevin Krigger, left, jockeys Lost River just behind Unbridled Legend to the win in the feature race on Sunday.ST. CROIX - It was a great Father's Day for Lost River, the import from Tampa, Fla. Lost River won Sunday's "Whose Your Daddy" feature race in his debut at Randall "Doc" James Racetrack on Sunday. With jockey Kevin Krigger, Lost...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
By CRISTIAN SIMESCU ST. CROIX - The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee - in conjunction with the U.S. mainland and the rest of the world - celebrated Olympic Day during the weekend with speeches and exhibitions of Olympic events. Hundreds of athletes of all ages and members of more than 20 V.I. Olympic federations gathered at the Christiansted Bandstand on Saturday for the first Olympic...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
By FIONA STOKESDaily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Manor School valedictorian Jackie Jeffers embraces the school's headmistress Judith Gadd after receiving her diploma during commencement exercises at the Divi Carina Bay Casino on Friday.ST. CROIX - Twelve proud graduates of the Manor School received their diplomas Friday night during a gala affair that focused on their numerous award...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
By CHRIS WALSHDaily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Doksoori Mu Sul's Yasilastin Santiago, 9, of Puerto Rico, participates in the forms competition at the 4th Annual "Battle at the Beach" International Open Martial Arts Tournament.ST. CROIX - Some of the world's best young up-and-comers made their way to St. Croix last weekend for the fourth annual "Battle at the Beach" International Martial...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
By FIONA STOKES Daily News Photos by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Sen. Usie Richards, second from left, his wife Beverly, left, his daughter Nailah, his brother Theron Richards, his sister Bernadette Richards and his mother Ernestine participate in the unveilling of a bust honoringST. CROIX - More than 50 people gathered Monday morning to witness the rededication of the veterans memorial park in...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
By CORLISS SMITHEN Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU West Indies Heritage Institute graduates turn their tassels during commencement exercises Monday evening at Gertrude's Restaurant on St. Croix.It was a time of excitement and reflection Monday at Gertrude's as family and friends gathered to witness the graduation of the 2009 class of the West Indies Heritage Institute. Seven students,...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
By CHRIS WALSHDaily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix Central pitcher Shaquille Joseph delivers a pitch during a varsity baseball game Saturday at D.C. Canegata Ballpark on St. Croix.ST. CROIX - Central High School completed its weekend sweep of the makeshift Charlotte Amalie team with an 8-5 win on Saturday. The game capped off a disaster of a 2009 season in which only three games...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
By CHRIS WALSHDaily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix's Armand Barrios, right, slides safely into home in front of St. Thomas' Ky Matthews on Saturday during the second game of the 11-12 Little League Championship series.ST. CROIX - St. Thomas and St. Croix will each be sending a team to the Little League Regionals this summer. The St. Thomas Elrod Hendricks West 9-10 Little League...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
By CHRIS WALSH Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix Central High School's Shaqueal Newton, right, slides safely in front of St. Thomas' Qadry Smith at second base during varsity baseball action Friday at D.C. Canegata Ballpark.After a season in which the St. Croix and St. Thomas varsity high school baseball teams combined for just three games, Central High School is hosting...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
By CHRIS WALSH Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Thomas' Eleury Rosario slides home safely past St. Croix's Mikey Bynoe during a Little League championship game at Canegata Ballpark.ST. CROIX - In a match-up between St. Croix's 9-10 Elmo Plaskett West All Stars and St. Thomas' Elrod Hendricks West All Stars, the St. Thomas squad took the early series lead with a 16-3 win on Friday...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By FIONA STOKES Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU St. Croix Educational Complex graduates sing the national anthem Wednesday during graduation exercises at the Island Center for the Performing Arts.ST. CROIX - They were described as being brilliantly bold and on Wednesday the students of the St. Croix Educational Complex Class of 2009 showed their brilliance as their accomplishments...
