In his biweekly column, Langley Shazor speaks to issues important to men within the territory.

More than 200 women and girls gathered on St. Croix Sunday evening for the 42nd Annual Women's Race, embracing this year's theme, "For Hope, Healing and Peace."

Two years after completing a major renovation of a St. Thomas thoroughfare, members of the St. Thomas Historical Trust are gearing up to revitalize another historic step street. Volunteers recently spent two days cleaning up portions of Dronnegans Gade East in Charlotte Amalie as a trust board member led a bid for grant funding to lend momentum to this new effort. 

The Art of Healing, Threads of Resilience, Healing Arts, Heritage and Culture Series hosted by the VI Breast Cancer Project continues on Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a Self-Portrait Sketching Class, at Fort Frederik on King Street in downtown Frederiksted on St. Croix. Curator and artist Monica Marin is the featured instructor. Enrollment is open to all cancer survivors, and seating is limited. A few seats remain.

Officers from the Department of Homeland Security detained a St. Thomas man last week who had allegedly packed 500 rounds of live ammunition in his and a travel companion’s suitcases.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service predicts a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight to 14 named storms, three to six are forecasted to become hurricanes and one to three of which will reach Category 3 status or stronger.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service predicts a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight to 14 named storms, three to six are forecasted to become hurricanes and one to three of which will reach Category 3 status or stronger.

Officers from the Department of Homeland Security detained a St. Thomas man last week who had allegedly packed 500 rounds of live ammunition in his and a travel companion’s suitcases.

Virgin Islands Sports Ambassador and University of Georgia sophomore Michelle Smith delivered another exceptional championship performance at the NCAA Division I East Regional Championships, advancing in both of her events to the NCAA Division I Championships in Eugene, Oregon, scheduled for June 10–13.

The Art of Healing, Threads of Resilience, Healing Arts, Heritage and Culture Series hosted by the VI Breast Cancer Project continues on Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a Self-Portrait Sketching Class, at Fort Frederik on King Street in downtown Frederiksted on St. Croix. Curator and artist Monica Marin is the featured instructor. Enrollment is open to all cancer survivors, and seating is limited. A few seats remain.

Every Dollar raised is Doubled through June 30. Men in the U.S. Virgin Islands are dying from cancers that are treatable when caught early. This June, Cancer Support VI is asking our community to help change that and thanks to two extraordinary local partners, every dollar you give will go twice as far.

Ronald Ernst Russell, affectionately known as Ronnie, passed away peacefully at his sister’s home in New York on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71.