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November 19, 2020

Richard Georges named VI’s 1st poet laureate

On Friday evening, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College President Dr. Richard Georges was appointed the Virgin Islands’ first poet laureate. But when accepting the three-year position during a ceremony at …

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by Dana Kampa
November 16, 2020

What’s next for the VI Constitution?

Before discussing whether the Virgin Islands should pursue greater autonomy from the United Kingdom during the upcoming constitutional review, panellists at a Nov. 8 forum offered ideas about what is …

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by Dana Kampa
August 13, 2020

New college grads prepare for new VI

Students shared video messages recounting their days at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College during a semi-virtual graduation celebration on Aug. 2 that coincided with the college’s 30th anniversary. “As we …

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by Dana Kampa
May 6, 2020

In a Virgin Islands first, Georges wins Bocas prize

On Saturday evening, poet Dr. Richard Georges posted on Facebook that he was “waiting for someone to pull a Steve Harvey” because he was “shocked” at the announcement: He had …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 11, 2019

POEM — Listening

What could I have known of the easeful ways of sliding through this world? A dew drop descending the petal’s sloping splendour;   this same moon that rose over great …

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by Richard Georges
January 22, 2019

VI wary after Brexit deal tanks

Last Wednesday, Jan. 16, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a confidence vote 325 to 306 after her proposed Brexit deal received a stunning blow when members of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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