Humanitarian Award St. Croix Attorney Wayne James, creator of the Middle Passage Monument project has been named the winner of an international humanitarian award. The prize is given by the Institut International de Promotion et de Prestige. It is given to groups and individuals whose work has made impact on world affairs. Wider Caribbean 42 youngsters from six Caribbean nations came to the environmental research station at Lamashur Bay, St. John for the Wider Caribbean Environmental Youth program. While at the camp the students were introduced to coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangroves, forests and coastal scrubland.
Organizers say that for most students the week long camp was the experience of a lifetime.
Military News Among Virgin Islanders making news in the Military is Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Brotherson, getting set for deployment to Macedonia, a former republic of Yugoslavia. He will be among 140 unit soldiers assigned to build a base camp for troops already serving there. Brotherson, a motor sergeant, is the son of Charles and Francis Brotherson of St. Thomas. All rights reserved.