When I landed on St. Croix that spring evening the familiar feeling came over me. It was the same feeling I felt when I visited during high school basketball tournaments. Imagine stepping into a building lobby to escape the sidewalk’s scorching heat and feeling the AC’s...
Tragedy has a way of unearthing one’s potential. I know that may sound like some life coach mumbo jumbo, but it’s actually true. The universe rewards resilience and celebrates those who dare to stand tall in the fields of desperation where greatness is harvested. Grit is sexy. In...
Needless to say, I wish Jamari had made the news for his writing and not for being another poster child of violence in our islands. When I saw your face plastered across social media I was disappointed so consider this journal entry to be me grabbing...
My previous entry in this journal and the feedback it’s inspired has caused me to dig deeper into the fantasy that has become St. John. I’m compelled to further understand this tortured paradise that’s possibly on the brink of a Fountain Valleyesque tragedy if its local...
In all honesty, I don’t know. I’ve spent the past several years advocating on behalf of the Virgin Islands, reiterating to the larger world that we’re more than a postcard whose story matters within the geopolitical sphere. However, every time St. John is mentioned I’m at a...
Close your eyes. Now imagine islands so enchanting that if you do believe in creation, you must know that God took His time crafting them. Don’t open your eyes yet. Dream some more with me, because given the current state of affairs we can all use an...
https://youtu.be/ML1Uqf6sGyg Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders”, took home top honors for best documentary at the 13th annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival recently held in Toronto. The award comes a year after St. Thomas native Peter Bailey debuted the documentary on St. Thomas on his birthday...
Source: Miami Foundation Awards Peter Bailey $37,500 Grant To Continue NiteCap Show In USVI Schools ‹ Renowned Miami-based author and journalist Peter Bailey has been awarded a grant of $37,500 from The Miami Foundation’s U.S. Caribbean Relief Fund to continue his critically acclaimed NiteCap Live series...
Source: Peter Bailey Awarded Grant to Keep NiteCap Live in V.I. Schools | St. Thomas Source [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Peter Bailey, left, answers a question in the audience of students following his chat with local boxer and chef Julius Jackson, at the filming of NiteCap...