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St. John’s Episcopal Church, also known as St. John’s Anglican Church, in Christiansted, St. Croix, was built by enslaved Africans and the so-called “free colored” people, who really were not free but just held to another standard of slavery in the Danish West Indies. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: St. John’s Episcopal Church on St. Croix Marks 264 Years

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A good example of planting the right tree in the right place is evident along Route 75 leading to the North Shore Road on St. Croix, where very large mahogany trees are growing. You can see utility poles are on one side of the road and the trees are planted on the opposite side of the road. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: We Need to Do a Better Job of Caring for our Roadside Trees

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Randy Macedon, right, with Olasee Davis at one of the University of the Virgin Islands' many Christmas parties. The pair met in 1982 at what was then the College of the Virgin Islands.
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Op-Ed: Randall Macedon Embodied the Very Best of the Virgin Islands

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The size of these trunks gives a good indication of how large these trees on the side of the road were that were cut down on St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: It is High Time to Protect Our Trees in the USVI

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The hikers at their guide Ben's home, where they enjoyed a meal and took a picture together. As they held hands and bowed their heads for prayer, Cathy Prince, the president of the hiking association, thanked the family for hosting them and blessed the food in English. Ben blessed the food and fellowship in the Mayan language. (Photo by Noel Tzub)
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Op-Ed, Part 7: Belize Adventure Ends with a Freak Storm, Food, Friends and Fellowship

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Julie Beberman, a member of the hiking association, was one of the first hikers to enter the beautiful waterfall in the mountains. It was billions of gallons of water flowing from steep slopes high on clifts over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops falling into a clear crystal pool of water and running over rocks into the river. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed, Part 6: Belize Adventure Takes Hikers High Into the Mountains

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Members of the St. Croix Hiking Association get ready for river tubing at St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park in Belize. The adventurous hikers went tubing through the cave's pitch-dark environment with headlights on their helmets. (Photo by Nick Drayton)
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Op-Ed, Part 5: Belize Adventure Introduces Hikers to Garifuna History, Music and Cuisine

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Members of the St. Croix Hiking Association and their guides after reaching the top of the Ni Witz hiking trail in southern Belize. (Photo by Rudy Saki)
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Op-Ed, Part 4: Belize Adventurers Explore an Eco-Tourism Mecca

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Vanilla bean pods grow at the Spice Farm and Botanical Gardens. Other spices included tellicherry black pepper, cardamon, allspice, vanilla, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. (Photo by Mary Robuck)
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Op-Ed, Part 3: Belize Adventure Takes a Spicy Turn

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The trail we took to the mountain at Billy Barquedier National Park in Belize is called “Jaguar Trail.” Believe me, it was very steep in some areas with steps, benches and ropes to hold onto and rest as you pleased while making the climb. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed, Part 2: Belize Adventure Continues with Waterfalls, Mountains and Jaguars, Oh My!

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