🌱 VIPD Locate Missing STT Woman and Daughter + Today's Events

Good morning and let's get this Wednesday started. Here are the stories I'm following:

• Stephanie Barnes' attorney is breaking ties with his client because, as he told the court, she hasn't paid him. Barnes is currently at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19, via the Daily News.
• DPNR is serious about madras. The official Virgin Islands Madras fabric, to be specific. D.P.N.R. Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol announced that the design is "official property of the government of the Virgin Islands" and vowed to pursue legal action against anyone caught using the official V.I, Madras commercially without a license. Licenses are provided by the V.I. Council of the Arts. Learn more about the history of the official madras design and get the full story in the VI Consortium.
• Tina Comissiong has been named the permanent CEO of Schneider Regional Medical Center. "This is something I have worked toward in my professional and educational career since I first started as part of the SRMC team," Comissiong told The Source.
• The V.I.P.D. have located a woman and her daughter after listing them as "missing persons" and asking the public for assistance finding them. VIPD director of communications Glen Dratte announced that the woman, Leigh Ann Sharpe, and her 3-year-old daughter Daisy Sharpe, were found at a playground near Cyril E. King Airport and appear in good health, via the VI Consortium.
• It has been a year since Sarm Heslop, 42, went missing from her boyfriend's catamaran, Siren Song. Now, her parents are traveling to the USVI seeking answers. Read more in The Independent.

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Today's weather: Partly sunny with a shower. High: 82 Low: 75.

Today's Events:

• Make your own Tablecloth Weight at CMCArts in St. Croix (10:00 a.m.)
• Wednesdays with Wayne at Lovongo Rum Bar (7:00 p.m.)
• Art Uncorked Alcohol Inks (7:00 p.m.)

Social Buzz:

• V.I. Terminix Tourist Poisoning Case Settled (Twitter)
• STTJ District Public School Registration begins March 8 for Daycare, Preschool & Homebound students. (VIDE Facebook)
• Master YOUR Cultural & New-Age Storytelling style with VI Crawl’s Storytelling Masterclass We’re taking you from creative idea to performance!
  Where: The Virgin Islands Children's Museum When: Every Saturday • May 7 - June 4 • 10 AM-12 PM Who: Virgin Islanders Age 13-18 Limited Spaces! Register Online Today! - Tinyurl.com/VICrawlStories Don’t wait to secure your spot! (Facebook)
• Words of Wisdom from "What's Going On St. Thomas?": "Where can I have a full spa day ??Do it have anyplace that does vajacials??" If you, too, are wondering what a vajacial is, then go read the comments!
• Join us aboard Voodoo on Friday, March 11 for an exploration of the natural history of the VI...One snorkel stop is included. Morning of Friday March 11. Book here — https://bit.ly/3tw4GSd (Friends of Virgin Islands National Park)

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— Ashleigh Baldwin

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