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WTJX NEWSFEED

The WTJX NewsFeed is your local radio news and local digital publication. The radio NewsFeed, hosted by Marcellina Ventura-Douglas, airs weekdays at 5:00 - 5:30 pm, on WTJX-FM, 93.1, your NPR station in the Virgin Islands. It provides daily coverage of news and developments from across the territory from the words of the newsmakers. Our digital NewsFeed provides in-depth and feature articles on stories that matter to Virgin Islanders. The digital publication, written by veteran journalist, Tom Eader, seeks thorough understanding of the major issues that impact the community. The WTJX NewsFeed, radio and digital, can be found on the newsfeed.wtjx.org and on the free WTJX app for Apple and Android phones.

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  • Pictured: Medical waste found overflowing behind the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: October 6, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Despite used needles, blood vials and other medical waste found overflowing behind the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital, the hospital maintains it follows “established procedures for collecting, securing, storing, and preparing medical waste for disposal.”
  • Pictured: Contour Airlines’ inaugural flight between St. Thomas and St. Maarten receives a water salute upon landing at Cyril E. King airport on October 5, 2026.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: October 5, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Contour Airlines’ nonstop service between St. Thomas and St. Maarten launched today, with the inaugural flight receiving a water salute upon landing at Cyril E. King Airport. Virgin Islands Port Authority is waiving the airline's landing fees to help the new route last.
  • Senator Marvin Blyden, chair of the Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications, left, and Derek Gabriel, executive director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority.
    Senator Marvin Blyden gives VIHFA’s Derek Gabriel deadline to provide information on HUD suspension
    Senator Marvin Blyden warns of subpoena after the Legislature’s legal counsel finds no basis for blanket confidentiality claim.
  • Banco Popular’s Sunshine Mall branch on St. Croix. The branch will close December 28, with customers directed to the bank’s Sunny Isle branch.
    Banco Popular to close Sunshine Mall branch on St. Croix in December
    Bank cites declining transactions and profitability, security risks, and limitations at Sunshine Mall property.
  • Pictured: Police took 47-year-old Andrew Joseph into custody Thursday afternoon shortly after he allegedly robbed Sonya’s Fine Island jewelry while wielding a rusty machete.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: October 2, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Nellie Rivera O’Reilly, owner of Sonya’s Fine Island Jewelry, is thanking police and the surrounding business community after a machete-wielding robber left her employees shaken but physically unharmed.
  • Pictured: The Three Rebel Queens of the Virgin Islands statue on St. Thomas. The fourth queen, Susanna “Bottom Belly” Abrahamson, is not featured in the statue as her role as a leader in the Fireburn was not uncovered until 2004, when historian and former Senator Wayne James' archival research found historical documents in Denmark.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: October 1, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Today is Contract Day, the 148th anniversary of the Fireburn on St. Croix. We speak with Stephanie Chalana Brown, state director of the Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education, about how Contract Day gives Virgin Islanders a language for examining labor today.
  • Pictured: Department of Health Chief Legal Counsel Mackiesh Taylor-Jones, left, Territorial Hospital System CEO Darlene Baptiste, center, and hospital legal counsel Julie Beberman testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services during Tuesday’s hearing on proposed reforms to the Virgin Islands’ medical malpractice process.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: September 30, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced proposed changes to the territory’s medical malpractice system that would require expert support for most claims before litigation and give reviewers additional time to evaluate cases.
  • Jed JohnHope, who was disqualified from the race for delegate to Congress after election officials determined he did not meet the signature requirement, has terminated his attorney and will represent himself in his federal lawsuit seeking a spot on the November 3 ballot.
    Jed JohnHope terminates attorney, representing himself in delegate to Congress ballot access lawsuit
    Attorney Terri Griffiths asks the federal court to let her withdraw as Jed JohnHope seeks a spot on the November 3 ballot.
  • Bertha C. Boshulte Middle School on St. Thomas. Joseph Ofori, a former math teacher at the school, is charged with child abuse and assault in connection with an incident involving a student in November 2024. Ofori told police he was suspended and received several disciplinary sanctions, according to court documents.
    Teacher charged with child abuse after slapping student, causing hearing loss and ruptured eardrum
    A former middle school teacher charged with child abuse and assault in the alleged 2024 slapping of a student had bail set at $5,000. The boy’s mother filed a civil suit.
  • Pictured: Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission Executive Director Melissa Smith testifies before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection during Monday’s hearing on the commission’s response to findings from an Inspector General audit.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: September 29, 2026
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Months after an Inspector General audit exposed longstanding problems at the Taxicab Commission, lawmakers pressed Executive Director Melissa Smith for answers on unresolved medallions, questionable licenses and limited enforcement.