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WTJX NEWSFEED: July 11, 2024

Major General Kodjo Knox-Limbacker of the Virgin Islands National Guard testifies in front of the Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance at a hearing at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.
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Major General Kodjo Knox-Limbacker of the Virgin Islands National Guard testifies in front of the Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance at a hearing at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed, violence continues to plague the territory as two men are shot and killed on St. Thomas and a third on St. Croix, marking the territory’s 4th homicide this week. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority testifies before the Public Services Commission about their ongoing financial crisis. And Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. approves a bill naming tart the official dessert of the U.S. Virgin Islands, just in time for the 4th annual Tart Wars this weekend on St. Croix. Listen to these stories and more.

Isabelle Teare is a new member of the WTJX team. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Raised on the island of St. Thomas since the age of seven, Isabelle attended and graduated from Antilles School before moving to Washington, D.C. where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally planning on pursuing a career in the law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before making the decision to pursue her passion for storytelling.
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