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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 10, 2024

By Isabelle Teare

Published October 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM AST

Photo Description: Louis E. Petersen, Jr., Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture, testifies before the Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed, efforts to bring more renewable energy to the territory see progress as lawmakers approve leases for a wind power company. Agriculture Commissioner Louis E. Petersen, Jr., gives an update on the partial re-opening of the St. Croix abattoir. And two men are arrested for separate incidents of domestic violence. Dr. Clema Lewis, executive director of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, speaks about how to leave abusive situations. Listen to these stories and more.

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Isabelle Teare

Isabelle Teare is the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of WTJX. She also serves as a multi-media journalist for the System – writing print stories, reporting for the radio NewsFeed, and hosting <i>Trial Watch</i>, a live online program that covers high-profile cases in the territory. Isabelle is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Born in Brooklyn but raised on St. Thomas since the age of seven, she 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 to pursue a career in law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before deciding to follow her passion for storytelling.

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