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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima docked this morning at the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal in Crown Bay, St. Thomas. VI Port Authority Executive Director and Senator At-Large Angel Bolques clash on proposed marine tariff amendments and new fees ahead of Monday's public hearing on St. John.

Pam Gaffin has lived and worked as an accounting professional on St. John for more than 35 years; she is currently retired.

Residents oppose proposed increases for vessel docking fees and British Virgin Islands ferry fees in addition to paid parking at St. John marine facility.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Government agencies joined forces in Frederiksted this week to clean up the abandoned senior center with plans to tackle the Vegetable Market in the town and address ongoing sanitation concerns. We speak with Senator Franklin Johnson, who sparked the call to action.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced a resolution that would honor Soca artist Dennis “Pumpa” Liburd that would rename the main entrance to Peters Rest Road and bestow upon him the symbolic key to the territory for his cultural contributions.

Lawmakers vote to reverse a 3% employer contribution hike to GERS and end the board’s authority to independently raise rates, raising new concerns over pension solvency.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The VI Department of Agriculture broke ground on the first of two 100,000-gallon cisterns in Estate Bordeaux on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Horseracing Commission is seeking guidance from the Attorney General’s Office on whether it can authorize off-track betting operations without a current racetrack franchise holder.

St. Croix native and well-known jockeyKevin Krigger pleaded guilty in Utah to drug and gun charges. Already on probation in the VI, he now faces two years’ probation.

Tickles Dockside Pub’s former managers sue its owner Lou Morrissette, alleging he hid debts and misled them into a management agreement for a ‘financial minefield.’

St. Croix receives Dignity Bus from Florida homeless ministry The Source to expand emergency shelter options with a focus on people reentering the community after prison.