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On today's WTJX NewsFeed, residents on St. John and St. Thomas are feeling the effects of a garbage fire in the British Virgin Islands. BVI Minister for Health and Social Development, Vincent Wheatley, tells us more.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, police responded to a bomb threat earlier today at the St. Croix Educational Complex High School and Career and Technical Educational Center. Officers arrested 23-year-old Quasheem Christian of St. Croix for the murder of Chandler “Frenchie” Heath, a St. Thomas man killed in January.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, VIPD is investigating what they say appears to be a justifiable homicide which led to the death of 21-year-old Kjani Skeet. Terrell Alexandre, Deputy Supervisor of Elections, says candidates for the 6th Constitutional Convention will be on the November 2024 ballot.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Senator Alma Francis Heyliger assails Governor Bryan's veto of several pieces of legislation she sponsored. Representatives from the Virgin Islands Housing Authority said that they are at the mercy of the St. Thomas and St. Croix administrators to remove abandoned vehicles from housing communities across the territory.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Director of Festivals, Ian Turnbull, indicates that the 71st Annual Crucian Christmas Festival has been going great. We speak with Karen “Lady Mac” McIntosh-Bruce, who was crowned the 2023-2024 Calypso Monarch; we play an excerpt of her song “Puppet Man.”

As we bid farewell to an institution deeply embedded in our cultural history, the closure of The St. Croix Avis marks the end of an era—a moment that resonates not just within the confines of our community but in the heart of journalistic heritage.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Judge Robert Molloy sentenced former Casino Control Commission contractor, Stephanie Barnes. We have the details. A woman is arrested in connection to the murder of her children’s father.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico becomes the sixth lender to be a part of the VI Slice Moderate Income Homeownership Program. Deanna James talks about the significant decrease in children population evidenced in the 2023 Kids Count Data Book.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services has suspended personnel who have failed to meet employment certification requirements. A new group, St. Croix Calypsonians United, is moving forward with hosting the annual Calypso Monarch Competiton after it was reportedly canceled by the Division of Festivals.

On today's WTJX NewsFeed, according to VI Department of Health's Medical Director, Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar, COVID-19 is surging in the territory. A 23-year-old St. Thomas man was gunned down early Sunday morning, marking the first homicide of 2024 in the USVI.