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Gwen-Marie Moolenaar, League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands president, standing, speaks during a public forum as part of the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands hybrid annual meeting held virtually and in person Saturday in the Innovative Center Conference Room at the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas. The panelists from left to right are Hadiya Sewer, director of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center at UVI; attorney Tanisha Bailey-Roka; Malik Sekou, UVI professor of political science and history; and Mark Wenner, an economist who teaches at UVI on St. Thomas.

LWV-VI lobbies for referendum, educates public on political status in advance of 2027 milestone

League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands begins educating public on political status options to govern territory while lobbying for referendum in 2027.

Flood waters rush down Port Street to the sea Friday from the intersection of the Christiansted bypass and East End Road.

Flash floods compounded by island-wide power outage wreak havoc on St. Croix Friday night

First responders rescued motorists caught on flooded streets as rain poured down Friday on St. Croix; Businesses mopped up wet stores.

Pictured: Members of the 631st Engineering Detachment Unit

WTJX NEWSFEED: May 8, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, 50 soldiers from the Virgin Islands National Guard 631st Engineering Detachment are deployed to Africa. The territory's expenses are cause for concern despite the anticipated increase in revenue, that’s according to Governor Albert Bryan Jr.

Tiffany Tolbert, senior director for Preservation of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, left, and Sonia Jacobs Dow, St. Croix Landmarks Society executive director, walk past the great house while touring the Estate Whim Museum today.

Estate Whim Museum’s national spotlight draws resources to preserve cultural heritage

Estate Whim Museum’s designation on list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places draws national resources to help restore hurricane-damaged buildings.

WTJX NEWSFEED: May 15, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a proposal for a sidewalk bar in Cruz Bay St. John sparked debate during a Historic Preservation Commission meeting. A measure to allow the territory to elect its attorney general failed to advance out of the Committee of Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety.

Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte gives presentation to members of the USVI Hotel & Tourism Association at their annual meeting on Thursday.

Boschulte highlights importance of attracting younger demographic to VI during annual HTA meeting

Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte updates USVI Hotel & Tourism Association on efforts to attract younger tourist demographic through social media and data analytics.

WTJX NEWSFEED: May 17, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the Department of Public Works plans a major road project on First Avenue on St. Thomas. We speak with WAPA Director of Communications, Shanell Petersen, about the most recent blackouts on St. Thomas.

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 15, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, Liberty VI starts fiber network construction at Estate Barren Spot on St. Croix. Officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Charles "Tappy" Seales Fire Station. A man is injured after being robbed at gunpoint on St. Thomas.

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The John A. Bell Correctional Facility on St. Croix

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 26, 2024

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed, two former Virgin Islands Correctional Officers at the John A. Bell Correctional Facility in St. Croix were found guilty of assaulting an inmate and falsifying records of the assault.

Senators and officials from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority speak at recess during an emergency Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance meeting Wednesday in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas. (Clockwise from left) Senate Majority Leader Kenneth Gittens; Senator Donna Frett-Gregory, committee chair; Ashley Bryan, WAPA interim chief operating officer; Senator Ray Fonseca; Lorraine Kelly, WAPA interim chief financial officer; and Dionne Sinclair, WAPA general counsel.

Senators drill down for information to address WAPA’s financial crisis; Subpoena govn’t officials

Senators question WAPA officials for information during emergency committee meeting to address the Authority’s financial crisis; Subpoena executive branch officials.

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