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Governor Albert Bryan Jr. speaks during a press conference today at Government House on St. Thomas.

Governor vows to hold school officials accountable in DHS probe related to conviction of Bruce Smith

Bryan administration to update community on DHS investigation into former CAHS track coach convicted of raping boys, hold school officials accountable.

WTJX NEWSFEED: May 6, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, St. Thomas/St. John District Police Chief Steven Phillip Sr. is crediting the community for keeping carnival safe. The Department of Health is spearheading a wellness fair that will offer residents access to free healthcare.

Pictured: Ari Goldscheider, owner of Gifft Hill Land, LLC

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 18, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a housing development on St. John takes center stage during a legislative rezoning hearing. The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission approves VIGL’s initial license to operate a racino.

Marvin Pickering, Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission chair and chief executive officer, left, and Andrew Dubuque, VIGL Operations chief financial officer, second from left, talk with attendees, including Elroy Bates Jr., Flamboyant Park Horsemen Association president, second from right, following the commission’s special meeting and hearing today at the CCC in Estate Orange Grove.

CCC approval of racino license puts VIGL Operations on track to build new STX horse racing facility

Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission approves initial license for VIGL Operations to operate a casino at the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack.

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 22, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. declares a local state of emergency due to rotating power. A St. Thomas man has been arrested on charges of first-degree murder after killing a 33-year-old woman.

Attorney Gordon Rhea, an experienced Virgin Islands defense attorney who has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Islands, speaks during a press conference today at Government House on St. Thomas after being nominated by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to serve as the territory’s next attorney general.

Bryan nominates experienced VI attorney, former federal prosecutor Gordon Rhea as attorney general

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. nominates experienced Virgin Islands defense attorney, former federal prosecutor Gordon Rhea to serve as attorney general.

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 17, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network outlined to lawmakers their growing financial challenges. The Cannabis Advisory Board names a new executive director for the Office of Cannabis Regulations.

David Hall, University of the Virgin Islands president and co-chair of the Virgin Islands Local Food and Farm Council, updates a room full of farmers and fishers on the Virgin Islands Agricultural Plan during a town hall meeting held virtually and in person Monday evening at the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas.

VI Local Food and Farm Council announces $500K in available grants for farmers, fishers

Farmers and fishers have until May 31 to apply for grant funding to expand their operations as the government takes steps to grow the local agriculture industry.

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.

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