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Eugene Jones Jr., who announced his resignation today as executive director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority effective in April, testifies before the Senate Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications during a meeting on September 10, 2025 in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

Eugene Jones Jr. resigns as VIHFA head leaving LBJ issue, whistleblower lawsuit, housing programs

Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority chief Eugene Jones Jr. departs as agency faces lawsuit and senators question housing project.

Assistant Attorney General Christopher Timmons, pictured entering Superior Court on November 4, 2024, has been appointed as a magistrate judge of the Virgin Islands Superior Court, Division of St. Croix for a four-year term commencing on February 22.

Assistant AG Christopher Timmons appointed magistrate judge on St. Croix; Ross, Turnbull reappointed

Superior Court appoints Assistant Attorney General Christopher Timmons as magistrate judge on St. Croix, reappoints Magistrate Judges Brow-Ross and Van Holten-Turnbull.

Pictured: Officials pose with the 2026 Produce Farmer of the Year Claritta Montoute, during the 54th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair Opening Ceremony

WTJX NEWSFEED: February 17, 2026

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Residents and visitors gathered at the Rudolph Schulterbrandt Agriculture Complex for the 54th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair. A 21-year-old St. Croix man has pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute following the discovery of more than six kilograms in his luggage at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport.

Photo: A National Park Service interpretive marker titled “Twice Imprisoned” at the Annaberg Plantation on St. John, one of several historical signs at issue following a federal directive tied to Executive Order 14253.

WTJX NEWSFEED: February 18, 2026

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett is condemning the removal of historical markers from the territory's national parks, calling the move an attempt to erase key parts of the territory’s history and urging their restoration.

Members and representatives of the United Steelworkers union hold signs while participating in a silent protest today during Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s speech at the opening ceremony of the 54th annual Agriculture and Food Fair at the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture on St. Croix.

USW union demands fair contracts with silent protest during Gov. Bryan’s speech at St. Croix Ag Fair

United Steelworkers members seek bargaining talks, cite long-expired contracts and delayed retroactive payments.

Ex-Police Commissioner Ray Martinez surrenders to authorities ahead of sentencing in bribery case

Former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez turns himself in to U.S. Marshals Service on St. Thomas ahead of June 9 sentencing in corruption case.

Unredacted photo of a blackboard located on Little St. James formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein is pictured in an image obtained from the Virgin Islands Department of Justice. A redacted photo was previously released in December 2025 by the House Oversight Committee.

Op-Ed: When Morality Loses to Money: What Jeffrey Epstein’s Donations Reveal About Power in the VI

Marise C. James is a senator in the 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.

Pictured: Malaya Petersen won the 2026 STT/STJ District Spelling Bee

WTJX NEWSFEED: February 19, 2026

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Ulla F. Muller Elementary 3rd grader Malaya Petersen won the STT/STJ district title and Free Will Baptist 8th grader Rayan Felix claimed top honors on St. Croix in the 2026 District Spelling Bee. WTJX’s Isabelle Teare had the honor of serving as one of the pronouncers on St. Thomas and spoke with Malaya following her victory.

Former Senator Steven Payne Sr., pictured chairing a Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety meeting on May 6, 2022 in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison today by a Florida judge following his conviction of one count of sexual battery on a minor on October 22, 2025.

Prosecution sought 25-year sentence at victim’s request; judge agreed in ex-Sen. Steven Payne’s case

Florida judge sentences former Senator Steven Payne Sr., 59, to 25 years in prison following his conviction in October of one count of sexual battery on a 17-year-old minor.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 25, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio News Feed, lawmakers advance a measure seeking to rename the Virgin Islands Superior Court after Judge Verne Antonio Hodge. Food service workers at Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School held a demonstration this morning in protest of unsafe working conditions.

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