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Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' hits another pop chart milestone

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" added another week atop the chart, making it the longest-running No. 1 of the decade. In two more weeks, it could tie the all-time record, but a seasonal juggernaut approaches.

Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

Fatouma Zahara Hasan, a widow with a large family from the town of Chifera, has her photograph taken on a tablet as part of a vast registration drive to ensure that food aid funded by the United States in parts of Ethiopia is only provided to recipients that qualify.

'I am struggling all alone,' says a widowed Ethiopian mother of 6. Now there's hope

After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there's a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need.

WTJX NEWSFEED: December 1, 2023

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.

Pictured: Officials gather for the launch of the new prescription drug drop box at the Sugar Estate Post Office on St. Thomas.

WTJX NEWSFEED: February 13, 2025

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program has launched a new prescription drug drop box across the USVI in hopes of combating the opioid crisis.

John McCoy, an employee at the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency who filed a nomination petition to run for a seat in the Senate, has requested for the Elections System of the Virgin Islands to withdraw his name as a nominated candidate due to required leave of absence.

Gov’t employees running for public office, including 6th Constitutional Convention, must take leave

Leave of absence requirement for government employees seeking public office creates financial burden; Senator Marise James seeks to adjust held bill to amend law.

Mike Simpson, Lyric Sails captain, middle, speaks during the Virgin Islands Port Authority’s public hearing on proposed fee increases Wednesday in the VIPA conference room at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix.

St. Croix residents echo opposition to proposed VIPA fee hikes after public hearings on STT, STJ

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

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.

Darlene Baptiste, who was born on St. Thomas and was appointed in 2003 as the first full-time commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health, will start her new role as chief executive officer of the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center on February 5, 2025.

Former VI Health Commissioner Darlene Baptiste hired to lead JFL as chief executive officer

Darlene Baptiste, a St. Thomas native appointed in 2003 as first full-time commissioner of VI Department of Health, to start role as hospital CEO February 5, 2025.

The St. Croix Preservation Committee today directed attorney Trudy Fenster to remove cinder blocks, a concrete planter, and bricks enclosing half the stairway that were constructed without authorization on the sidewalk in front of her building on the corner of Custom and Church streets in downtown Christiansted.

Historic Preservation orders Trudy Fenster to remove unauthorized bricks, planter in Christiansted

St. Croix Historic Preservation Committee directs attorney Trudy Fenster to remove unauthorized sidewalk construction in front of her building in downtown Christiansted.

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