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Pictured: A meeting of the board of directors of the West Indian Company Ltd. was held Friday, September 26 in the entity's office.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 30, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WICO board members raise concerns over the delayed Charlotte Amalie harbor dredging project that has already forced cruise ship cancellations that could cost the company $2.5 million in lost revenue next quarter.

Hannibal 'Mike’ Ware, the newly appointed executive director of the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, listens to a government contractor explain the plan for replacing collapsed sewage pipes on a property in Tutu Valley on St. Thomas.

After yearlong sewage flow in Tutu Valley residence, Mike Ware’s new leadership at WMA brings relief

Collapsed pipes left raw sewage flowing in a Tutu Valley neighborhood for a year. VIWMA repaired the break but says a permanent fix will take years given the territory’s failing infrastructure.

Pictured: The Three Rebel Queens of the Virgin Islands statue in honor the 1878 Fireburn is located on Blackbeard Hill St. Thomas

WTJX NEWSFEED: October 1, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Virgin Islanders commemorate the 147th anniversary of Contract Day and the Fireburn revolt of 1878. Vincent L. Roberts has been sworn in as Commissioner of the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation.

Pictured left to right: Regina deChabert Petersen, Administrator of Courts, Associate Justice Harold W.L. Willocks, Gordon C. Rhea, Esq., VI Attorney General, J. Russell B. Pate, Esq., President of the Virgin Islands Bar Association

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 9, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced a bill aimed at addressing a looming judicial vacancy crisis and mounting case backlogs in the Superior Court, with officials warning that more than 1,300 cases could be left in limbo without immediate action.

Malique Daniel holds his kitten Bobbi outside the remains of the apartment building that was destroyed in a predawn fire on Wednesday. Daniel initially believed both of his kittens had died in the blaze; Bobbi escaped, but his other kitten, Zobbi, did not survive.

Malique Daniel loses residence, pet, livelihood in fire near Blackbeard’s Castle on St. Thomas

A predawn fire destroyed apartments near Blackbeard’s Castle on St. Thomas. One tenant lost his home and livelihood, but later learned one of his two kittens survived.

Pictured: The historic J. Antonio Jarvis Building on Hospital Gade in St. Thomas shows some damage after police say a drunk driver crashed into it in late July.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 12, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A St. Thomas man has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into the historic Jarvis Building, injuring his passenger and registering a blood alcohol level nearly three and a half times the legal limit.

Natalia Barnes is pictured riding her 5-year-old horse, Outlaw, who was fatally stabbed Tuesday morning in Estate Grove Place.

Natalia Barnes seeks justice as her horse Outlaw was stabbed, possibly shot to death in Grove Place

Natalia Barnes seeks justice in fatal stabbing of her horse, Outlaw; memorial ride-out set for September 21 from Williams Delight.

Joseph Decourcy, a St. John business owner whose company, WVJD LLC, operates Wharfside Village Hotel in Cruz Bay, was recently arrested in North Carolina after allegedly breaking into a home and assaulting an occupant.

St. John’s Wharfside Village Hotel owner arrested in North Carolina for breaking into home, assault

Joseph Decourcy, whose company operates Wharfside Village Hotel, charged with simple assault after allegedly breaking into home and repeatedly punching an occupant.

Governor Albert Bryan Jr, speaks with (from left to right) Guam's Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio, CNMI Governor David Apatang, and American Samoa Governor Pula'ali'i Nikolao Pula at the Department of the Interior's IGIA Mid-Year Plenary in Washington, D.C. this month.

Op-Ed: Why the Virgin Islands Must Take Control of Rising Healthcare Costs

Albert Bryan Jr. is the ninth elected Governor of the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Thomas Simon, of St. John, is pictured in a 2011 mugshot.

St. John man accepts plea deal after arrest in cocaine sting, altercation with suspected drug dealer

Thomas Simon pleads guilty after selling cocaine to undercover DEA agent on St. John and following an altercation with suspected drug dealer Shakoi Mactavious.

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