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Sheldon Turnbull provides commentary as a panelist on WTJX’s “Comes with the Territory” in December 2023.

Media figure Sheldon Turnbull picks up gubernatorial papers; Democratic field now at five

Tom Eader

Da Vybe Radio’s managing partner and co-owner picks up Democratic gubernatorial petition as aspirants eye races for Senate, delegate to Congress, and Board of Education.

Former Senator Ronald Russell, who was elected in 2024 as a delegate to the Sixth Constitutional Convention, speaks during the convention’s Oath of Office Ceremony on January 18, 2025, in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

Former Senator Ronald Russell dies, leaving legacy and vacancy in Sixth Constitutional Convention

Tom Eader

Former four-term senator and Sixth Constitutional Convention delegate remembered for legal-minded leadership; vacancy triggers succession process.

St. Croix teachers Marisska Nurse, right, and Amanda Burton have launched a write-in campaign for the upcoming St. Croix Federation of Teachers (American Federation of Teachers Local 1826) election scheduled for Thursday. Nurse is running for president, while Burton is running for vice president.

St. Croix Federation of Teachers election dispute raises concerns over candidate disqualifications

Tom Eader

Candidates challenge removal from ballot, seek PERB intervention as union vote approaches on Thursday.

Akela Frett, director of the Virgin Islands Department of Property and Procurement’s vendor management team, accesses the GVIBUY platform from a computer at the P&P office in Subbase on St. Thomas.

Property and Procurement expands GVIBUY, enabling vendors to track contracts and view competing bids

Tom Eader

GVIBUY, an electronic procurement platform, is reshaping how public contracts are awarded, providing a more efficient process with greater transparency.

Three members of the Virgin Islands Board of Elections and three prospective candidates who sought to intervene in a lawsuit the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands filed against elections officials submitted objections to the District Court of the Virgin Islands, raising concerns that a mediated settlement agreement reached in the case was not properly authorized. (Left to right top row) Board member Cleopatra Peter, board Secretary Barbara LaRonde, and board member Harriet Mercer. (Left to right bottom row) Prospective candidates Shelley Moorhead, Collister Fahie, and Lorelei Monsanto.

Judge Robert Molloy closes challenges to Democratic Party-Elections agreement; new lawsuit filed

Tom Eader

Chief Judge Robert Molloy closes candidate certification case between Democratic Party and elections officials after settlement; new lawsuit challenges agreement.

Karen “Lady Mac” McIntosh Bruce, who was crowned the St. Croix Calypso Monarch for 2024, performs on stage.

Lady Mac’s stolen vehicle recovered; hard drive with irreplaceable documentary footage found inside

Tom Eader

Calypsonian Karen “Lady Mac” McIntosh Bruce said the drive contained interviews for a documentary on St. Croix music, including one with the late Richard Schrader Sr.

Joseph Arellano, the attorney for Island Laundries Ltd., enters the Virgin Islands Superior Court’s Magistrate Division for a November 2025 hearing in the company’s eviction case with the Virgin Islands Government.

Island Laundries case stalls; attorney withdraws over “irredeemable breakdown in trust” with client

Isabelle Teare

Island Laundries’ attorney files motion to withdraw citing breakdown in trust with clients, as the case sees its fourth judge following string of recusals.

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday approved the nomination of Evan Rikhye to serve as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands during a hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building.

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advances Evan Rikhye nomination to serve as VI District Court judge

Tom Eader

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Evan Rikhye’s nomination to federal bench in the Virgin Islands in 12-10 party-line vote.

Assistant Tourism Commissioner Elizabeth Hansen Watley participates in a Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance meeting on August 19, 2025, in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

Elizabeth Hansen Watley, daughter of the late Senator Alicia Hansen, picks up petition for Senate

Tom Eader

Elizabeth Hansen Watley, daughter of the late 11-term ex-Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, picks up Senate petition as new aspirants eye board races.

Thieves broke into three vehicles in the gated parking lot at Long Reef Condominiums in Estate Orange Grove early Monday morning, the second such incident at the property since mid-March.

Suspects flee police after breaking into vehicles at Long Reef Condos for second time since March

Tom Eader

Suspects dressed in black fled before police could enter the gated parking lot; surveillance cameras installed after the first incident did not deter thieves.