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Raymond Williams, past president of the Grove Place Action Committee, right, hugs his cousin Jaynilah Williams, the new GPAC president, after symbolically passing her the torch during the Liberty Day ceremony today in David Hamilton Jackson Park in Grove Place.

Liberty Day ceremony highlights David Hamilton Jackson’s fight for free press, labor rights

Tom Eader

Community celebrates legacy of David Hamilton Jackson during annual Liberty Day ceremony in Grove Place.

Karl Knight, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority chief executive officer and executive director, testifies during a Committee of the Whole meeting Wednesday in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

WAPA CEO served with meter-related lawsuit after telling senators all such cases had been dismissed

Tom Eader

Karl Knight, VI Water and Power Authority CEO, gets served with a new meter-related lawsuit at the Legislature after telling senators all such cases had been dismissed.

Manuel “Manny” Elijah, owner of Latoya’s Victoria Secret/Bath & Body Works on Strand Street in Christiansted, right, asks Governor Albert Bryan Jr., left, a question Thursday in the ballroom at Government House during the question-and-answer segment of a meeting the Christiansted Restaurant and Retail Association organized between downtown business owners, the Office of the Governor, the Virgin Islands Police Department, the Department of Tourism, and the Waste Management Authority.

Christiansted merchants meet with Governor Bryan at CRRA meeting, raise public safety concerns

Tom Eader

Business owners voice frustrations to Governor Albert Bryan Jr. at Christiansted Restaurant and Retail Association meeting.

Gerville Larsen, visionary architect and cultural steward of the Virgin Islands, dies at 59

Tom Eader

Gerville Larsen, a sixth-generation Crucian who shaped Virgin Islands architecture and art, remembered as cultural steward who specialized in historic preservation.

A group of protesters from St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix attend today’s meeting of the Virgin Islands Port Authority government board in the boardroom at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix.

VIPA board scales back marine tariff fee increases but protesters say changes do not go far enough

Tom Eader

Virgin Islands Port Authority board approves revised marine tariff rates and eliminates two newly proposed fees after public pushback.

Frenchman’s Reef is the home to two interconnected resorts — The Westin Beach Resort St. Thomas and Buoy Haus Beach Resort.

Governor Bryan seeks financing plan that would transfer Frenchman’s Reef to government ownership

Tom Eader

Governor Bryan submits bill allowing Public Finance Authority to create subsidiary to issue bonds for Frenchman’s Reef; property would revert to government ownership.

Senator Carla Joseph chairs a Committee on Rules and Judiciary meeting last Thursday in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

Sen. Carla Joseph’s amendment seeks $250,000 of St. Croix horse racetrack funds to assess industry

Tom Eader

Senator Carla Joseph’s amendment redirects $250,000 of St. Croix racetrack funds to assess territory’s horse racing industry as a revenue source.

Students had an opportunity to showcase projects in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math during the Virgin Islands Department of Education STEAM Expo on April 16 at the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park.

Virgin Islands education faces new uncertainty as federal oversight shifts

Adian M. Brewer

Federal education funds are going unspent in the territory, costing schools millions; leaders urge reform to fix delays and ensure students benefit before time runs out.

Former Senator Genevieve Whitaker chairs a Committee on Education and Workforce Development meeting on November 23, 2021 in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas.

Court denies ex-Sen. Whitaker’s bid for default in salary bias suit against elections officials

Tom Eader

Federal magistrate judge denies former Senator Genevieve Whitaker’s request for default in sex-based equal pay lawsuit against elections officials.

Washington, D.C. judge transfers Ida Smith’s lawsuit against elections supervisor to Virgin Islands

Tom Eader

Judge transfers Ida Smith’s civil lawsuit against Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes for disqualifying her as 2024 candidate to Virgin Islands from Washington, D.C.