WTJX NewsFeed

DPNR issues beach advisory indicating that most beaches in the Virgin Islands are safe for swimming and fishing with four exceptions.

In today's NewsFeed, the Director of Communications for the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority provides insight into the early morning island-wide power outage in the district of St. Thomas/St. John. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency Director, Daryl Jaschen, provides an update to the Emergency Alert Systems test conducted in the territory.

In today's NewsFeed, the President of the University of the Virgin Islands, Dr. David Hall, responds to allegations that UVI made special courses at the request of Jeffery Epstein. Taxi drivers and operators expressed their frustrations with the Taxicab Commission at a recent town hall hosted on St. Thomas by Senator Carla Joseph.

On today's NewsFeed, Former Senator Alicia "Chucky' Hansen has passed away. We get reactions from a couple of her former colleagues. The Director of the VI Fire & Emergency Services, Darryl George, provides an update on the Bovoni Landfill fire on St. Thomas.

The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) is actively addressing the recent teacher job action in the District of St. Croix, aiming to minimize disruptions to students' education while fostering open and constructive dialogue with the leadership of the American Federation of Teachers Local 1826 (AFT).

The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA), in partnership with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the Southern Ag Exchange SNetwork (SAgE) is launching the Farm Stress Assistance Program.

During the weekly Government House briefing on Monday, Communications Director Richard Motta announced that Town Hall meetings are scheduled for Aug. 28 and Aug. 30 to discuss the Bryan-Roach Administration’s plans to address the territory’s abandoned and derelict buildings.