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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Two financing companies are seeking to seize funds from Juan F. Luis Hospital's bank accounts and other assets to collect more than $6.4 million following a federal court judgment over unpaid medical equipment lease obligations.

 

A video circulating on social media showing the violent assault of a young man has prompted a hate-crime investigation by Virgin Islands police and condemnation from Governor Albert Bryan Jr., who is calling for those responsible to be held accountable.

 

As concerns over violent crime persist across the Virgin Islands, the Bryan administration is inviting residents to participate in community discussions on St. Croix and St. Thomas aimed at identifying solutions and strengthening public safety efforts, register here.

 

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Pictured: The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix

Source: WTJX/Tom Eader

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The opening of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas marks the completion of a $42 million federally funded initiative to rebuild six early childhood education facilities across the Virgin Islands, while honoring Capdeville's more than six decades of advocacy for children and families.

 

Six women who accuse Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse are asking a federal appeals court to reinstate their lawsuit against the Virgin Islands government and several former officials, challenging the earlier dismissal of their federal lawsuit.

 

St. Croix is gaining a new direct connection to the New York metropolitan area as United Airlines prepares to begin weekly nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International Airport this Saturday.

 

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Pictured:  Dilsa Capdeville, left, joins Human Services Commissioner Averil George in displaying a commemorative plaque during Monday’s dedication of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas, as Governor Albert Bryan Jr. applauds from his seat.

Source: Government House of the Virgin Islands

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: With their federal criminal trial scheduled to begin November 2, Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne have been ordered to work with prosecutors to narrow outstanding evidentiary disputes involving exhibits the government intends to introduce.

 

Another fatal shooting on St. Croix over the weekend has brought the island's homicide count to 27 for the year, as police investigate the death of a 35-year-old man found outside a bar in Christiansted early Saturday morning.

 

Carim Fingal,19, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Ky'jahnny Niles at the Walter I.M. Hodge Housing Community in Frederiksted, where an 18-year-old man was also injured.

 

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Pictured:  Davidson Charlemagne, left, and his attorney, David Cattie, arrive at the Almeric L. Christian Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on St. Croix on June 20, 2024.

Source: WTJX/Tom Eader

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Continued power outages lasting more than 24 hours have prompted protest on St. Thomas, with demonstrators demanding that the government request federal intervention as WAPA struggles to restore reliable electricity service.

 

A potential plea agreement has emerged as a key development in a Virgin Islands Medicaid fraud case, with prosecutors considering calling one of the 11 defendants to testify as five separate trials approach.

 

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Frederiksted last evening and have confirmed the death of another shooting victim from an earlier incident this month in Profit Hills, bringing the territory’s homicide count to 43.

 

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Pictured: Members of the Virgin Islands Progressive Movement hold signs calling for improvements to WAPA's electricity service during a protest outside the utility's newly leased Four Winds office on St. Thomas.

Source: WTJX/Dante Morón

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Senate Vice President Kenneth Gittens calls for the government to consider selling WAPA's power generation assets to a qualified private operator, arguing that repeated outages and rising costs have made the territory's electricity crisis economically unsustainable. This comes on the heels of WAPA’s Executive Director Karl Knight attributing the latest St. Thomas/St. John power outages to a series of equipment failures during a board meeting today, noting that significant relief is still months away.

 

More than 3,600 traffic crashes have been reported across the Virgin Islands this year, prompting highway safety officials to warn that speeding, distracted driving, and other preventable behaviors continue to endanger motorists and pedestrians.

 

The proposed restoration of Frederiksted's long-neglected fish market drew legislative scrutiny as senators question how much additional public funding will be required to bring the facility back into operation.

 

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Pictured: Senate Vice President Kenneth Gittens

Source: Legislature of the Virgin Islands

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are investigating the territory’s 41st homicide of the year following the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jahmarie Warden on St. Croix, while a man discovered near the scene was arrested on unrelated firearm and ammunition charges.

 

FEMA introduced a new online purchasing option allowing Virgin Islands residents to obtain quotes and purchase federal flood insurance directly through FloodSmart.gov without going through an insurance agent.

 

Senators advance legislation requiring stronger performance evaluations, financial oversight and strategic planning at autonomous and semi-autonomous agencies, while agency executives warn that additional mandates could strain already limited resources.

 

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Pictured: VIPD personnel along a dirt road in the Old Fredensborg community on St. Croix, where authorities began their investigation into the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jahmarie Warden on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

Source: VIPD

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is proposing $250 million in new borrowing to address outstanding debts at the territory’s hospitals, WAPA, and Waste Management Authority.

 

Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, the insurer for Prestige Water Delivery, is seeking to avoid financial responsibility in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a water delivery truck crash that claimed the life of 6-year-old Alevia Ly'Niya Calvin.

 

WAPA’s governing board approved a $3.4 million emergency diesel purchase, just one day after lawmakers were informed that several critical backup generators remain out of full service, leaving St. Thomas and St. John vulnerable to further rotating outages.

 

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Pictured: File photo of Governor Albert Bryan Jr.

Source: Government House of the Virgin Islands  

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A judgment awarding more than $240,000 to a former St. Thomas Social employee and her partner is now on hold after the company, headed by Brett “Mac” McClafferty, moved the lawsuit to federal bankruptcy court, prompting a Superior Court judge to suspend further proceedings.

 

After years of delays, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice has officially opened a modular morgue on St. Croix, eliminating the longstanding need to transport deceased residents to St. Thomas for autopsies.

 

A man on St. Thomas faces multiple firearm and traffic-related charges following a police pursuit in which vehicle parts reportedly fell onto the roadway before the occupants fled the moving vehicle and officers recovered a firearm near nearby.

 

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Pictured: Brett “Mac” McClafferty

Source: Brett “Mac” McClafferty Facebook Page