WTJX NEWSFEED

Monday, July 21, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the first day of trial proceedings for former DSPR Commissioner Calvert White and co-defendant, St. Thomas businessman Benjamin Hendricks. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. proclaimed July 23 as Rastafari Day in the US Virgin Islands. A man on St. Croix is arrested following a fight and robbery that involved an off-duty police officer. With a new projected completion date of December 25, lawmakers scrutinize the progress of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium Project. Listen to these stories and more.

Friday, July 18, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Congress has approved a sweeping rollback of public media funding — a move that will impact local stations across the country, including right here at home. WTJX’s CEO, Tanya-Marie Singh, addresses this loss in funding. The University of the Virgin Islands outlines a grim financial situation to lawmakers, including a backlog of audits. And a domestic dispute on St. Croix culminated in the death of 48-year-old Alejandro Torres III, who was shot and killed by a responding police officer yesterday. Listen to these stories and more.  

Thursday, July 17, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. meets with leaders from the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Yacht Association to outline plans for revitalizing the territory’s marine tourism industry. Members of the 36th legislature meet with Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett to better understand the Big Beautiful Bill Act’s impact on the territory, now that it has been passed by congress. And lawmakers clash with the Chief Public Defender over the analysis of data mined from their new case management software. Listen to these stories and more.  

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: the Fort Christian Parking Lot on St. Thomas will reopen on August 1, according to Public Works Commissioner Derek Gabriel who provided an update on road projects throughout the territory. A man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that used jet skis to move cocaine between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. And the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services partners with AARP to address an issue that has gained urgency across the nation – elder abuse. Listen to these stories and more. 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed:  The skatepark at Ezra Fredericks Ballpark on St. Thomas is officially open to the public. A St. Croix man is in custody following a domestic incident involving his three young daughters. Lawmakers advanced a measure seeking to increase the tax on shipping containers coming into the territory. The Department of Public Works provides an update on the long-delayed Paul E. Joseph Stadium project on St. Croix. Listen to these stories and more.

Monday, July 14, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed:  The visitor center at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility has officially been named in honor of Claire Lorraine Brown Roker. Southwest Airlines has announced new service to the Cyril E. King International Airport on St. Thomas beginning in early 2026. We speak with Seaborne Airlines’ new president and CEO, Darrell Richardson, following the company’s $1.4 million acquisition. Listen to these stories and more.

Friday, July 11, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former Department of Public Works Commissioner Gustav James has announced his candidacy for Governor of the Virgin Islands. PSC commissioners voted unanimously to grant the Water and Power Authority’s request to reconsider a rate cut. Joseph Ramirez, who is awaiting sentencing for a 2024 assault case after choking a VIPD officer, had his pretrial release revoked after being arrested on new charges that include child neglect. Police are investigating an early morning shooting that claimed the life of a man on St. Thomas. Listen to these stories and more.

Thursday, July 10, 2025

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers assess the territory’s mounting wastewater crisis, as officials detail failing infrastructure, untreated sewage, and blocked drainage systems posing threats to public health and the environment. The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority seeks a court order to block former COO Stephanie Berry’s legal team from interviewing key ex-employees — prompting an opposition motion to be filed in response. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett applauds the permanent extension of the rum cover-over rate but warns of the impacts the broader language in the 'big beautiful bill' could mean for the territory. A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the John F. Kennedy housing community on St. Croix, while police are also investigating a separate late-night shooting on St. Thomas that left one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. Listen to these stories and more.