WTJX NEWSFEED

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced legislation allowing government employees to run for political office without taking a leave of absence. We speak with Stewart Beckford, Commissioner of Jamaica’s Fire Brigade as Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the island’s western coast today as a Category 5 storm. Police on St. Thomas arrested two women following a domestic disturbance in Lindbergh Bay. The victim reported that the women broke into her home, assaulted her, and stole her belongings. Listen to these stories and more.

Monday, October 27, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with St. Thomas Social partner and executive chef, Sunil Sharma, as the restaurant offers up to three free meals a day to anyone with a valid SNAP card during the federal government shutdown. Police on St. Croix arrested husband and wife — Elliot and Omayra Navarro — as suspects in the sexual assault of a 7-year-old child. A St. Thomas man was arrested for drunk driving after crashing into a utility pole on Magens Bay Road Friday morning which triggered a series of cascading outages across St. Thomas and St. John. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced $2 million to expand the VI Slice Moderate Income Homeownership Program as funding nears exhaustion. Listen to these stories and more.

Friday, October 24, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Ray Fonseca who is urging a Chapter 9 restructuring or possible federal takeover of WAPA, citing the utility providers mounting debt, frequent blackouts in the STT/STJ district and years of mismanagement. A St. Thomas woman is facing federal drug trafficking charges after Homeland Security agents intercepted a methamphetamine-filled package mailed from California and later found multiple narcotics and drug packaging material inside her home. Separately, federal agents arrested a man with a history of marijuana distribution charges at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport after finding nearly eight pounds of the drug hidden in his luggage during a Customs inspection of a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale. Listen to these stories and more.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett cautiously addresses the question about the growing U.S. military presence in the Virgin Islands on Analyze This with Neville James. We hear from Steffi Emilien, the survivor at the center of the trial of former Senator At-large Steven Payne Sr. she says the guilty verdict represents justice not only for herself but for other survivors who were afraid to speak out. Police on St. Croix arrested a man after recovering multiple unlicensed firearms and ammunition after executing a warrant in the pre-dawn hours at his Harborview apartment. Listen to these stories and more.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says he supports protecting residents from rising transportation costs as the Virgin Islands Port Authority considers fee increases; he suggests discounts for St. John residents and fees for non-locals traveling to the British Virgin Islands. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, meanwhile, is urging VIPA to keep affordability at the forefront, warning that steep fees could burden commuters. A suspected pollutant discharge near Prosperity Farm and Distillery, flowing into the ocean off the Ethel McIntosh Memorial Drive (Mahogany Road), prompted an investigation by DPNR whose tests confirmed unsafe water conditions. Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the proceedings in the trail of former Virgin Islands Senator Steven Payne Sr. who has been found guilty of sexual battery involving a minor. Listen to these stories and more.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the morning's proceedings as the trial of former Virgin Islands Senator Steven Payne Sr. began today in Duval County, Florida. Payne faces charges of sexual battery involving a minor. Following the news that November SNAP benefits will be disrupted due to the federal government shutdown, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. directed his administration to use local funds to provide half of the month’s food assistance benefits to local recipients. The move follows Senate President Milton Potter’s call for emergency legislation to use the Rainy Day fund for social programs if the shutdown persists. Listen to these stories and more.

 

Monday, October 20, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs partnered with Fly the Whale airlines to eliminate airfare costs for non-service-connected veterans on St. Croix traveling to Puerto Rico for VA medical appointments. Police on St. Croix are investigating a fatal shooting at Bienvenido’s Bar in Estate Profit that claimed the life of 49-year-old Hoedelair Germaine, marking the island’s 12th homicide of the year and the territory’s 27th. Police are searching for two masked gunmen who robbed La Delicia Sports Bar on St. Thomas Saturday night, ordering patrons to the ground before escaping in a dark-colored vehicle. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has launched the 2025 “I Am David Hamilton Jackson” challenge, inviting junior high and high school students to honor the journalist, labor leader, educator, and civil rights leader through creative works. Listen to these stories and more.

Friday, October 17, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Following the news that SNAP benefits will be disrupted in November, Senate President Milton Potter announced plans to introduce emergency legislation to use the Rainy Day Fund to keep food assistance and social programs running during the federal government shutdown. The Virgin Islands Department of Health is assuring residents that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program remains fully operational despite the federal government shutdown. Lawmakers advanced a bill to create an expedited building permit process for developers, aiming to speed up construction and attract investment. Senator Kenneth Gittens sponsored the measure, but DPNR Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol warned it’s incomplete and lacks key details. Listen to these stories and more.