WTJX Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System

2 weeks ago | newsfeed.wtjx.org | Tom Eader

ST. CROIX — Residents whose families have lived in LBJ Gardens for generations are demanding fair compensation as the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority prepares to make them offers to purchase their homes based on individual appraisals. Residents living in the two-block area of LBJ Gardens shared memories of what was once a pristine neighborhood that is now located next to the VIHFA’s abandoned housing community the agency is in the process of demolishing.

2 weeks ago | newsfeed.wtjx.org | Tom Eader

ST. CROIX — Senate President Milton Potter is in the process of selecting senators to serve on a Committee on Ethical Conduct to review a complaint his office has received against At-Large Senator Angel Bolques Jr., according to the Senate president. Potter did not provide any details about the nature of the complaint at this time.

2 weeks ago | newsfeed.wtjx.org | Tom Eader

ST. CROIX — Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has denied all allegations in a second amended civil complaint filed by six women accusing her of participating in a sex trafficking operation through financial and nonfinancial transactions that financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly managed from New York City.

2 weeks ago | newsfeed.wtjx.org | Tom Eader

ST. CROIX — In an exciting development for the Virgin Islands, two college basketball stars with roots in the territory are making waves in the NCAA Final Four, highlighting the territory’s deep connection with basketball. The young basketball players will face off today with family support in the stands as Duke and Houston, both No. 1 seeds, compete against each other in the national semifinal of the NCAA Tournament Final Four from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

3 weeks ago | newsfeed.wtjx.org | Tom Eader

ST. CROIX — Senators will meet Friday to set a date for an emergency session to consider giving more funds to both the territory’s hospitals after hearing concerns from physicians on St. Croix and St. Thomas, according to the Senate majority leader. Senators stressed an urgent need to identify much-needed funding to assist both hospitals in addressing hiring needs and purchasing basic supplies after meeting with physicians Thursday at the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center.