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M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - After more than 50 years of being classified as one of the most dangerous substances, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an Executive Order that would reclassify marijuana’s legal status to match over-the-counter painkillers. It is understood that Trump has discussed his proposal with House Leader Mike Johnson and various cannabis company executives.       According to several news sources, Trump will institute the move via an Executiv

M.A. Dworkin USVI - Virgin Islands Attorney General (AG) Gordon C. Rhea joined a coalition of 42 U.S. Attorneys General in sending a letter to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other major Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) software production and distribution companies demanding more quality control and other safeguards over chatbot products.       Multiple incidents have been reported where interactions with A.I. chatbots (which is a computer program designed to simulate conv

M.A. Dworkin St. Thomas - The conclusion of a week-long federal corruption trial that has rocked the power halls of the Bryan-Roach Administration, found the two defendants, former Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal, guilty on all counts. The convictions involve two of the Territory’s most prominent and powerful public officials, whose fall from grace leaves a black-eye on governmen

M.A. Dworkin Puerto Rico - To what seems to be an imminent sign of war with Venezuela, a contingent of six U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets, roughly a full squadron, are now deployed at the reactivated Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, in Puerto Rico. This is a particularly notable addition to the ongoing build-up of U.S. forces in the Caribbean region that goes far beyond a typical show of force and a general bolstering of capacity to support current counter-dr

M.A. Dworkin U.S.A. - Hundreds of immigrants, who had already passed every step in the years-long naturalization process, and needed only to take the oath of allegiance at ceremonies,  were abruptly halted in the process as they awaited their citizenship certificates at naturalization ceremonies in a number of cities across the country.        A federal directive handed down by U.S. Immigration and Customs Services on December 2, 2025, instructed employees of the U.S. Citize

A.J. Pike  St. Maarten - The ultra popular cruise ship port of St. Maarten has decided that enough is enough as far as pushy cruise ship vendors are concerned. A new ban has been put in place on unauthorized vendors soliciting cruise passengers. The ban is being soundly applauded by passengers who are forced to put up with the rude and unruly actions of certain vendors.       One of Royal Caribbean’s main hot stops in the Caribbean, St. Maarten, has issued a new public order

M.A. Dworkin St. Thomas - Amid a great deal of controversy and questions concerning the Governor’s recent trip to Ghana, West Africa, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. led the Press Briefing at Government House St. Thomas on Monday December 8, 2025.        “When I travelled to Accra, I did not go as a tourist, I went as Governor, carrying the hopes of a small territory…I was also carrying the memory of our ancestors whose journeys began in West Africa,” the Governor said. “It was an

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - New data from the well-respected University of California, Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project, shows that ICE arrests from January 20 to October 15, 2025, indicates that nearly 75,000 people with no criminal record have been arrested. These figures do not include arrests made by the Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.       More than one-third of the 220,000 people arrested

M.A. Dworkin Costa Rica - The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, has issued a “Security Alert” for the popular Central American vacation destination of Costa Rica. The Embassy is warning Americans of a rise in potentially dangerous crimes, which includes property crimes, financial crimes, and robberies that have impacted foreigners in Costa Rica, including U.S. citizens.        The authorities pointed to criminal gangs targeting “foreign-owned businesses and residences fo

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Hatchling Sea Turtle disorientations cause their early death every year around this time on St. Croix. This tragedy is due to problematic landward lights that lead the babies away from the water instead of towards it.        After hatchlings emerge from their nest, they go towards the brightest horizon, which in a natural environment is the ocean. With increasing coastal development, bright inland lights are often visible from the beach and can cause

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands is celebrating national recognition as three St, Croix favorites have been nominated in the prestigious USA TODAY 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. The nominations bestow a great honor and recognition for the hard work that the USVI has done recently to bring its travel sector up to world standards.      The nominations are: Best Caribbean Beach Bar - Deep End Bar & Grill, Christiansted, St. Croix Best Caribbean Resort -  The Buccane

M.A. Dworkin The Caribbean - In a war-like, politically charged, atmosphere that has suddenly rolled across the Caribbean Sea like a tsunami, moving from the drug-struck shores of Venezuela, up to the friendly shores of Old San Juan, Charlotte Amalie and Frederiksted, there currently exists an explosion of a much-needed, economic boost to the retail environments of the U.S. Territorial islands of Puerto Rico and the USVI.       The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest nuc