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M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - In the absence of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. who is on an informational and exploratory trip to Ghana, West Africa, Communications Director Richard Motta led the Monday Press Briefing at Government House, St. Croix.         Due to a sense of community concern over published reports in the media involving a series of hit and run and physical altercations  on St. Croix, involving a woman and a white vehicle, Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Chief

M.A. Dworkin Caribbean Sea - Caribbean nations are beginning to feel the fallout of a possible military conflict between the United States and Venezuela. As tensions rise between the two countries, tourism departments up and down the quiet waters of the Caribbean Sea are beginning to calibrate what the potential cost of such a conflict might be to their most precious product, tourism.        Even without a shot being fired between the two nations, the threat of conflict is a

M.A. Dworkin USVI - A recent study by the Mayo Clinic proves, what many Virgin Islanders have known for a long time, that friendship isn’t just enriching, it’s crucial to living a longer, healthier life.       Researchers monitored the health of nearly 17,000 adults for more than 17 years. They found that those lacking social connections were approximately 2 to 3 times more likely to die at a younger age than were their companions with more social connections.        This ne

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - In what has become an increasingly powerful show of force that appears to be leading to a serious conflict which could include U.S. military ground forces moving into Venezuela, President Donald Trump has announced that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.        Trump, in a Truth Social post said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURRO

A.J. Pike Milky Way Galaxy - The filmmaker behind a bombshell documentary has suggested that President Donald Trump might soon acknowledge the existence of extraterrestrial life. Don Farah, the Director and Producer of the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure claims sources have indicated that Trump has become aware of the “base facts” regarding Unidentified Autonomous Phenomena (UAPs) aka UFOs, and is deciding on a course of action.        Mr. Farah believes it is time for

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The bonds of true friendship run deep. They take time and patience to establish. They command mutual respect. They are cherished. They are not easily broken because they have survived the test of time. Such are the bonds that exist between the Palestinian community and the community of the U.S. Virgin Islands. This strong bond was exhibited at the VI Palestinian Friendship Day that was presented by the Virgin Islands Palestinian Friendship Associatio

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - There’s an old saying: “You may be through with the past, but the past may not be through with you.” When you think about Jeffrey Epstein you don’t think about your garden variety type of criminal, nor do you think of him as any sort of criminal mastermind. Because when you think of Jeffrey Epstein, in any informed way, you must think in terms of one of the most disgusting, low-life monsters to ever walk the earth.        He was a lot worse tha

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - Despite what appears to be overwhelming evidence that Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett was involved with texting the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Oversight Committee Hearing, the House voted 209-214 Tuesday night against formally reprimanding Plaskett, enabling the Virgin Islands’ nonvoting delegate to Congress to keep her House intel post.       Congresswoman Plaskett drew scrutiny after documents released from the

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - When you head down to the Boardwalk on St. Croix, there’s really only one name that comes to mind when you’re looking to have a good time, catch a brew, chill out on the harbor view, and have the juiciest burger and fries on the Big Island, that name is Shupe’s!        For ten years, Derek Shupe and his wife Jenn have built STX’s Go-to gathering spot, for locals and tourists alike. Shupe’s on the Boardwalk  was created in the same cozy space as the i

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The weekly Press Briefing from Government House St. Croix on November 17, 2025, was hosted by Richard Motta, Government House Communications Director. Mr. Motta covered topics that included the celebration of USVI/BVI Friendship Day, Local SNAP stop-gap payments that do not have to be repaid, the Lady Eagles B-Ball Champs, and the nomination of Pedro K. Williams Esq. to the Superior Court Bench.          The Briefing began with a recap of the 51st Ann

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - According to Fox News, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to censure Delegate Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., the Virgin Islands’ nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.       Newly released documents show that Plaskett exchanged texts with Epstein during a Congressional hearing with Michael Cohen, a former associate of President Donald Trump, in February 2019.        Fox News Digital, which fi

M.A. Dworkin Richmond, VA - Thirty-three representatives from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), including undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, staff, and faculty, traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to attend the recent 2025 Biennial Conference of the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). Their participation was made possible through support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES SEAS Islands Alliance, Navigating Home, Securing STEM