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M.A. Dworkin Washington - The Trump Administration is “turning the food pyramid upside down” with new guidelines for feeding programs that will emphasize eating plenty of proteins and healthy fats. The recommendations will directly impact daily meals served in America’s public schools, military bases, prisons and various federal facilities.       “Today our government declares war on added sugar. Highly processed food loaded with additives - added sugar and excess salt - dama

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - In a statement from Government House, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. thanked the people of the Virgin Islands for an unforgettable 2025-2026 Crucian Christmas Festival, praising the cultural pride on display throughout the season, commending the strong turnout for the children’s parade, and recognizing the coordination that helped keep residents and visitors informed during Federal Aviation Administration air travel restrictions over the weekend.       “Cr

M.A. Dworkin Caribbean - President Donald Trump has never been a man to think in small terms. It’s not as if he is looking at world conquest, but more to make the United States the dominant force in our own hemisphere. Chase out the Russians. Scare the heck out of the Chinese, take over Venezuela, Columbia, Cuba, and bully or take over any other country that does not see his personal view on how the Western World is supposed to behave.       President Trump gave several expl

A.J. Pike USVI - The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the flight restrictions issued yesterday, January 3, 2026. Both the Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St. Thomas and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX) in St. Croix are open for business as usual, and all normal operations have resumed as of today January 4, 2026. Fly The Whale and Cape Air will begin flights between St. Croix and St. Thomas, USVI, starti

M.A. Dworkin Caracas - The U.S. has captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife after launching a “successful large-scale strike against Venezuela,” early Saturday morning, President Donald Trump has confirmed.        “Maduro has been flown out of the country,” said the U.S. President.        U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio anticipates no further action against Venezuela and stated that President Maduro will “stand trial on criminal charges in the U.S.”    

A.J. Pike U.S. - Flu is surging nationwide as Doctors say we are nowhere near the peak of the season. A new variant of influenza A, or H3N2, known as subclade K, has appeared and been given the nickname “Super Flu.” At least 7.5 million cases of the flu have been reported in the U.S. with 81,000 hospitalizations since the season began in October. Recent hospitalizations have nearly doubled in a single week to over 19,000 up from the previous week of just under 10,000. Approxi

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - President Joe Biden recently arrived back on his island home of St. Croix, USVI. His arrival brings to mind the tough and turbulent world of U.S. politics. It’s a common tactic in all politics, or shall we say “all dirty politics” for the incoming administration to blame everything that is going wrong with their policies on the previous administration. It’s so easy to say: that incompetent so-and-so has screwed everything up while he was in office, an

M.A. Dworkin USVI - On December 29, 2025, V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced the filing of a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ) against Meta Platforms, Inc. and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries - including Instagram, LLC and Facebook Holdings, LLC - to protect the well-being and safety of the tens of thousands of U.S. Virgin Islands teens and children who use Facebook and Instagram. In addition, VIDOJ’s complaint marks the fir

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - The Trump Administration gave student loan borrowers a Christmas warning by announcing federal student loan borrowers in default on their loans will be subject to possible garnishment of their wages in early 2026.       More than 5 Million borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The Department of Education said it will send out approximately 1,000 notices to borrowers starting the week of Janua

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - It’s one thing to love what you’re doing. But when you also love the place where you’re doing it and the people you’re doing it for, you’ve hit a grand slam in the world of business.        Dani Facenda and her niece Annabel are two such people who have made St. Croix their home and brought with them Tea Mama teas which have taken the tea lovers on St. Croix by storm. Their wonderful product which  comes in all flavors is distributed in grocery stores

M.A. Dworkin World Wide Web - A.I., A.I., A.I., coming at you this Christmas like an out of control   sleigh with a jolly, old mad scientist at the helm. On Prancer, and Dancer, on Dixon… no way to stop these runaway reindeer as they fill-up the stockings with good and bad A.I. toys on their chimney-run. The tree-lit, living room, all covered in love and delight, could be a morning mash-up of epic proportions.        A new report conducted by the well-respected digital securi

M.A. Dworkin Moscow - Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a new warning to the Trump Administration amid escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela.       “We note continuous and deliberate attempts to escalate tensions with our ally Venezuela. Unilateral decisions creating a threat to international shipping are particularly alarming,” the Ministry said in a statement carried by Russia’s state-owned news agency Tass. “Hopefully, the Trump Administration, known