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M.A. Dworkin USVI - As the Government of the Virgin Islands monitors growing instability in global energy markets stemming from the war in Iran, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has directed executive branch agencies to immediately strengthen fuel conservation practices and review government vehicle usage as an initial step to help protect the Territory from potential economic ripple effects. Governor Bryan said the action reflects a proactive effort to safeguard public resour

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - As Cuba continues to deteriorate both economically and socially, due to the strangling effects of the U.S. oil blockade, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal has confirmed that his government is in talks with the Trump Administration to find solutions to the two countries’ differences. “Not having fuel enter the country in the past three months, there has been a gradual decline of diesel and fuel oil reserves,” Diaz-Canal said. “Given this, the

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) through the Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums, is alerting the public to the confirmed theft of one of the three Fire Burn Queens - a mahogany crafted statue - from the North Art Gallery at the Fort Frederik Museum in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The Department reported the theft to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on February 24, 2026, and an investigation is currently underway.

M.A. Dworkin USVI - President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs forced mid-sized U.S. companies to pass on the costs of food and goods to American consumers causing a spiraling of prices that has greatly damaged the pocketbooks of many U.S. and USVI families. The report issued by the JPMorganChase Institute revealed the reason for staggering cost rises in food products and goods was directly attributable to the amount of tariffs paid by mid-sized businesses which has more

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Although some residents seemed frustrated by restrictions that continue to curtail access to fishing and swimming at the Frederiksted Pier, the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) along with several Senators felt it necessary, at the recent VIPA work session and Open House held at St. Croix's Rohlsen Airport, to emphasize the $5 million seed money provided by the Legislature was intended to eventually jumpstart waterfront improvements. “We rea

Staff St Croix Times USVI - Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued a statement denouncing a sweeping Trump Administration directive targeting historical markers at National Parks nationwide - a campaign that has reached the Virgin Islands National Park, where signs and exhibits documenting the Territory’s history are currently being removed. The Virgin Islands National Park protects more than 7,000 acres on St. John, that tells the story of the Territory’s past: Taino

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - President Donald Trump’s worldwide political strategy seems nothing less than formulaic. He begins by tying a U.S. Navy barricaded-knot around a despot-run country, one that he feels threatens U.S. security; and then proceeds, in various ways, to threaten or choke the economic life out of them. In doing so, he somehow succeeds in conquering every tyrant and dictator who dares to get in his way. One of his current targets is Cuba. The US’s 6

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) St Croix District is announcing the discontinuation of Parent District Waivers, and the Districtwide Redistricting for 2026-2027 school year. The VIDE is informing parents, guardians, and students of an important upcoming change that will take effect at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year. Effective May 2026, VIDE will discontinue all parent district waiver requests that allow students to

A.J. Pike USVI - Puerto Rico has declared a State of Emergency due to an influenza epidemic that has produced more than 42,000 confirmed influenza cases, over 3,000 hospitalizations, and 128 influenza-associated deaths as of the end of January 2026. Almost 46 percent of the reported cases have involved children. In response, the V.I. Department of Health (VIDOH) is urging USVI residents to get vaccinated and to take all precautions due to frequent inter-island travel be

M.A. Dworkin USVI - V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea joined a coalition of 48 States and Territories announcing two settlements, with Lannett Company, Inc and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health America, Inc, totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription dr

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - U.S. Republican Congressman Eric Burlison of Missouri revealed that he has been granted access to secure facilities like Area 51, which have decades old links to UFOs and programs that allegedly have hidden the truth from the public that extraterrestrials and UFOs actually exist. Speaking on a recent podcast, the Congressman explained that by the President granting him visitation to these highly classified military bases, he might very w

M.A. Dworkin Lake Worth Beach, Fla - On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other Florida officials shared the results of new independent testing, revealing the presence of glyphosate, a common pesticide used to kill weeds, in several popular bread products, a few of which are sold in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The discovery marks the third round of testing as part of the Healthy Florida First initiative, which aims to improve the lives of Florid