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M.A. Dworkin  Our Solar System - While doomsayers warn that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring an end to civilization as we know it, Jeff Bezos, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, says the next 20 years will be the Golden Age - one in which humans will be happier, richer, working far fewer hours, and living beyond Earth in space.       “I don’t see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now,” Mr. Bezos told a crowd at Italian Tech Week 2025. “Technology is ab

M.A. Dworkin   St. Croix - Millions of people came out nationwide and globally in peaceful protest to voice their opposition to Trump Administration policies on everything from strong-arm immigration tactics to mass firings of government employees, to overall quasi-Monarch applications of the law.       The nationwide effort involved more than 300 grassroots organizations, with protest events held at over 2,600 locations in all 50 States. Protest events rose up in cities rang

M.A. Dworkin USVI - “There’s a new world comin’   And it’s just around the bend…There’s a new day dawning, That belongs to you and me…” sings Nina Simone.       Such is the battle cry of the U.S. Virgin Islands as it works to reinvent itself as a people who are willing to rise up, shake off its past industrial disappointments, and carve out a new vision for itself as one of the innovative leaders of tourism in the Caribbean Basin.       Now imagine this scenario if you will:

St. Croix Times Staff Frederiksted - The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC) has purchased the Padilla Building at 53 A&B King Street in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The historic building will become the future site of the Agro and Food Innovation Center, the anchor project of the Frederiksted Enterprise Zone.        Supported by an appropriation provided by the 33rd Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the center will serve as a

A.J. Pike La La Land - Nicki Minaj is rushing to Brittany Spears’ defense as ex-husband Kevin Federline (K-Fed) continues to make bombshell claims about his relationship with ex-wife Britney.        In a since deleted post on X, Nicki called out Britney’s ex, saying…”KEVIN FEDERLINE B*TCH WHEN I CATCH U.”       Federline, a former backup dancer, has a tell-all memoir dropping next week called  “You Thought You Knew” and the bits and pieces that are being leaked to the media p

M.A. Dworkin USVI - Virgin Islanders who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy food could be faced with insufficient funds (NSF) in November if the ongoing U.S. Government shutdown persists past November 1st.       In a letter dated Oct. 10, 2025, and sent to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said there will not be enough funding to pay the entirety of November SNAP benefits if the shu

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M.A. Dworkin USVI - Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has submitted two substantive measures to the 36th Legislature that build on his Administration’s commitment to growing the Virgin Islands economy, creating opportunity for working families, and revitalizing local industries.        The governor’s proposals would phase in a $15 minimum wage and open new avenues for small-scale distilleries and breweries tied to local agriculture.        The first proposal, An Act to Support Small-Scal

M.A. Dworkin St. Thomas - Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the nomination of St. Thomas Attorney Melanie L. Turnbull to serve as Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Family Division, St. Thomas-St. John District, at the weekly Press Briefing at Government House St. Thomas.        “Attorney Turnbull’s record reflects strong trial experience, careful preparation and a commitment to equal justice under law,” the Governor stated. “This nomination is based on qual

John F. McKeon  ' In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries America’s rise as a dominant power in the Caribbean involved a gradual shift from indirect economic influence to overt military and political control. This shift was motivated by strategic interests, economic expansion, and imperial ambitions, the US supplanted declining European colonial powers and es

M.A. Dworkin USVI - “I join the entire Virgin Islands community in celebrating the 61st Anniversary of Virgin Islands Puerto Rico (VIPR) Friendship Day. This local holiday was initiated in 1964 under the leadership of Governor Ralph M. Paiewonsky. The historic legislative action resulted in the redesignation of Columbus Day to Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Friendship Day, a day to recognize the cultural and historic connections between the Virgin Islands and our neighboring isla

M.A. Dworkin   San Juan, Puerto Rico - JetBlue recently unveiled Isla del Bluencanto, a Boricua - inspired Painted Aircraft. JetBlue’s vibrant new aircraft livery, designed by Puerto Rican artist Juan Gutierrez Roira (aka The Stencil Network), is a magnificently colorful  design, which was chosen by the public, painted on an Airbus A320. The boldly painted aircraft celebrates Puerto Rico’s creativity and cultural pride, featuring unique icons and elements of Isla del Encanto,