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M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Eliana L. Schuster-Brown, owner of Eliana B Artistry, proudly presents Prolific V: The Lost Gallery, the fifth installment of the highly popular Prolific Immersive Exhibition Series, an evolving cultural platform rooted in Virgin Islands identity, creative expression, and self-love as a cultural practice.        Opening on February 21, 2026, Prolific V invites the public into a multi-sensory exhibition experience blending visual art, digital media, in

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 Washington, D.C. - President Donald Trump has officially unveiled TrumpRx.gov , a transformative new platform that gives Americans direct access to dramatically lower prices on dozens of common, high-cost, brand name prescription drugs.        Secured through a landmark Most-Favored-Nation pricing agreement with leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, these deals ensure Americans pay prices aligned with the lowest in other developed nations, ending decades of overp

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

John F. McKeon  Columbus’ Second Voyage 1494  On Monday, October 7, 1494, Christopher Columbus was positioned off the coast of Africa with his fleet of 17 ships. He departed from Gomera, an island in the Spanish Canary Islands and embarked upon his second voyage to the Indies. This was done under secrecy to avoid the course of his route becoming known to the rival Portuguese. By Thursday, October 24, Columbus became concerned. Having traveled more than 1400 miles to the West,

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announced that it has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to update and revise two upper level courses in Caribbean and Virgin Islands history. The award is part of NEH’s recent announcement of $75.1 million in funding for 84 humanities projects nationwide.         UVI is one of only two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) selected to receive an NEH aw

M.A. Dworkin St. Thomas - At Monday’s Press briefing at Government House, St. Thomas, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. provided a wide-ranging update on various issues. He announced major progress in the Territory’s financial accountability, outlined the next steps in cannabis regulation, called for urgent action to improve the Territory’s roadway safety, and addressed recent public reporting relating to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.        In addressing the recent public rep

A.J. Pike  St. Thomas - On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at approximately 6:10 am, an Officer of the Bureau of Corrections, St. Thomas, responded to a cry for help. Upon making contact, the Officer observed that inmate Rehelio Trant was in another inmate’s cell, standing over the inmate while holding a knife in his right hand. The other inmate was observed clutching his neck with blood on his hands and shouting for help.        Emergency Medical Services transported the victim

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The following is a statement issued by Governor Albert Bryan Jr, on Black History Month 2026:       In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Black history is both remembered and lived every day. We honor it in our history books and in our families, culture, faith, and commitment to moving these islands forward.       As I shared in this year’s State of the Territory Address, our story has never been defined by ease. We have faced storms, pandemics, and economic pressur

A.J. Pike USVI - Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), on behalf of the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), is advising the public that Virgin Islands shorelines are likely to experience significantly elevated levels of Sargassum in 2026. This forecast is based on new findings from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science’s Optical Oceanography Lab. These assessments are developed in collaboration with

M.A. Dworkin USVI - In a move that can hopefully be seen as restorative, in a hospital system that by many accounts is broken beyond repair, The Virgin Islands Government Hospitals and Health Facilities corporation has named Darlene Baptiste Chief Executive Officer of the Territory’s hospital system. It is perhaps a way of thinking by the powers that be to bring some sort of progressive adjustment to a system that seems to lurch from one crisis to another.        The appointm