Gov. House: Superior Court       Judge Velazquez; SNAP         Payments; Bryan’s Doc M.A. Dworkin      St. Thomas - Given the fact there is so little history, current and historical, on the USVI as a whole, it is surprising to find the recent hullabaloo about Governor Bryan looking to film a documentary about his time in office. Go try and find anything on historical figures such as David Hamilton Jackson, certainly one of the most important and influential figures in the for

M.A. Dworkin St. Thomas - The Access and Visitation Program (AVP) within the Paternity and Child Support Division (PCSD) of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) is celebrating the success of its recent “Parenting: Mothers Matter Workshop.” The free virtual and in-person workshop ran from August 27 through October 31, concluding with a heartfelt certificate ceremony on St. Thomas at the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) Senior Strive Center.       The

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands is putting on its “A” game and joining the league of tourism heavyweights like Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Barbados. This has not occurred in a chance or unplanned manner, it has been a calculated climb to the top of the Tourism Champs ladder.        A new report now confirms what tourism insiders already suspected, a handful of destinations are leading the pack and turbocharging the entire touris

Jamie Leonard Off the Coast of St. Croix - The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most geologically complex regions on the planet. It stretches nearly 800 miles - roughly the distance from Boston to Chicago - running east-west across the northern edge of the Caribbean. This vast undersea gorge passes north of Puerto Rico, continuing past the U.S. Virgin Islands, and arcs out into the open Atlantic. At its deepest known point, called t

M.A. Dworkin Puerto Rico - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), acting under the direction of the Department of War (DoD), has issued a new Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) establishing temporary flight restrictions over an area off the southeast coast of Ceiba, Puerto Rico.        The order, identified as FDC 5/9106, takes effect on November 1, 2025, and will remain active through March 31, 2026.       According to the FAA, the restrictions are for “Special Security Reaso

M.A. Dworkin David Hamilton Jackson was born on September 28, 1884, in the Estate East Hill, on the island of St. Croix, in the Danish West Indies. He died on May 30, 1946, on the island of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was vilified as a rebel to the Danish officials who ruled toward the end of the Danish era. Yet, he was lionized as a hero to the Black population who demanded their freedom from slavery in their homeland of St. Croix.       Jackson’s maternal gran

M.A. Dworkin Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa, the strongest recorded storm to ever hit Jamaica, with winds exceeding 185 mph, has left a trail of death and destruction in its single night of rampage. Hardest hit was the western region of the island where Melissa made landfall as a Cat 5 storm and ripped a path of horror through everything that stood in its way, leaving in its wake hundreds of destroyed structures, completely demolished neighborhoods, catastrophic flash flooding,

M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - A delegation of University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students, led by UVI President Dr. Safiya George, senior faculty, and administrative leaders, traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to participate in the “Inaugural UVI Day on Capitol Hill” - a strategic initiative that advances one of the core goals of UVI’s GRAND Momentum Strategic Plan to create more experiential learning and leadership development opportunities for students.          D

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - On October 27, 2025, a team of three local high school students left for Panama City, Panama, to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in a Global Robotics Challenge hosted by First Global, a nonprofit organization focused on STEM education for youth.        The six-person delegation includes: Resa O’Reilly Sheam, Executive Director and Founder of the St. Croix nonprofit Project Promise, who is managing the team; Three official team members - Alejandro Qu