PRESS RELEASE - Advertisement James Pledges Day-One Hospital Oversight and Accountability ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Raymond T. James, Esq., Republican candidate for the Legislature in the District of St. Croix, is calling for dedicated executive and financial leadership at each territorial hospital, stronger financial controls, and measurable improvements in patient care. Mr. James’s proposals follow the federal equipment-financing judgment involving Juan F. Luis Hos

St. Croix Times Staff St. Croix - A $6.4 million default judgment against Juan F. Luis Hospital has put one of St. Croix’s most important public health institutions under fresh pressure. The ruling, issued by Judge Brandy R. McMillion, stems from a lawsuit over unpaid invoices tied to medical equipment, including gear no hospital can easily go without. The case is more than a billing dispute. It touches nearly every hard question facing a small island hospital: how to pay ven

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 28, 2026 Governor Bryan Submits Final Revised Horse Racing Agreements, Urges Legislature to Act in November Months of negotiations with lawmakers and stakeholders produce revised agreements aimed at restoring horse racing in both districts and advancing $27 million in private investment U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is urging the 36th Legislature to approve revised horse racing legislation during its November session, follo

CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACK ON YOUNG MAN U.S. Virgin Islands — Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement in response to a video circulating on social media that shows a young man being beaten, apparently because of his sexual orientation: “I was very upset by the video of a young man being beaten by several individuals, seemingly for no reason other than who he is. “All of our children matter. Every one of them is part of our

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 28, 2026 Governor Bryan Condemns Violent Attack on Young Man, Calls for Accountability and Community Support U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. expressed shock and outrage over a circulating video that appears to show two young men beating another young man. The Governor called for a thorough investigation, including whether the attack was motivated by the young man’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. “I

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2026 THREE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATES CALL FOR EXPANDED FOOD-LOSS AND SMALL-BUSINESS RELIEF FOLLOWING POWER OUTAGES James, Tillet and Callwood urge a fair, territorywide response that includes SNAP recipients, non-SNAP households and small businesses. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Raymond T. James, Esq., Republican candidate for the Legislature in the District of St. Croix, together with Republican Senate candidates Tillet and Derrick Callwood