The replacement poles, made out of fiberglass and resin, are designed to be lighter, stronger, and more wind-resistant than the old wooden utility poles. However, I wonder if much thought has been given to how these new poles affect the birds living in the Virgin Islands.

“Keep Left,” say the road signs in the Virgin Islands, reminding motorists which side of the road to drive on. It was also what Jeff Miller’s support team kept shouting to him as he swam from Virgin Gorda to St. John on Thursday.

On Saturday, St. Thomas Rescue and V.I. Fire Emergency Medical Service responded to a report of a drowning at Buck Island, said FEMS officials. 

Attorneys representing JP Morgan Chase have accused top officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands of duplicity in the actions of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a legal memorandum filed in U.S. District Court, attorneys representing the bank point to what they call a longstanding quid pro quo relationship between high-ranking government officials and Epstein.

Hess Corporation has agreed to pour $106 million into a trust for former refinery workers and their families injured by asbestos exposure in St. Croix, according to court records viewed Friday.

The latest filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands government’s suit against J.P. Morgan Chase over the banking giant’s role in aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking has named three administrations’ worth of USVI officials. It is cause for community concern.

Uller Muller Bamboula Dancers and Drummers filled the hallways of the Charlotte Amalie Legislature with blissful sounds of their rendition of the South African National Anthem during Thursday's African Liberation Day Ceremony.