The Senate Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Committee on Thursday advanced legislation to strengthen enforcement of the Virgin Islands’ traffic violation point system, while holding a separate measure on civil liability for damage to government property.

The government is recommending a 22-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release for David Whitaker, the convicted felon turned cybersecurity contractor who became a cooperating witness against three former high-ranking government officials and a local business owner. 

The driver of a water truck that overturned in January, killing his 6-year-old daughter, was charged with vehicular homicide and child abuse Thursday, according to court records.

The U.S. Virgin Islands has fewer than 100,000 residents spread across islands with expensive logistical realities. Everything costs more. Electricity costs more. Shipping costs more. Construction costs more. Healthcare costs more. Even governance itself costs more because duplication across islands becomes unavoidable. Meanwhile, the economy remains dangerously narrow.

An ad hoc group of creditors in Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s bankruptcy proceedings is seeking a 60-day extension to file a “nondischargeability action” against him because he continues to evade requests for information and acts with “utter disregard for his duties as a chapter 13 debtor and general disrespect for the bankruptcy process,” according to a motion filed Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service predicts a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight to 14 named storms, three to six are forecasted to become hurricanes and one to three of which will reach Category 3 status or stronger.

Quite simply, “Points, discounts and coupons have become so common that customers treat them as currency, not connection.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service predicts a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with eight to 14 named storms, three to six are forecasted to become hurricanes and one to three of which will reach Category 3 status or stronger.

An ad hoc group of creditors in Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s bankruptcy proceedings is seeking a 60-day extension to file a “nondischargeability action” against him because he continues to evade requests for information and acts with “utter disregard for his duties as a chapter 13 debtor and general disrespect for the bankruptcy process,” according to a motion filed Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

Virgin Islands Sports Ambassador and University of Georgia sophomore Michelle Smith delivered another exceptional championship performance at the NCAA Division I East Regional Championships, advancing in both of her events to the NCAA Division I Championships in Eugene, Oregon, scheduled for June 10–13.

Caribbean Community Theatre concludes its 41st season with Sarah & Addie, a collection of short Crucian plays. There will be a total of six performances over two weekends: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, June 12, 13, 19 and 20, and two Sunday matinée shows at 4 p.m. on June 14 and 21.

Every Dollar raised is Doubled through June 30. Men in the U.S. Virgin Islands are dying from cancers that are treatable when caught early. This June, Cancer Support VI is asking our community to help change that and thanks to two extraordinary local partners, every dollar you give will go twice as far.

Ana Elsa Osorio Benitez, of C’sted, St. Croix, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026. She was 89 years old. She is preceded in death by her mother, Maria Christina Benitez; father, Sotero Osorio; grandparents, Julia Ayala Rosa and Anastacio Benitez; sister, Lydia Osorio; brothers, Julio Ramon Osorio, Victor Manuel Osorio, and Angel Ramon Osorio; nieces, Sandra, Sonia, Gladys, and Judy; nephew, Luis Angel Osorio; aunts, Juanita "Jenny”, Benita, Isidra “Chira”, and Selina; uncles, Ernesto, Richard, and Saturino; cousins, Luz “Cookie” Serrano (Best Friend), Elsie Ortiz, Luz “Lucy” Calderon, Milagros “Millie” Cepeda, and Carlos “Charlie” Calderon.              She is survived by her son, Angel “Rafie” Rodriquez; daughter-in-law, Maria Morales; sister-in-law, Josefina Serrano Osorio; sisters, Ana Ilda Osorio, and Juana Maria Osorio; brother, Angel Iran Osorio; nieces, Maria Christina, Luisa, Ruth, Chrissy, Mercedes, and Punchy; nephews, Milton, Richie, and Willie; great niece, Krizia; great-nephews, Omar, Carlito, Max, Xavier, Chris, Daniel, William, Eddie, and Orlando; special friends, Chikita, Carpio, James, Dinorah, Wanda, Biboy, Eulogio, Rosa Frias, and Maria Lourdes Santiago; cousins & other relatives, Maggie, Alba, Juliana, Nerieda, Sally, Gigi, Ramon, Lizza “Nicky”, Cherise “Shanty”, Carla Calderon, Marie Elsie Calderon, Carlos Calderon, III, Carlos “Landy” Calderon, Sr., Evalise Calderon, Carlos “Orlandito” Calderon, Ernst “Cuso” Schuster, Jr. (Elaine “Pinky” Schuster), Eusebio “Chebby” Cepeda, Orlando “Bundy” Ortiz, and Florencio “Cito” Ortiz (Franchesca “Frannie” Ortiz); other cousins, relatives and friends too numerous to mention.        Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 20th at the James Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, located at 6AA Estate La Grande Princess, Christiansted St. Croix, USVI at 10:00 am. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Schuster’s Crematorium, LLC.