Court was a streamlined affair on Monday morning, with Superior Court Judge Christopher M. Timmons presiding over a single, sobering matter. Edwin Rivera, Case No. SX-2026-CR-00100, stood to be formally advised of four criminal charges, including grand larceny and a serious violation linked to a domestic protection order.

Exporting Dignity: The High Cost of the AG’s Broken Promise Summary: Attorney General Gordon Rhea set April 10th as the "line in the sand" for the St. Croix morgue to finally go live. That deadline has passed, and the tarps at Golden Grove aren't budging. After a passenger death aboard the Adventure of the Seas last week, the VIPD admitted that St. Croix is still outsourcing its deceased to Puerto Rico. We crunch the numbers on this fiscal drain and ask why the "Dratte Machine" has gone silent while taxpayers foot the bill for the government's missed deadlines.

THE 120-HOUR MAN: The Impossible Math of the VIPD’s ‘Watchman’

Can one man hold three full-time jobs and still protect the public interest?

The St. Croix Sun pulls back the curtain on the staggering workload of VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte. Between the police department, the Consortium, and "voicing" ads for a pardoned media mogul, Dratte is reportedly clocking a 120-hour workweek.

In this "kill shot" investigation, we explore the "Birds of a Feather" connection between the voice of law enforcement and the "lawless" elite. While the public is told to walk in "packs" for safety, the man paid to keep us informed is busy playing "Cable Guy" at press conferences.

Read why the numbers don't add up and why the "Watchman" is too busy selling ads to speak for the people.

The Gatekeeper’s Gambit: In our latest Power Players audit, the St. Croix Sun exposes the Territory’s communication monopoly. We examine why the same executive managing the "Brand" for the Territory's largest news outlet is also the primary spokesperson for the VIPD. When the watchdog and the spokesperson share the same executive suite, who is actually watching the watchmen?

The Stink of Stagnation: Sewage, Smugglers, and the Broken Promises of 'Paradise'

Summary: Raw sewage is bubbling at the heart of Christiansted’s waterfront today, serving as a visceral "Reality Check" for a territory told to expect "excellence." As the LBJ Pump Station fails yet again, the St. Croix Sun exposes the staggering gap between Executive Director Mike Ware’s "stable anchor" rhetoric and the 37-year legacy of infrastructure decay.

But the "Stink" doesn't stop at the shoreline. In this week's Regional Watch, we dive into the harrowing disappearance of Michigan sailor Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas—a tragedy that mirrors our own local struggles with maritime safety and the "administrative hell" families face when paradise fails. From sewage-slicked boardwalks to the porous security of our airport flight lines, we go behind the paywalls to reveal the truth the authorities won't: results, not intent, are the only grade that matters.

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) issued an urgent public health warning today, April 10, 2026, as the LBJ Pump Station has failed yet again, causing raw sewage to overflow from manholes throughout the downtown Christiansted area.

ST. CROIX — While the Attorney General’s office remains silent on missing forensic deadlines, the machinery of the Superior Court is moving with lethal precision. In a high-stakes Advice of Rights hearing before Judge Yolan C. Brow Ross, Rashan Rawlins faced a four-count criminal complaint that transcends mere possession. Charged with "First-Degree Reckless Endangerment," Rawlins is now at the center of a legal storm involving a mental state known as depraved indifference—a charge reserved for those whose conduct suggests an utter disregard for human life. The St. Croix Sun dives into the Friday docket to explain why this case isn't just another arrest, but a stark audit of safety on the streets of the Big Island.

The St. Croix Sun editorial board takes aim at Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s recent celebration of the restoration of WAPA’s Unit 27. While the administration frames the end of rotating outages as a milestone of progress, the Sun argues that coaxing a prehistoric generator back to life is merely a temporary patch on a fundamentally broken system. The piece challenges the Governor’s "stronger than ever" commitment to fixing the utility, pointing out that Virgin Islanders are being asked to applaud the mere absence of failure rather than any actual modernization of the grid.

Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea has issued a high-level investor alert following a surge in sophisticated "deepfake" investment scams across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Joining a multistate coalition, Rhea is demanding that Meta take immediate action to stop "pump and dump" schemes and fraudulent crypto-investments that use AI-generated clones of famous financial experts to drain the savings of local residents.

The Bryan-Roach Administration has officially moved its fight against the "de minimis" shipping burden to the federal level, submitting firsthand accounts from Virgin Islanders to the White House. The move follows widespread reports of domestic USPS shipments being treated as foreign imports, resulting in surcharges of up to $200 and a "geography tax" that residents of Puerto Rico do not have to pay.

The St. Croix Sun is issuing a cautionary alert regarding a popular social media trend involving the consumption of onion skins. While the outer scales are rich in antioxidants, they are biologically indigestible and may carry concentrated pesticides or soil-borne pathogens.

An editorial recap of the February 2026 shootout at Coki Point reveals how police utilized parking lot surveillance to dismantle conflicting stories, leading to multiple felony charges against Albert Lindo III and Mohammed B. Mohammad in a case defined by a stolen Gucci chain and unlicensed firepower.