Thursday, January 8, 2026

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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with basketball standout K’Nard Callendar, who has been selected as the first player from the Virgin Islands to participate in the NBA and FIBA’s Basketball Without Borders Global Camp during this year's All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. The VI Slice Moderate-Income Homeownership Program has reopened to new applicants following a renewed $2 million funding commitment. AARP Virgin Islands is now accepting applications for its 2026 Community Challenge grant program. Angelo Javier Carmona, the 15-year-old charged as an adult in the fatal June 2025 shooting of comedian Jordan 'Dutty Heart' Jones on the Christiansted boardwalk is the subject of court motions seeking a psychiatric evaluation and to seal the case from public access. Listen to these stories and more.

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