On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Khaleel “Prince Khaleel” Mills and Alauna “Queen Malene” Petersen captured top honors at the 2026 Junior Calypso Monarch Competition. A federal detention motion alleges that Hussein Jamil, owner of Tootsys Gentlemen’s Club on St. Thomas, led a multi-year human trafficking and smuggling operation involving coercion of women into commercial sex, while also raising concerns about possible ties to corrupt government officials, flight risk, and obstruction of justice. The Department of Health’s latest epidemiology report offers insights into illnesses that affected the territory in 2025 and the response to them. Listen to these stories and more.
Pictured: Winners and participants of the Junior Calypso Monarch Competition pose on stage with committee members at Carnival Village following the event’s return after seven years.
Source: USVI Festivals/Rudy LaPlace
