Part 1 - The National Weather Service provides an outlook for the Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Elsa receives the first Cat 1 designation of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director Kyle Fleming of the VI Energy Office joins Neville James to break down these projections and reconcile the many issues contributing to WAPA’s inefficiency and instability in this “Emancipation Day style Power Hour.”

Part 2 - Neville James convenes Rocky Liburd and Ronnie Russell to talk COVID-19 and the legality of UVI’s vaccination requirement. They also mull over what’s to be done with GERS and WAPA. 

Part 1 - Tropical Storm Elsa formed overnight. What now? VITEMA Assistant Director Barbara Petersen and meteorologist Krista Carrothers of the National Weather Service join Neville James to discuss the outlook and recommended preparations as we advance into the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Neville then runs through a comprehensive COVID-19 update with local and national data.

Part 1 - Travis Washington of the National Weather Service shares details of the weak tropical wave expected to roll into the territory on Wednesday night. He provides an update on other activity brewing in the Atlantic, including what is happening to the remnants of TS Danny. Neville James then hosts the Department of Labor’s Youth Team in the studio. Director of Youth and Apprenticeship Shenika Sebastian, Territorial Youth Coordinator Kevin Dixon and Special Projects Coordinator Tsedek Roberts speak to the success of this year’s hands-on summer training by highlighting two of their LIFT programs participants, Ms. Jada Romer and Ms. Mahlana Graham.

Part 1 - Travis Washington of the National Weather Service shares details of the weak tropical wave expected to roll into the territory on Wednesday night. He provides an update on other activity brewing in the Atlantic, including what is happening to the remnants of TS Danny. Neville James then hosts the Department of Labor’s Youth Team in the studio. Director of Youth and Apprenticeship Shenika Sebastian, Territorial Youth Coordinator Kevin Dixon and Special Projects Coordinator Tsedek Roberts speak to the success of this year’s hands-on summer training by highlighting two of their LIFT programs participants, Ms. Jada Romer and Ms. Mahlana Graham.

Part 2 - Educator, author, poet, and essayist Dr. Clement White joins Neville James on the air to discuss his illustrious literary career. In sharing some of his poetry, Dr. White touches on the value of studying the humanities, the misconception that education begins in the classroom, and what it is like to learn and work at an Ivy League institution.

Part 1 - Following the second substantial outage to occur in the St. Thomas-St. John district within the last 10 days, Neville James reflects on territory’s energy crisis. Jean P. Greaux, Director of Corporate Communications at WAPA, calls in to provide details on the operational challenges that led to the loss of generation capacity at the Randolph Harley Power Plant and what measures the Authority is taking to mitigate these prolonged blackouts.

Part 2 - Neville James transitions into rapid fire with Senator Vialet to address the management of the pandemic, the torpid pace of the territory’s recovery efforts, and how the suspended restart of the refinery will impact the territory’s finances. Ronnie Russell bookends the week with a continued discussion on the future of Limetree Bay.

Part 1 - Neville James speaks with meteorologist Jose Alemon of the National Weather Service about the tropical activity brewing off the coast of Africa, St. Croix’s D2 drought designation, and the weekend’s forecast. Neville then looks at the NYT COVID-19 data, the NBA conference finals, and the bipartisan infrastructure agreement. Senator Kurt Vialet calls in at the end of the hour to share recent developments from the Senate Finance Committee.

Part 2 - Neville James hosts the creative team behind Charlotte Amalie’s newest contemporary art gallery, 81C. Zack Zook, Joseph Hewes, and Augustin Kelvin Holder speak to the vision behind their dynamic salon space with input from recently featured artists Lucien Downes and Laurie Smithwick. They reflect on their mid-pandemic launch, the inspiration they draw from the Virgin Islands, the camaraderie that drives their venture, and what the future may hold. For more information on 81C and their upcoming events: https://81cvi.com/home.