A $75 million settlement has been reached in its contentious lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s dealings with late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the V.I. Justice Department announced Tuesday morning.

Daryl Jaschen, director of the V.I. Territory Emergency Management Agency, said the Bovoni landfill would close early Monday to allow a road to be built leading to the site to allow firefighters better access to the 10-day-old burn.

The protesting continued as some students returned to the classroom Monday on St. Croix  as groups made up of parents, students, and other family members came out to march. They began at Pueblo Golden Rock and went to Government House in Christiansted town.

Former V.I. Attorney General Denise George, who successfully sued the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and then was summarily fired by Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. in December, has broken her silence in an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine. In it, she hints that a run for governor may be in her future.

For a third and possibly final time, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is seeking to sink the Senate’s efforts to reduce his influence on the Water and Power Authority’s governing board. Bryan has asked the Virgin Islands Supreme Court to declare the 2021 law unconstitutional.

During the legislative session on Friday, lawmakers approved nominees to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Board of Directors and the Government Employees Retirement System. Additionally, senators approved lease agreements on St. Thomas, rezonings on St. Croix, various legislative measures, and budget bills for the fiscal year 2024 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, according to a Government House press release.

The Board of Elections met Monday to review proposed changes to a law requiring some candidates to give up their jobs before running for office. Board officials called an emergency meeting three days before a scheduled appearance by Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes before the Legislature.