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Janeka Simon

(She/Her)
Saint Lucia
As seen in: The Virgin Islands Consortium, St Lucia Star, winnmediaskn.com
Covers:  politics, policy
Doesn't Cover: sports (unless I absolutely have to)

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Janeka Simon’s Biography

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Saint Lucian journalist covering mostly politics and policy in the Caribbean. Currently, I serve as the Video News Editor for the Virgin Islands Consortium, where I enjoy packaging beefy, information-packed reporting as attention-grabbing narratives.

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52 Inmates Inappropriately Double-Celled, Unacceptably Low Staffing, Surge In Contraband Flow Inc...

52 Inmates Inappropriately Double-Celled, Unacceptably Low Staffing, Surge In Contraband Flow Inc...

Inadequate staffing levels and obsolete facilities are the predominant barriers preventing the Bureau of Corr…

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Former Premier Fahie Still Being Paid As Representative Of BVI's District 1

Former Premier Fahie Still Being Paid As Representative Of BVI's District 1

Andrew Fahie, while no longer the premier of the British Virgin Islands, is still the duly elected representa…

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Payne Claims Bribes & Coercion at Play Against Him; Alleged Victims Deny Being Influenced in Any Way

Payne Claims Bribes & Coercion at Play Against Him; Alleged Victims Deny Being Influenced in Any Way

After avoiding calls from Consortium journalists and ignoring our messages for over a month, embattled Senato…

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Payne Dismisses Allegations Made Against Him By Three Women; VIPD Refutes Claim That He Was Clear...

Payne Dismisses Allegations Made Against Him By Three Women; VIPD Refutes Claim That He Was Clear...

After over a month of silence, Senator Steven Payne has issued a statement calling the Consortium's reporting…

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V.I. Democratic Party Calls On Payne To Step Down Now Or Be Removed

V.I. Democratic Party Calls On Payne To Step Down Now Or Be Removed

Update: About an hour after the Democratic Party issued its statement calling on Sen. Steven Payne to step do…

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A Massage, Shower And Sex Toys: 3rd Person To Accuse Steven Payne Of Inappropriate Behavior Comes...

A Massage, Shower And Sex Toys: 3rd Person To Accuse Steven Payne Of Inappropriate Behavior Comes...

Over the weekend, a young woman reached out to Consortium journalists, telling us that having seen our report…

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91% Full in Days: RTPark STEM Program Expands to 480 Seats as Schools Report Rising Career Interest

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By Janeka Simon
| The Virgin Islands Consortium Verified
The UVI Research and Technology Park’s after-school STEM program entered the new school year nearly full, with 91 percent of its 480 available seats claimed within days and educators reporting that more students are beginning to envision careers in science and technology. The program officially launched this week across all 14 K-8 public schools in the territory after registration opened only two weeks earlier.
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Man Accused of Firing at Police After Tint Stop Faces Four Attempted Murder Charges

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By Janeka Simon
| The Virgin Islands Consortium Verified
ST. THOMAS — What began as a traffic stop over an allegedly illegally tinted windshield escalated into a vehicle pursuit, a foot chase and gunfire directed at police officers, according to authorities, leaving Akimo Smith facing four counts of attempted murder and a lengthy list of additional firearm and traffic charges.
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Wrong Year, Recorded Calls and Sentencing Math at Center of Jenifer O’Neal’s Third Circuit Appeal

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By Janeka Simon
| The Virgin Islands Consortium Verified
Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal has placed four challenges to her federal corruption convictions before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, asking the appellate court to vacate her convictions and direct an acquittal or new trial, or alternatively return the case to District Court for resentencing. Ms. O’Neal’s appeal was docketed in the Third Circuit in June as United States v.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

People depend on me to curate the deluge of data that exists and serve high-quality news. That is one of today's most important jobs.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With grace, understanding, and humour.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Docs for script writing, Adobe Premiere for video editing, CallU for call recording.