lug. VIPD spokesperson Melody thr Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin to said the church hopes to rent Schuster saki. ClalZi Will O.1JULC ascur First the territory, now new administration embroiled in Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal ilitITNEY KNIGHT St CROIX —The territory con- tinues to make national headlines, this time with claims that the Vir- gin Islands government is plan- ning to review convicted sex offend- er and St. Thomas resident Jeffrey Epstein's corporate sponsorship. According to The Guardian, a Britain-based online newspaper. the government of the Virgin Islands "is to review Its corporate sponsorships after it emerged that Jeffrey Epstein. the convicted sex offender and friend to Prince Andrew, gave gifts to school pupils and financed events for young chil- dren." The article attributes certain quotes to Kimberly Jones. the recently hired spokeswoman for Gov. Kenneth Mapp, as well as other local government officials. "Every situation is going to be reviewed individually," the Mon- day article in The Guardian quotes Jones as saying. "It Is important to note that this all happened under the previous administration." When contacted Tuesday for comment by The Avis, Jones confirmed making the above statement but denied telling The Guardian that either the Mapp administration or the VI gov- ernment were planing to review Epstein's corporate sponsor- ship. Jones said other comments attributed to her were inaccurate and reiterated there are no active plans to investigate Epstein's cor- porate sponsorship. The Guardian's article on Mon- day quoted her as saying: "I can't speak for the governor, but if it were up to me, there are certain people who would not be able to get on airplanes and travel here." When asked by The Avis whether she had made those com- ments Jones was emphatic: "I never said that." She said Tuesday questions regarding Epstein's corporate sponsorship and what legal actions they may bear should b