US Virgin Islands
Federal Agents Arrest USVI Police Officer in Widening Drug Trafficking Probe
May 24, 2013 | 6:01 pm | 0 Comment
Above: District Court in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Federal agents have arrested a police officer in the United States Virgin Islands as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking by a official in the government's planning department. US Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands and several federal agencies announced the arrest of more...
Starwood to Partner on Solar Energy Array at Westin St John
May 21, 2013 | 7:50 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Westin St John By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts will be launching a push to expand the use of green energy at its properties, including those in the Caribbean region. The company announced the move at the Caribbean Summit of Business and Political Leaders in the British Virgin Islands last week. Starwood will be more...
US Virgin Islands Official Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
May 18, 2013 | 7:29 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff Roberto Tapia, the director of the US Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, was arrested Friday by federal agents on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficing. The arrest was announced more...
Oxbow Wins Preakness Stakes as USVI’s Kevin Krigger Finishes Fifth
May 18, 2013 | 6:36 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Pimlico Race Course By the Caribbean Journal staff Kevin Krigger of the US Virgin Islands finished fifth at the Preakness Stakes riding Goldencents Saturday as Oxbow, ridden by Gary Stevens, won the race. Krigger was bidding to become the first African-American jockey to win the Preakness since 1989. Goldencents was ranked third in pre-race betting, at more...
Rum Journal: Saving Caribbean Sea Turtles With Rum
May 16, 2013 | 5:16 pm | 0 Comment
SEA TURTLES are critically endangered in the Caribbean, and the threats facing them, from light pollution to the scourge of poaching, remain a major problem for the region. But thanks to a unique partnership between the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy and the new rum, Naked Turtle Rum, the fight to help protect sea turtles is getting a boost. Naked Turtle, more...
The Caribbean’s Best Small Hotels – 2013
May 15, 2013 | 11:20 am | 0 Comment
We continue our Best of the Caribbean series with a look at the small hotel properties that make the Caribbean tick — particularly those of 50 rooms or less. While the Caribbean has superb luxury resorts and all-inclusives, it has an array of small, charming boutique properties that offer a laid-back yet luxurious experience. The CJ team looked at a range of factors in more...
Bahamas , CJ Travel , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Grenada , Martinique , News , Puerto Rico , St Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia , US Virgin Islands
The 10 Best Caribbean Beach Bars – 2013
May 9, 2013 | 9:31 am | 0 Comment
They're some of the major reasons we all love the Caribbean — an ice cold beer or rum punch, the sand at your feet and the sea in your sight. The Caribbean's beach bars have all of them in full supply. So we thought we'd offer our list of the 10 best beach bars in the Caribbean for 2013 —from Anguilla to the United States Virgin Islands. Of course, these are just 10 more...
Anguilla , Bahamas , Best of the Caribbean , British Virgin Islands , CJ Travel , Dominican Republic , Guadeloupe , Jamaica , Martinique , St Kitts and Nevis , US Virgin Islands
USVI’s Victor Lebron, Kevin Krigger Finish 16th, 17th at Kentucky Derby
May 4, 2013 | 6:53 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Kevin Krigger By the Caribbean Journal staff St Croix native Kevin Krigger did not end up making history Saturday, riding Goldencents to a 17th-place finish at the 139th Kentucky Derby. While Krigger and Goldencents were among the pre-race favourites, it was actually fellow Crucian Victor Lebron that finished ahead of Krigger with a 16th-place finish more...
US Virgin Islands Jockeys Aim For History
May 4, 2013 | 1:45 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Kevin Krigger on Goldencents By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of US Virgin Islands jockeys will be looking to make history on Saturday at the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby: Kevin Krigger and Victor Lebron, both natives of St Croix. Both are the first US Virgin Islands-born jockeys to qualify for the Derby. Krigger himself is on the cusp of more...
US Attorney General Eric Holder Names USVI’s Sharpe to Advisory Committee
April 29, 2013 | 5:17 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Ronald Sharpe By the Caribbean Journal staff Ronald Sharpe, the United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, has been named to the Advisory Committee of US Attorney General Eric Holder. Sharpe will serve for a two-year term on the committee, joined by five other US Attorneys including Utah's David Barlow, New York's Richard Hartunian, more...
