US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands Signs Agreement on St Croix Baseball Stadium Project
February 17, 2012 | 10:01 pm | 0 Comment
Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands has entered into an agreement with developers to build a multi-million dollar sports complex at the Paul E Joseph stadium in St Croix, Governor John de Jongh announced. The project, which is based in Frederiksted, will include a baseball stadium, an more...
US Virgin Islands Governor Submits “Barker” Legislation to Senate
February 14, 2012 | 4:03 pm | 0 Comment
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff On-street solicitors, commonly known in the US Virgin Islands as "barkers," will face a number of restrictions under a proposed law submitted to the Senate by Governor John de Jongh. The law would prohibit barkers from working at beaches unless they represent beach restaurants, and would also more...
US Virgin Islands, Federal Officials Discuss Family Assistance Programmes
February 11, 2012 | 8:06 pm | 0 Comment
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh at a school ceremony last week By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh met this week with Earl Johnson, director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Family Assistance to talk about a number of programmes focused on family assistance. The two were joined by more...
US Virgin Islands Confirms New Police, Health Commissioners
February 11, 2012 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh meeting with US federal officials this week By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands' legislature confirmed the new Police and Health commissioners for the territory in a vote this week. Henry White was confirmed as the territory's new Police Commissioner, and Dr Mercedes Dullum was confined as the new Commissioner more...
US Virgin Islands Governor: “Even Without HOVENSA, St Croix Will Recover”
February 10, 2012 | 12:23 am | 0 Comment
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh speaking to the St Croix Chamber of Commerce By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the announced closure of the HOVENSA refinery in St Croix, the Caribbean's largest, the US Virgin Islands is focusing on continuing to build the foundation for a sustainable and more diverse economy, according to Governor John de Jongh. The more...
USVI Governor Accepts First Case of St Croix-Produced Captain Morgan Rum
February 9, 2012 | 11:24 am | 0 Comment
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (right) and David Gosnell, Diageo's president of Global Supply By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh accepted the first case of locally-produced Captain Morgan Rum, following Diageo's decision to build a distillery in St Croix which opened in 2010. Captain Morgan had for some time been produced more...
Praise in US Virgin Islands for New York Giants Player Linval Joseph
February 7, 2012 | 10:39 am | 0 Comment
Above: DT Linval Joseph By the Caribbean Journal staff Linval Joseph, a Defensive Tackle for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, became the first Virgin Islander to ever win a Super Bowl Sunday night in Indianapolis. Now, the praise is starting to pour in. "The Virgin Islands is justifiably proud of Linval Joseph and his participation in Super Bowl XLVI more...
US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Territory’s First Tsunami Response Plan
February 4, 2012 | 3:53 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr. and VITEMA Director Elton Lewis (front) and Bill Proenza, Regional Director of the National Weather Service, Crista von Hillebrandt-Andrade, Manager of the Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program and retired UVI professor and oceanographer Roy Watlington. By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has more...
US Virgin Islands Governor Holds Talks with HOVENSA Owners
February 3, 2012 | 11:47 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh met yesterday with officials of soon-to-be-shuttered refinery HOVENSA and its owners: HOVIC, a subsidiary of the Hess Corporation and PDVSA, VI, a subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, SA to discuss the controversial closure. The HOVENSA refinery is the largest oil refinery in the Caribbean and more...
US Virgin Islands Governor: HOVENSA Closure “A Catastrophic Decision”
January 31, 2012 | 12:23 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff The announcement of the impending closure of the HOVENSA refinery on St Croix was a "catastrophic decision" that will affect the entire territory, US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh said in his State of the Territory address last night. "We had no warning this was coming; no time to prepare, to adjust to the possibility that we more...
