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Puerto Rico Has a Hidden-Gem City on Its West Coast, and It’s Not the One You’re Thinking Of — With Surfing, a Glowing Bay, and Its Original Sangria

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Everyone heads to the same famous surf town out west. The real find is a grand old city next door — and a single short hop on Cape Air drops you right into it. Say “Puerto Rico’s west coast” and most people who know picture one place: Rincón, the surf-and-sunset town with the golden beaches […]

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Praise in US Virgin Islands for New York Giants Player Linval Joseph

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 […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Territory's First Tsunami Response Plan

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 signed […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Holds Talks with HOVENSA Owners

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 […]


US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Territory's First Tsunami Response Plan

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 […]

Largest Caribbean Oil Refinery to Close

Above: the HOVENSA refinery in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The HOVENSA oil refinery in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, will be shut down, the company announced today. The refinery, which is one of the 10 largest in the world and the largest in the Caribbean, is a joint venture between the Hess […]

US Virgin Islands Plans Response to HOVENSA Refinery Closure

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands has a plan to assist the thousands of people who will lose their jobs when the HOVENSA oil refinery, the largest in the Caribbean, closes. It was announced that the plant would close on Jan. 18. “Our worst nightmare is now a […]

How Grammy Winner Dion Parson is Bridging Jazz and the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell It’s not easy to innovate in any musical genre –- but Grammy-winning drummer Dion Parson, a native of St Thomas, is doing just that – bringing together the worlds of the Caribbean and jazz and creating what is a truly unique sound. Parson, who is working on his latest album with his […]

USVI Gets Grant for Tax Collection

Above: Governor de Jongh (Photo: USVI) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Department of Interior has awarded the US Virgin Islands a $1.1 million grant for improving tax collection in the country. The grant, which came from the department’s Office of Insular Affairs, will help the territory improve its tax services with new equipment, […]