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US Virgin Islands Officials Lead Talks on Public Safety in St Croix

Above: the talks in St Croix last weekend (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials in the office of US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh recently led public discussions focusing on the issue of public safety in St […]

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Former US Virgin Islands Senator Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

Above: the legislature building in Charlotte Amalie By Alexander Britell Former United States Virgin Islands Senator Alvin Williams, Jr has pleaded guilty to operating and participating in a criminal enterprise including bribery and mail fraud, US Attorney Ronald Sharpe and […]

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US Virgin Islands Receives Federal Funds for Economic Development

Above: USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has been awarded more than $1.4 million in economic development funding from the US Department of Commerce. Of the funding, $1 million will be used to help establish […]

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EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group for Puerto Rico, USVI

Above: St John in the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Environmental Protection Agency has created an inter-agency effort to protect Caribbean coral reefs off the shores of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Caribbean […]


Op-Ed: The Caribbean Cliff We Must Avoid

By Hon. Donna Christensen US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress   AS WASHINGTON frantically scrambles to prevent the United States from falling over the proverbial Fiscal Cliff, I am concerned to hear rumblings of a potential World Trade Organization (WTO) […]


USVI Sees Big Increase in Air Arrivals

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is reporting its highest levels of air arrivals since the mid-1990s, according to a report from Texas-based consultants Reynolds, Smith and Hills. The report, which was retained […]

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US Virgin Islands, HOVENSA Extend Interim Agreement as Talks Continue

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the United States Virgin Islands and HOVENSA have agreed to extend an interim agreement to make fuel available as the two sides negotiate on the future of what […]


St Croix's Buccaneer Resort Adds "Beach House on Whistle Point"

Above: the Buccanneer Resort in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The Buccaneer Resort in St Croix will debut its new Beach House on Whistle Point on Jan. 4, the resort announced. The house, which includes a two-bedroom main […]


US Virgin Islands Governor Joins Letter Urging Deal on Fiscal Cliff

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has signed on to a letter urging US leaders to prevent the looming “fiscal cliff.” The letter was addressed […]

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Caribbean Mourns Dick Doumeng, Veteran Hotelier in St Thomas

Above: Dick Doumeng By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is mourning the loss of Dick Doumeng, the owner of the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St Thomas, who passed away earlier this week. Doumeng, who was 78, passed away […]


Walt “Clyde” Frazier's Paradise in St Croix

Above: Walt “Clyde” Frazier at home in St Croix By Alexander Britell IN THE LATE 1960s and early 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier was New York. His superb run as a point guard for the New York Knicks, during which he […]


US Virgin Islands Senator Indicted for Alleged Role in Bribery Scheme

Above: the legislature building in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff A federal grand jury in St Thomas has indicted US Virgin Islands Sen. Alvin Williams, Jr with operating and participating in a criminal enterprise that […]


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