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US Virgin Islands

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Police Chief Shot in St Croix

Updated: Monday, Aug. 20 at 1:45 PM Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff Christopher Howell, the police chief of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands and police officer Elsworth Jones were shot Saturday night while pursuing suspects […]

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US Virgin Islands Launches Bordeaux Bay Road Project in St Thomas

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (right) (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has signed a contract to design a new paved road project on the west side of […]

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USVI Seeks to Reopen HOVENSA Refinery, Possibly Under New Ownership

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is seeking to work toward reopening the HOVENSA refinery, the Caribbean’s largest and the territory’s single-biggest employer. USVI Governor John […]

Op-Ed: Working Together to Promote the Caribbean Tourism Brand

By Richard Doumeng Op-Ed Contributor 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). It’s also a time of continuing challenges for tourism in the region. A prolonged state of economic uncertainty in the world. Airlift […]


US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Agreement on Waste-to-Energy Plant

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to facilitate the development of an energy production plant at the […]


US Virgin Islands Hires Financial Firm to Navigate HOVENSA Closure

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff The board of directors of the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority has approved funding for the territory’s government to hire a private financial firm to provide […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Pledges "Leanest Possible Budget"

Above: Governor John de Jongh at a community meeting last week in St Croix (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Governor John de Jongh has submitted the US Virgin Islands’ budget for fiscal year 2013, promising that his administration […]


US Virgin Islands Delegate Hails Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

Above: the US Supreme Court (Photo: Franz Jantzen) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen is hailing the decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. […]


United States Virgin Islands Receives Grant to Hire New Police Officers

Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has been awarded a grant of more than a half a million dollars to hire six community-oriented police officers. The Virgin Islands Police Department will receive $562,600 […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh Visits St Kitts and Nevis

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh paid a brief visit to St Kitts and Nevis Tuesday. The governor held […]


United States Virgin Islands Projects Receive Green Energy Funding

Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff A few weeks after the news of a significant solar investment in the United States Virgin Islands, a few smaller-scale green energy projects have received funding from the US Department of Agriculture. […]


US Virgin Islands Talks Anti-Crime Bill

Above: the talks in the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh recently hosted talks with the territory’s legislature and officials from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on a […]


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