Tampa just got a whole lot closer to Nassau. For the first time in two decades, travelers can fly nonstop between Tampa International Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, The Bahamas — restoring a long-dormant Florida Gulf Coast gateway to the Bahamian capital that has been missing from the airlift map since the […]
Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kenneth Mapp has officially been sworn in as the new Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, and he’s vowing to “reenergize America’s paradise.” In a wide-ranging inaugural address this week, Mapp said voters had bestowed on him “to chart a new course for generations […]
Above: St Thomas, USVI (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor-Elect Kenneth Mapp, who will be sworn in as Governor on Monday, has named the members of his Cabinet. Mapp defeated US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen in a run-off election to win the Governorship. Mapp will serve with […]
Above: the talks in Charlotte Amalie on Tuesday By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh met Tuesday with Governor-Elect Kenneth Mapp to discuss the ongoing transition of government ahead of Mapp’s inauguration in January. It was the second meeting between the two since the Nov. 18 runoff election. “I want […]
