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St Croix Airport Reopens For Commercial Flights

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This Jamaica All-Inclusive Is Reopening, With 590 Rooms, Swim-Up Suites, and a Water Park

You pull into Green Island and the first thing you notice is the sweep of shoreline. White sand stretches wide along Jamaica’s north coast, with low mangroves edging the water and long views across the Caribbean. This is where Princess Grand Jamaica returns on March 1, bringing back the island’s best new family resort after […]

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Vice President Mike Pence to Visit US Virgin Islands

By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Mike Pence is visiting the US Virgin Islands this week, Governor Kenneth Mapp announced this weekend. Pence will visit the territory on Friday in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which caused widespread destruction across the islands. US President Donald Trump is still planning to […]

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St Thomas Airport Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a significant boost for the hard-hit island of St Thomas, the Cyril E. King Airport is set to reopen on Thursday for commercial flights. The announcement was made by US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp, who commended the Virgin Islands Port Authority and the Department of Tourism “for their […]

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White House Approves Puerto Rico, St Croix Disaster Declaration

By the Caribbean Journal staff United States President Donald Trump has declared that a “major disaster” exists in Puerto Rico and in St Croix, ordering federal assistance to supplement local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Maria. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property […]

St Thomas Airport Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands was “severely impacted” by the passage of Hurricane Maria, according to a statement US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. The eye of the Category 5 storm passed south of St Croix in the early hours of Wednesday morning, bringing […]

How This Bracelet Is Supporting Irma Relief

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You may know St. Croix jewelers Sonya Ltd as the originator of the hook bracelet, that classically Crucian silver or gold piece of jewelry that silently signals whether you’re single or taken, depending on whether you wear the the hook toward or away from your wrist. But you might […]

Hurricane Maria Pummels St Croix, Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico

Above: the projected path of Maria By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Maria pummeled the island of St Croix early Wednesday before making landfall in Puerto Rico. The eye of Maria was located over Eastern Puerto Rico at 8 AM on Wednesday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. The extent of […]

Editor's Note: The Caribbean, After Irma

On Oct. 9, 1780, the Great Hurricane came to the Caribbean. Huracan San Calixto lasted 11 days in the West Indies, pummeling the southeastern Caribbean with terrifying winds as high as 200 miles per hour, destroying homes and livelihoods. Almost 22,000 people died across the West Indies in islands including Barbados, Martinique, St Lucia, St […]

The State of US Virgin Islands Hotels, After Irma

After the destruction of Irma, relief efforts are underway and assessments continue. And what about the fundament of the island’s economy, its hotels? According to initial evalutations, damage ranged from power outages at properties like Caneel Bay to significant property damage at Sugar Bay. Here is the full initial report on the islands’ hotels released […]

A Dream Villa in St. Croix

Choosing the right Caribbean villa is never easy. Beach or hillside? What kind of staffing? Most importantly, what island? But the Mango Hill Greathouse offers another vexing choice: stay for a week or stay forever? That’s because this dreamy villa overlooking Christiansted Harbor in St. Croix is available both for short term stays and is […]

US Virgin Islands Begins Assessing Irma Damage; St Croix “Back to Business”

The U.S Virgin Islands has begun a full assessment on the impact of Hurricane Irma on the territory, with major damage apparent in both St Thomas and St John. St. Croix did not receive the full brunt of the storm, according to US Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty. Indeed, the island’s Henry E […]

The Best Caribbean Summer Destinations for 2017

Beauty isn’t seasonal. So when you’re planning your summer vacation for 2017, you need to be thinking Caribbean. Because, contrary to the views of some, the Caribbean is just as wonderful a place to visit in the summer as it is the rest of the year. You’ll find fewer crowds, often significantly better hotel rates and, […]

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