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JetBlue Is Adding Extra Nonstop Flights to to Saint Lucia This Winter

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Saint Lucia is getting a significant airlift boost just in time for the peak winter travel season. JetBlue will be adding a second weekly nonstop flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Saint Lucia, operating on Saturdays from Nov. 22 through January. The new service supplements JetBlue’s existing daily flight from New York, a […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Frederiksted Pier in St Croix

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader John Rains of the Starfish company. John’s took this snapshot of the Frederiksted Pier in Frederiskted on the US Virgin Island of St Croix. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com — CJ

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Rum Journal: Cruzan's New Distiller's Collection Rums From St Croix

Above: The new Distiller’s Collection of aged rums from Cruzan in St Croix includes the Estate Diamond Light and Dark rums, as well as the legacy Single Barrel luxury aged rum. By Robert Burr Rum Journal Special Contributor Master Distiller Gary Nelthropp of Cruzan Distillery in St Croix, US Virgin Islands has been working on […]

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United States Virgin Islands Planning Expansion of Medicaid

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands will be expanding the territory’s Medicaid programme in lieu of implementing a Health Exchange Marketplace, according to Governor John de Jongh. The move comes according to the recommendations of a task force appointed by de Jongh, which concluded that there were “significant […]

Rum Journal: Cruzan's New Distiller's Collection Rums From St Croix

 Above: St Croix CRUZAN RUM’S message is simple: Don’t Hurry. It’s a philosophy we rather like here at Rum Journal. And Cruzan’s message fits nicely with the laid-back island of St Croix where it’s been distilled since the late 18th century and managed by the Nelthropp family for generations. Cruzan produces a range of rums, […]

Rum Journal: Saving Caribbean Sea Turtles With Rum

 SEA TURTLES are critically endangered in the Caribbean, and the threats facing them, from light pollution to the scourge of poaching, remain a major problem for the region. But thanks to a unique partnership between the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy and the new rum, Naked Turtle Rum, the fight to help protect sea turtles is […]

Tim Duncan, St Croix Native, Makes Final Push For Fifth Championship Ring

 Above: Tim Duncan and his four championship banners By the Caribbean Journal staff MIAMI — For a while on Tuesday night, it seemed that Tim Duncan would finally win his fifth NBA championship. But a miraculous Ray Allen three pointer changed the script, and now Duncan enters the final game of the NBA Finals Thursday […]

US Virgin Islands Governor Nominates New Police Commissioner

 Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh with Rodney F Querrard (Photo: OG USVI) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has nominated Rodney Querrard as the territory’s next Commissioner of Police. Querrard previously served as police chief in the St Thomas-St John district from 2007 to 20012. He was […]

Caribbean Room With a View: Peter Island Resort, British Virgin Islands

Above: the Falcon’s Nest villa at Peter Island Resort ON A CLEAR DAY, you can see all the way to St Croix. High above the Caribbean Sea, the Peter Island Resort’s villas offer some of the most spectacular vistas in the region. The property is set on an 1,800-acre private island (with five beaches) within […]

US Virgin Islands Officially Opens $37 Million Christiansted Bypass

Above: USVI Gov. John de Jongh (centre) at the ceremony (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has officially opened the just-completed Christiansted Bypass in St Croix. The $37 million project, which began in 2007, completed construction at the end of 2012. “The greatly anticipated Bypass is a […]

Hess to Sell St Lucia Storage Terminal; Fate of USVI's HOVENSA Facility Unclear

Above: the HOVENSA facility in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff Hess Corporation announced this week that it would be pursuing the sale of its terminal network in the United States, one that will include the sale of its St Lucia oil storage terminal. Hess, which announced the closure of the HOVENSA refinery in […]

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 Croix. Attorney Richard Evangelista, senior policy advisor to the Governor, convened the meeting in Frederiksted, […]