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US Virgin Islands and HOVENSA Reach Interim Agreement

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands and HOVENSA have reached an agreement in principle regarding the process for the sale of the refinery, Government House announced this weekend. The deal, which was […]

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Ritz-Carlton Aruba to Open in November

Above: a rendering of the Ritz-Carlton Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba is planning to open in November, the company announced this week. The property will include 320 oceanfront rooms and suites and a 15,000-square-foot spa, a […]

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United States Virgin Islands Continues Push for Scandinavian Tourists

Above: USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands will continue to make Denmark and the wider Scandinavian market a priority for its tourism sector, according to USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. The Commissioner was part of […]

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US Virgin Islands Could Lose $100 Million Due to Sequestration: Report

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands could lose $100 million in federal funding by fiscal year 2021 due to the federal sequestration spending cuts that became official this week. […]


US Virgin Islands Moves Forward on Broadband Internet Project

Above: work on the broadband project (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands is moving into the next phase of construction on its broadband internet development plan, according to Lawrence Kupfer, president of the Virgin Islands […]


US Virgin Islands Investment Advisor Arrested for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff James Tagliaferri, who managed and controlled TAG Virgin Islands, a Virgin Islands-based investment firm, was arrested in St Thomas Friday for a allegedly executing a scheme to defraud TAG clients, US Attorney […]

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US Virgin Islands to Begin Charlotte Amalie Improvement Project

Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands will beginning work Feb. 11 on a planned revitalization project of downtown Charlotte Amalie in St Thomas. USVI officials met last week to discuss the project with merchants […]


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 […]


Stuart: Barbados, US in "High-Level" Talks on Rum Subsidies

Above: the Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados, other CARICOM states and the Dominican Republic are currently engaged in “high-level” talks with United States officials on the issue of rum subsidies, according to […]

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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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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