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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]


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 […]

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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 […]


Op-Ed: The Caribbean Cliff We Must Avoid

By Hon. Donna Christensen US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress   AS WASHINGTON frantically scrambles to prevent the United States from falling over the proverbial Fiscal Cliff, I am concerned to hear rumblings of a potential World Trade Organization (WTO) […]

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US Virgin Islands, HOVENSA Extend Interim Agreement as Talks Continue

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the United States Virgin Islands and HOVENSA have agreed to extend an interim agreement to make fuel available as the two sides negotiate on the future of what […]


CARICOM: "Serious Concerns" About Threat to Caribbean Rum in the US

Above: the St Nicholas Abbey rum company in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community is increasingly concerned about what it calls a “threat to the competitiveness of Caribbean rum in the United States” due to […]


US Virgin Islands Governor Joins Letter Urging Deal on Fiscal Cliff

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has signed on to a letter urging US leaders to prevent the looming “fiscal cliff.” The letter was addressed […]