You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]
Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The real GDP of the United States Virgin Islands fell by 13.2 percent in 2012, according to the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis. That was due almost entirely to the shutdown of the HOVENSA oil refinery in early 2012, which was the territory’s single-largest employer and […]
Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has voted to approve an agreement with the Vitol Group to supply propane for energy generation in the territory. The project, which is slated for completion in 2014, could reduce the Authority’s fuel costs by 30 percent. The WAPA’s governing […]
Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has won a federal grant to support a new marine research facility in St Croix. The $150,000 grant was awarded by the US Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs, through the department’s Coral Reef Initiative. The funding will go toward […]
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