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US Virgin Islands Governor Heads to Denmark for Economic Mission

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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

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USVI Hosts FEMA Officials

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh and FEMA Assistant Administrator Damon Penn By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands hosted a delegation of officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a briefing this week. USVI Governor John de Jongh led a team of USVI officials at a Senior Executives Continuity of Operations […]

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CSHAE Elects Leadership for 2013-14

Above: the Atlantis Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives recently elected its new officers for the 2013-2014 term. The elections took place at the organization’s Annual General Meeting ahead of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace last month in the Bahamas. Lisa Hamilton, president of the US Virgin Islands Hotel […]

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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 […]

CSHAE Elects Leadership for 2013-14

 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 […]

USVI Sees Big Increase in Air Arrivals

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is reporting its highest levels of air arrivals since the mid-1990s, according to a report from Texas-based consultants Reynolds, Smith and Hills. The report, which was retained by the Virgin Islands Port Authority, found that air traffic is up 9.9 percent over […]

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 federal officials announced Thursday. Williams, 34, and two other defendants were charged by grand jury […]

USVI Gets Grant for Tax Collection

Above: Governor de Jongh (Photo: USVI) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Department of Interior has awarded the US Virgin Islands a $1.1 million grant for improving tax collection in the country. The grant, which came from the department’s Office of Insular Affairs, will help the territory improve its tax services with new equipment, […]