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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]


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 […]


St Croix's Buccaneer Resort Adds "Beach House on Whistle Point"

Above: the Buccanneer Resort in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The Buccaneer Resort in St Croix will debut its new Beach House on Whistle Point on Jan. 4, the resort announced. The house, which includes a two-bedroom main […]

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Walt “Clyde” Frazier's Paradise in St Croix

Above: Walt “Clyde” Frazier at home in St Croix By Alexander Britell IN THE LATE 1960s and early 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier was New York. His superb run as a point guard for the New York Knicks, during which he […]


New York Giants Open Football Season With Strong Caribbean Contingent

Above: Haitian-American and All-Pro Jason Pierre Paul (Photo: New York Giants) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Super Bowl Champion New York Giants took on the Dallas Cowboys Tuesday night, with a number of players with Caribbean heritage represented. Leading […]


Valero to Convert Aruba Oil Refinery into Refined Products Terminal

Above: Valero’s Aruba refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff Valero has notified employees at its Aruba refinery that it will be reducing operations and reorganizing the site into a refined products terminal, the company’s Aruba subsidiary announced Monday. The refinery […]

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St Croix Police Chief: "We're Still Here and We're Not Going Anywhere"

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff St Croix Police Chief Christopher Howell addressed the public Wednesday at a press conference at the Virgin Islands Police Department Rainbow Complex. It was Howell’s first public appearance since he was shot […]


US Virgin Islands Police Arrest Three Suspects in Shooting of St Croix Chief

By the Caribbean Journal staff Police in St Croix have arrested three persons in connection with the shooting of St Croix Police Chief Christopher Howell and Police Officer Elsworth Jones. Detectives of the Virgin Islands’ Criminal Investigation Bureau have arrested […]


US Virgin Islands Signs Agreement for Large-Scale Solar Power Project

Above: Governor John de Jongh and officials at the ceremony Monday (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has signed solar power and purchase and interconnection agreements with three companies to provide […]