The National Park Service celebrates its thirty-first year of research on the seaturtles nesting at Buck Island Reef National Monument. The National Park Service along with ourpartner agencies (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USVI DPNR Division of Fish and Wildlife, VICZM St. Croix East End Marine Park, and The Nature Conservancy) would like to take
The National Park Service (NPS) issued a Prospectus soliciting proposals for the award of four 10-year Concession Contracts to operate interpretive boat tours with guided snorkeling at Buck Island Reef National Monument. The Prospectus explains the business opportunities and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contracts. The Director, pursuant
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp is heartened by the feedback received from the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce on his administration’s plans to stimulate economic activity across the district. Following a recent meeting of a subcommittee of the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, Governor Mapp observed plans for infrastructure upgrades and
Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter reminds the public that the 2018 Property Tax bills issued to all property owners on record as of January 1, 2018 will become delinquent if not paid by September 28, 2018. Property Tax bills may be paid online at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor’s website at https://propertytax.vi.gov. However, payment plans
Tyrone Lake of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation Children’s Environmental Poster Competition. The 11-year-old Alexander Henderson Elementary School honor roll student topped the regional competition with a poster entitled ‘Present and Future’, which focused on disaster preparation and environmental preservation. The
U.S. Virgin Islands’ Carnival Road March winners Spectrum Band has been confirmed as the official house band for the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career Fair to be held in Detroit, Michigan from August 1 to 5, 2018. U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty reported that the Department of
The Ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands group recently completed its quarterly update with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) Operations Committee in Miami where cruise executives were briefed and provided feedback on port improvements, including the introduction of transportation to the Charlotte Amalie Harbor this year. The U.S. Virgin Islands team included Commissioner of Tourism
Three days of training for tourism industry professionals helped boost tourism to even greater heights in the United States Virgin Islands. Offered by Aquila’s Center for Cruise Excellence and supported by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism during National Travel & Tourism Week (May 6 to 12, 2018), “Customer Service & Frontline Training” sessions
The 2018 Taste of St. Croix’s Committee announces that this year’s event is postponed until further notice due to the island-wide damages of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We made every effort to make this highly anticipated event happen as scheduled. However, our venue, The Divi Carina Bay Resort was badly damaged. Many of our restaurant partners
Today marks the official reopening of The Buccaneer, the oldest family-run resort in the Caribbean. Since Hurricane Maria struck in late September, the hotel has been closed to leisure guests as it operated as a command center for FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers. The property, which is owned and managed by the third
