Amazing that this spec of land constructed this massive bureaucracy. 

yep. And looking at 10-20 years in fed country club. Unfortunately besides being friends w Bill he has been a friend of Donald who may give him a pard...

For sure you should avoid bringing customers into your house for security reasons. So setting up a shop in your house is the least desirable option. I...

AT&T cellular is the best. I have never used Verizon.

My best investment on the island has been solar power combined with Tesla batteries. It is a NO BRAINER if you have a house and roof with east sout ea...

Yes. Costs about $100-150 for full coverage, no deductible, privat health insurance. Quality of healthcare is generally good but if you need a new hea...

With a budget of $5000+ a month one can live the royal lifestyle in Panama, Uruguay, Ecuador or perhaps solid middle class in Greece, Portugal, Spain ...

I like “VI mainland redneck paradise”.

Flow activated, electric, instant water heater.

It has been my impression too that WAPA services got much better. They are responsive and power outages that were frequent before Irma/ Maria are occa...

Good beach bar is always appreciated. The key is knowing proper location. I don’t know STX but on STT both beach bars on Water island are busy and see...

I have to give WAPA a credit. Over the last 2 months power outages have been short and not that frequent. It used to be daily event. Now it’s down to ...

How about toad fighting instead?

STT seems safer than STX based on above numbers.

I thought all excise tax collections went to CBP as service fees. Hardly a penny went into VI gov.

Good for STX.

Fear and lack of fear is a feeling that is not very rational. People are scared of flying but not scared of driving. Chance of dying in airline accide...

I just located latest stats. USVI ranks higher than Jamaica. We ranked just behind Honduras, Salvador and Venezuela. According to these numb...

Cuba seems to be the safest of all Carribiean. Jamaica the most dangerous.

GVI will reinvent the tax under different name.

Bring in the mafia to clean up the crime. Nice concept from NYT article.

At least 50% of people in VI operate in grey economy. My plumber, electrician, gardener, builder, handymen only take cash. Never get any receipt. Do y...

Don’t burn your bridges in the mainland. Think of it as a temporary assainment for one year or two. Most mainlanders will bail out after one year or t...

2013 we had a sizable return owed to us from our Solar Rebate. They audited us and have not paid yet. 5 years later still waiting!! They do however...