More outrage masking ignorance. The gift is real and the financing arrangement was a surprisingly clever way to utilize the gift in useful way for an...

Customs duties are charged under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security according to rates set by the Federal Government. They are NOT ...

As I said in the original post, the duties ARE CREATED BY THE USVI GOVERNMENT AND ARE SUPPOSE TO BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF USVI RESIDENTS. They are only C...

Thanks for the heads-up about Best Buy, unfortunately they do not stock the model I need. Stjohnjulie, small dog looks interesting!

I'm severely tempted since I first saw this here and on fb but mid october is my timeline. I'll keep an eye out at the consignment place but that sho...

B & H Photo ships here via USPS and the discounted price usually covers the shipping cost. We've bought several computers through them. bhphoto.com ...

Have the supplier ship to Paradise Freight or Vi Cargo ground or however you choose. The tax on electronics, meaning cameras, monitors, computers, ipa...

We have a great local source in Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters. When I switched to whole-bean coffees I gave them a try and eventually met the owners ...

One of the benefits of any forum like this is also one of its pitfalls. People come here to discuss current events on the island, and naturally thing...

As I've said enough times to bore the regulars, I've lived here 25 years and I never would have moved here if I had had this board to influence me, w...

About the recovery - has anyone seen anything other than as reported in the VIC, which really didn't tell much. The police recovered him - how? Did ...

I had high hopes for Dr. Garman's adventure too. Then you, like Dr. Garman and many others, do not understand the physics and physiology involved...

For those of you who may be interested in understanding the context of this tragedy, this is an excellent and dispassionate article: scubatechphilipp...

I have basically the system you describe. I am very pleased with it. My research and long experience on St. Croix persuaded me that the net metering...

Does sargassum smell like rotten eggs?

Mapp must be selling the refinery to Guam hence the extended trip. FYI as far as I know the Guam trip is a command performance. The Dept of Inte...

Well said OT!

Calls are going to fast busy signal which suggests a number of people are experiencing outages. I love BBVI and I salute anyone who can design, i...

.....Aaaaaand down again.

It just came back for me as well. Was the outage localized to st Croix, or to any particular section of the island?

Please don't make this a lazy local discussion. The situation is as complex as it is frustrating.

The hovensa port is constrained by shallow draft. I understood that the original reason for t he container terminal in Statia was for the partial of...

I've lived on St. Croix for 25 years. Overall the preponderance of views expressed on this b/b do not reflect life here as I've known it. Also, on t...