gee, thanks for the link. i was specifically asking the poster who mentioned wanting to use ikea and not in general. Also, note that some of ikea...

i was going to ask if ikea was all particle board or was it real solid wood

Ikea furniture - sofas and such - are framed with kiln dried wood and could survive island life. Cabinets and wood furniture vary in materials an...

I don't think Dade County standard windows are an alternative to having storm shutters. However, having these windows might keep you from closing up w...

For comparison, I recently sold a 1,000 square foot condo in St. Pete FL and the HOA monthly fee was $700. This condo association is extremely well-ma...

Kim has an address in a country other than US and USVI.

The photo may be from 2010 but the information is more current--a house in our area was just purchased a few years ago and the owners name is correct ...

this site : /blockquote> The ownership data is from 2010.

Folks, first thank you for taking the time to reply! @Old Tart, It's OK if people's replies seem pessimistic I want the truth and all that comes with ...

I just re-read the VI Health Plan - the business tax of 10% is on GROSS PAYROLL. You might take another look. Self employed pay 5% with caps (though h...

Have you checked lately on the investment VI taxpayers are now making in their two hospitals? Your scenario already is occurring. The VI, with tw...

That from was March 2014. Nothing happened. Yes. I said a couple of years ago. Nonetheless, there is good background here - and good ideas...

A couple years ago, this organization had some interesting ideas and insights about health care parity in the VI.

I consistently rave about the food, the diving, partying at dog until 2am and some of the other great experiences I've had here. The lack of traffic i...

As with any real estate market, on STX it's all about location, location, location. Purchase the best property you can afford in the best possible nei...

Some people are risk takers. We can't change that. What is important here is that piracy is extremely rare in VI, Wiindward and Leaward islands. Pra...

I am a huge fan of the sport of single-handed sailing. I've even attended the start of the Vendee Globe in France. I'm sure you as a single-hander kno...

I did a little internet searching on the French sailor. He has worldwide cruising experience and, if it's the same person, participated in the Vasco d...

Only about 20% full time cruisers carry fire arms on board. How do you know this?

You can always plan to buy an island car when you first arrive. Add a couple of grand to your budget for this. Once you're settled, ship the Jeep...

The website safetyandsecuritynet.com is a volunteer, free service for boaters. It is not a fact-checked news source. The VIPD and the Coast Guard...

VINGN provides a complete library of its reports to NTIA. From this library: Here is the original proposal to NTIA that described what was to ...

It looks like the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority and WAPA were the key players. I would think a VI public records request might get this...

The federal government can demand its money back. This would all be stipulated in the original award letter signed between NTIA and the VI government.