Unemployment fell from 14.7% to 13.3% between from April report to May report. That's a drop of 1.4%. The PPP loans were an incentive for small busine...

If you advocate for Republicans then you have to be comfortable with enormous structural budget deficits and the use of faulty economic logic that has...

Those SBA PPP loans provided incentive for small businesses to bring back furloughed employees. We'll see what happens with employment statistics next...

The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits will expire after July 31, if the Senate doesn’t pass the $3 trillion HEROES Act – another emergency st...

The Caribbean cannabis business (medical and recreational) is being legalized/decriminalized down island in St. Vincent and Dominica - both growing an...

The mailbox letters were sent to everyone in the US, not just the Virgin Islands. Mainland letters came from the IRS and included DJT's signature.

Your realtor should be able to answer this question. However, I know people who have purchased homes with original net metering contracts and they con...

Did you read the article? This was a retribution killing - only the gangbangers killed an innocent girl instead of their enemies who they thought were...

If your income is from retirement/pension/social security and you live full-time (at least 183 days per year in the VI), you'll pay taxes to the VI as...

OMG Belize has big time crime problems. By comparison the VI are wannabees.

Once you prove to the IRS you are a bona fide VI resident, you retain that status until you move from the territory. Here's the form you have to compl...

According to the IRS, to be a bona fide resident you have to meet 3 tests. The tax code defines a “bona fide resident” as a person who 1) is prese...

It's that bona fide VI residency status that keeps many from interfacing with the IRB. For example, as long my income comes from the US - even if I ...

Houses with net metering have different meters since we're selling energy to the grid. We've not experienced meter issues or estimated billing with ...

As long as you have a working WAPA meter attached to your house, you'll continue to accumulate some fees and charges. You still have power - you've ju...

Digital electric meters don't reset - but you may want to keep track by noting the reading for each month the bill is estimated. Chances are you wil...

I don't think your electric meter has failed - the automatic reading system has failed. B&V will get its part done in a timely way no doubt. But...

The rationale behind rolling the checks out over a period of time was discussed by Bryan in one of his COVID presentations. The concern is banks being...

Kmart opened in 1993-4 on STT, 1998 on STX. Definitely Target not Walmart. But Kmart isn't going anywhere. VI, PR and Guam will be the last Kmarts ...

Sears/Kmart is now Transformco. From Wikipedia: On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Transformco would close an additional 96 stores, includ...

I'm a Midwesterner and have relatives that live fairly close to pork and beef packing plants in Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. The workers virtually all t...

As you research, keep in mind that the deer on STX love vegetable gardens. A fenced garden or green house design has to be strong enough to keep them ...

@vicanuck You probably won't need permits unless you're upgrading electrical service or septic - as long as you're within the original house footpr...

We submitted our permit applications in person at a DPNR office on Centerline just east of Frederiksted. They required drawn plans that are stamped by...

Happy 4/20! From WebMD: An in-depth investigation has concluded that people who smoke marijuana are much more likely to have paranoia than people ...