Many times the problem with Innovative is not their service but their infrastructure -- i.e., since you are relying on wireline, if the wires are in p...

Good night chicagoblues, It's easier to put a dent into your moving expenses than it is to scrape up what you need to move back to the states. N...

Villa Fairview is one option - Ronnie (the owner) posts on this board regularly. Good luck to you!

There's a nice-looking Honda CRF on craigslist that someone just posted today. If it's in good running shape, looks like a good deal. You'll get you...

Good night John - which island?

@ FL Barrier Islander, it's a PERFECT example!! I wish everyone who comes on here wanting to become a USVI homeowner would read what you just wrote -...

Good morning micmac311, The best place to start is by poring over the posts on the general message board. Read the moving stories, and read the ...

Go grandmama! Congrats, Tam. (tu)

Good morning boatbill, Your best bet to find a housesitting connection will most likely be through your on-island friends. The good news is, it'...

What everyone else has said -- Patience with a capital P is all you really need. If you know how to fix things when they break, that's an incredi...

Good night Leigh, A second on the traveling nurse option. They pay a big chunk of your costs for relocation and housing, plus a higher salary th...

Thanks Cheryl! Sorry your folks got stuck. 🙁

You got your corrected card in less than 5 days over the holidays? Impressive.

Good morning Rebecca, Just to make sure you know, you will need one person per cat to travel with them in the airline cabin, unless you plan to c...

When you get a driver's license in Puerto Rico, they list your legal name on your license as first, last, mother's maiden -- no matter where you're fr...

Edited because my reply makes no sense after Prefer2Sail removed his.

Good morning singtruck -- have you visited St. Thomas yet? If not, you really need to come down and get a good "feel" for the roads before you make a...

Antiqueone, just curious -- they wouldn't let you deposit the cash in your account and then give you the travelers' checks? Stephanie, you have j...

Among the stateside people I know who have moved here and then left, the reasons have been (1) family, (2) money, and (3) all of the problems of "Seco...

OK, it's definitely backwards for STJ - 3 or 4 men for every woman. I assumed the same for the other islands as well -- learn something new every day...

Bombi, I think you have that backwards? singtruck, we have a couple of sayings that should give you a better picture of what dating is like here....

Fairleigh Dickinson University, A Major Private University in NJ had a campus on ST Croix from 1972-2002. After the Damage caused by Hugo the school ...

So interesting! On STJ, we count our blessings when we don't have to bag our own groceries, let alone carry them anywhere! At least the folks at St....

You might want to buy the guide at The author has extensively researched all the hoops through which a local business owner needs to jump. Also, ...

Chilly over here in STJ, too! I woke up and it was barely 78 degrees... turned off all the fans and still had to get dressed in long sleeves. Ca...