Digging up this old thread for a slightly on-topic post -- I heard a song on the radio this morning about Santa moving to the West Indies. I'd never h...

Yeah, it won't shake out until insurance checks start arriving. For instance, if I get $1 million from insurance on a property I bought for $1.5 milli...

Thanks for what sounds like on the ground analysis. If you believe there will always be more vacationers than villas suitable for rental, a price shak...

I'm hearing just the opposite. That there is no buy demand and many wanting to sell because there villa ownership strategy was contingent on seasonal ...

Boating repair biz should be booming right now because of storms..... Rental places are available but at a premium because of all of the off island pe...

It's unlikely you'll get much of a discount for an undamaged home right now. If anything, such properties are more valuable than ever.

Untreated mental illness unfortunately sometimes leads to this. It's tragic, and the linemen know this isolated incident is not reflective of the STJ ...

St John Physical Therapy has already reopened, with limited hours. It's a good bet they will be open then, too.

If you know where any of them are, we can try to give you some information.

So, was it true?

Hi Dave, I'm so glad you did not already have your possessions in transit to here. It will be a long time before St John or St Thomas are desirable pl...

Julie, I heard from the manager of Merchants on STT that they planned to reopen on Tue or Wed. Don't know if Hurricane Maria changes that plan.

Thanks so much Julie. Two pieces of good news today - Dolphin can take credit cards (all of their refrigerated stuff is warm, though - I wouldn't touc...

This is not a time to move to the territory, unless you are headed to St Croix. Even that island will be struggling to accommodate a lot of refugees f...

Thanks Beeski - helpful info.

Julie, I'm so glad you and your home are relatively ok. My sweetie and I are safe, but our houses are both destroyed. We have a safe place to stay whi...

I've been trying to think how to say this politely. You may want to consider what sort of message is conveyed by your arrival to the island with an en...

This is different from getting soaked. This is the government not returning money that its citizens overpaid. It's technically theft.

I would check out Cigna Global - they offer a global insurance plan for expats. When I checked with them a few months ago, they said they are not...

What a statesider thinks of as a "condo" and what St John offers in the way of condos might vary a bit. Julie's advice here is excellent on all counts...

Tammy, LOL!! (tu)(tu)(tu) I got "lifer" as well. No questions about how well one deals with a corrupt and broke government though!

Oh, and a few more barge tips for first-timers. When you arrive in Red Hook to get on the car barge, you have to stop at the port authority booth...

Easiest way: rent a car on STT, turn on the AC, load pup and bags into the car, drive onto the car barge, then drive off and pull up to your accommoda...

Can the schools in USVI be any worse then the public schools in NYC? Corporal punishment is still permitted, and still happens, in VI public scho...

Is resort employment as abundant on STX and it is on STT? No.