Good Morning Everyone! If you have been on St. John during this busy (thankfully!) holiday season, you may have seen some new signs at the entrances to some of the VI National Park Beaches. These signs were installed by the VI National Park in order to promote awareness and education about what you can do to protect the reefs, while enjoying their beauty!
Hillary Bonner
USVI – Number One Caribbean Travel Destination in 2021
Earlier this month, The Caribbean Journal released their 2021 Caribbean Travel Awards. And the USVI has received recognition in, not one, but two of the top spots of the 20 categories.
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Happy Holidays from St. John!
We wanted to send you all a little love from St. John on this beautiful Christmas morning. We hope that you and yours are happy and healthy and able to enjoy some time surrounded by love and merriment today 🙂
A Little Christmas Magic in the Skies
Good Morning! And Happy Christmas Eve to you all!
The sky was doing a lot of magical things last night and I was fortunate enough to be able to pause in my holiday errand running and capture it. I would imagine Santa and his reindeer were up there doing a few practice runs 🙂
Caneel Bay Updates: Lease Negotiations and Panel Discussion
We have all watched and waited…and then waited and watched some more….for some kind of movement from the infamous Caneel Bay Resort. Once a a property of Laurence Rockefeller, the beautiful expanse of beaches, landscapes, restaurants, shops and accommodations has sat unoccupied and barren since Hurricanes Irma and Maria stripped it of its beauty and functionality on St. John in 2017 (With the obvious exception of the newly opened Zozo’s at Caneel Bay).
Well, a press release from an affiliate of CBI Acquisitions (CBIA) was released earlier this month and it seems like things are moving in a direction. Finally. Additionally, a panel of St. John residents and representatives aired last week, raising some support, some questions and some concerns in regards to this forward motion.
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BVI Update- Approved Moorings Released, Seaport Openings Rescheduled
It’s been a bit since we reported on some updates from our sister islands.
The BVI re-opened the Beef Island Airport to visitors on December 1 with some serious COVID testing and quarantine protocols. This is the first time the territory would open its doors to tourism since March.
Originally, the plan was to open the airport on the first with limited access to seaports to follow on December 8. Due to an unexpected number of arrivals, the seaports’ re-opening date is pushed back until at least January 21.
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COVID Update – Some Pretty Good News for Christmas
Governor Bryan updated the territory this afternoon in regards to some great news! The COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 5% from 9% last week at this time. It’s a Christmas Miracle!
Updated Ferry Schedule – 12-21-2020
Good Morning and a Happy Monday to you all! I have a brief update about the ferry schedules for your holiday travels this morning!
USVI Makes History with First Sunscreen Ban in the US
It may be a little known fact that the USVI officially banned sunscreen containing chemicals that damage the reefs and are potentially hazardous to humans this spring. On March 30, 2020, the USVI sunscreen ban officially went into effect making the territory the first in the United States to implement this ruling to be followed by Hawaii and Key West in January of 2021.
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Island Update- Good Things are Happening on St. John
Good Morning! Yesterday I shared some upcoming closures and some not so great news in regards to COVID-19 updates from the Government House.
But, there are some beautiful and positive things happening on island. So, I wanted to share a little bit of that with you today. No rainbows without the rain, right?
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