Tourism Releases First Video of New 'Naturally in Rhythm' Marketing Campaign - Watch
Staff Consortium | October 30, 2022
The West Indian Company Limited (WICO) Dock in St. Thomas, historically the busiest port for cruise ship tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is currently facing a manpower issue in its security department as potential hires continue to shun the current wage offering from WICO, company officials made known during a board meeting Monday. WICO President and CEO Anthony Ottley said filling security guard positions continues to be a challenge because of the pay being offered, though an amount was never mentioned during the meeting. “This continues to be a challenge at the current compensation level,” Mr. Ottley said, adding that six potential candidates had recently been interviewed for security positions and while two of these individuals had failed the test, the other four refused to accept the current pay rates. The lack of manpower in the…
The V.I. Port Authority has announced that today is the first two-ship day in Frederiksted for the 2022-2023…
U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Ramey Sector in Puerto Rico seized 198 pounds (90 kilos) of cocaine…
Thousands of tourists deboarded two cruise ships at the Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Terminal in Crown…
St. Croix Sees Three Cruise Ships in Three Days…
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It Begins: First Ship as Part of New Agreement…
Ernice Gilbert November 08, 2022The first cruise ship to dock in Frederiksted as part of a new agreement negotiated between the V.I.…
Just Right Trucking Seeking DPNR Approval for…
Kayra Williams November 03, 2022Inflationary pressure globally has impacted prices of goods across the board, and as the USVI continues…
List of 69 Upcoming Cruise Ship Calls to St.…
Ernice Gilbert November 03, 2022Last updated at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The V.I. Port Authority has released the new cruise…
In a move aimed at building on the region-leading tourism growth the U.S. Virgin Islands experienced during the pandemic, the V.I. Department of Tourism is launching a bold, new marketing campaign tha...
ST. THOMAS — A man died from injuries sustained during an accident on Friday night when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with another vehicle and flipped on its top. Another individual was t...
Data released during the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association's Marketplace event held Oct. 3-5 in San Juan, Puerto Rico this year, show the U.S. Virgin Islands having the highest level of post-Covid...
During an event fittingly held at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility on St. Croix (the Frederiksted Pier) Tuesday, V.I. Port Authority and Royal Caribbean Group officials signed an agreement that inc...
An experienced marketing and hospitality industry professional believes this year’s World Tourism Day theme “Rethinking Tourism” is a clarion call for the private sector to focus on “dynamism ...
The V.I. Department of Tourism announced Wednesday that it's sponsoring a restaurant team to represent the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas and compete in the National Sauce-Off Contest ...
Officials from the Royal Caribbean Group met Wednesday on St. Croix with V.I. Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe, his executive team, the authority’s financial advisor and outside legal ...
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