Archive for June 2021

Helping Businesses Grow and Succeed BIZBUZZ Visit us on Facebook, Twitter, Google Business or the USVI Business Hub for updates.The VI SBDC wants to let our community know that we are available to assist local businesses in the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas/St. John call 340-693-1694 St. Croix call 340-692-4294 email us: info@visbdc.org UPCOMING WEBINARSUSVIEDA Small…

The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ (VIDPNR) Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA), will host the “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop on St. John from July 1-10, 2021 during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.   …

MBW Graduates (left to right) Amon Re Smith, Alan Sprauve, Akeem McIntosh and Tatyhane Colbert were the MBW graduates able to attend graduation in person. The Eljhaie Brathwaite Project played the processional, “Pomp and Circumstance.” Chrystie Payne, MBW Communications Director, served as MC. Julius Jackson and Scott Bradley welcomed the crowd and thanked everyone for…

Fourteen-year-old Tanner Krygsveld focused on maintaining his lead as he started the third and final day of racing in the 28th International Optimist Regatta (IOR), hosted at St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC), June 18 to 20. The St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands sailor led the event from the first day, and despite a strong field…

*This article was published by the New York Times and shared by a subscriber. By Emily Palmer May 25, 2021 On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a scene so busy and crowded, it’s unimaginable, even before the pandemic. Indeed, the business…

A fleet of 8- to 15-year-old sailors from Antigua, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S.A, and U.S. Virgin Islands will race 8-foot long single-sail Optimist dinghies in the TOTE Clinic, Monday through Wednesday, the TOTE Team Race on Thursday, and the International Optimist Regatta (IOR), Friday through Sunday. This trio of events is one…

Organizers of the USVI Charter Yacht Show, the premier event in the U.S. Virgin Islands for charter brokers and crewed yachts to see and be seen, are pleased to announce that the 2021 show will take place November 7 to 10, at IGY’s (Island Global Yachting) Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas Marina. In the five…

JUNE UPDATE SUMMER SCHEDULE OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK 9:00PM- 4:00PM (ticket booth closes at 3pm) CLOSED THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS BOOK NOW Join us for our MACAW TALK every day at 10:40am EXCITING DOLPHIN NEWS! *** WELCOME TO THE FAMILY NOLA & CAVELLO! We are SUPER excited to welcome two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to our Coral…