Webcams showing multiple locations around St. Croix have seen a sharp spike in viewership during this time when many are working and staying at home. Our friends Tom and Rob at visitstcroix.com told the St. Croix Source that the site is experiencing close to 6,200 views per day and a record 117,000 view as of March 26th on its web cams. For more, read the article.
Check out the web cams.
Congratulations to our friends Wendy and Jennie at GoToStCroix.com which is celebrating their 20th anniversary! “GoTo” is a wonderful window in to “the big island”, and continues to provide insight and information via its website, blog, pocket map and web cam. Read the full article in the St. Croix Source.
Check out their Web cam.
We were on the Roseway Schooner on February 27th for an event onboard featuring sunset views on Gallows Bay and music by the talented Mama’s Black Sheep. Here is a glimpse of the event and watch a lovely St Croix sunset in the process.
At the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, the Governor Albert Bryan said a request for proposal would soon be out to potential developers interested in building an attractive facility where the Hotel on the Cay currently is. This 5-acre government property with beautiful oceanfront views of Christiansted and is known as one of the most lucrative properties on St. Croix. To read the full article go to VI Consortium.
The fourth annual Crucian Fashion Fest raised money to benefit this year’s selected recipient, the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix. The association of boutiques and designers came together to create a showcase of new designs and classics. The Coalition Executive Director Clema Lewis and co-director Carolyn Forno thanked the organizers, participants, attendees and the sponsors for their help in keeping their mission alive: Supporting and empowering people impacted by violence. Read the full article and the list of participating boutiques and designers, go to St. Croix Source.
If you would like to donate to the coalition, you can do so online. Donations make it possible for the coalition to provide victims and survivors with free and confidential crisis intervention, emergency housing, support groups, educational programs and so much more.
When planning your next Caribbean vacation, check out the Caribbean Journal’s 2020 edition of the best Caribbean islands to visit. Featuring St. Croix, USVI, the journal calls St. Croix “one of the most fascinating islands to visit in the Caribbean, with as impressive a culinary scene as you can find in the Caribbean to a pair of charming, walkable cities (Frederiksted and Christiansted) to a growing number of terrific boutique hotels…”. Read the full article and see the islands on the list here.