New Chamber Member, Armery, to Donate % of New Earnings to Maui Relief Efforts, Encourages Others to Follow Lead

St. Croix, VI — Armrey Industries, Inc., a local business serving the VI since 1961, hascommitted to donating a percentage of ALL earnings for the remainder of 2023 to local MauiDisaster Response and Relief efforts. They are calling on other businesses to follow their lead,and encourage Virgin Islands residents to make direct donations to this … Read more

Chamber Meets with USVIEDA and OCO to Discuss Economic & Trade Strategies

As part of ongoing efforts to implement Vision 2040, the territory’s 20-year economic development strategy and action plan, the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA) has launched a global marketing campaign to attract new investment to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the target industry sectors identified in Vision 2040. On August 17, 2023, Chamber leadership … Read more

Strong Turnout at St. Croix’s Jump Up! Event Revitalizes Local Businesses

Locals and tourists took to the streets of downtown Christiansted on Saturday, July 9th to partake in Jump Up! The quarterly event is a “carnival-like” cultural party held in the streets and along the boardwalk, filled with live music, dancers, food vendors and a mesmerizing display of fireworks. Backed by local businesses aiming to stimulate … Read more

DLCA Cracks Down on Illegal Sunscreen

On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Enforcement Division removed a large quantity of illegal sunscreen from the shelves of the Walgreens in St. Thomas during a routine inspection. The sale, distribution and importation for retail purposes of topical sunscreen products containing oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene is prohibited in … Read more

Chamber Board Weighs in on Territory-Wide Plan for Abandoned Properties

Governor Albert Bryan recently unveiled a conservator plan to deal with abandoned and derelict properties in the territory. This is part of a wider anti-crime initiative, said Governor Bryan, which also includes “work[ing] with the neighborhoods to increase lighting, put in parking spaces, put sidewalks, put in intranet — the things that will develop the … Read more

Ocean Point Terminals to Develop Solar Farm on St. Croix

By SUZANNE CARLSON, Daily News Staff Ocean Point Terminals, formerly known as Limetree Bay Terminals on St. Croix, has announced the company is partnering with BMR Energy to construct a solar farm at the facility on St. Croix. The companies “are partnering to construct an approximately 10.00 MWdc/7.50 MWac ground-mounted utility-scale solar farm at Ocean … Read more