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We put our duplex with no view on the market in January thinking it would take up to two years to sell. It closed in March leaving us to begin the search for a rental. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to […]
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A vintage 1942 Douglas DC-3 aircraft burst into flames Sunday morning as it prepared to take off from Puerto Rico, bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Fortunately no one was injured. The plane was carrying 6,000 pounds of mail for businesses and residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands who were advised to contact their local […]
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I noticed this sign on the balcony of a house across the street from my hotel in Old San Juan and really had to smile when I checked it out with binoculars.
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“Casa De Palmas” - two units for just $920,000. Upstairs are two bedrooms, a spacious great room with hot tub and large decks. Below is a large 3 bedroom apartment, pool with a roomy deck and a private, separate entrance. Lush tropical landscaping with large palm tress grace the circular driveway and the view […]
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From the St John Source   by Lynda Lohr      April 23, 2009 - Hurricane Omar’s damage to the territory’s national parks will finally get cleaned up and repaired thanks to $1.6 million in stimulus funds headed to the Virgin Islands.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that the nation’s national parks will receive nearly $750 […]
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JUST LISTED!
Real Estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands is getting to be a bargain; even on the pristine island of St. John. Check out this new listing just outside of Cruz Bay on the west end of St. John with a view of the island of St. James across Pillsbury Sound. Enjoy sunsets over […]
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 I came home on Sunday afternoon to find this beautiful schooner anchored in Rendezvous Bay in front of my house. Imagine my surprise when I put the binoculars on her and saw the name “Islandia” on the boom.  It would be interesting to meet the owners and find out how they came to choose this […]
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As real estate professionals, we have been telling our customers that there is no better time than now to buy, particularly in the land market which has been hard hit in this market slowdown. While the residential market has been relatively stable, there are now, several good opportunities in the home and condo markets. Visit […]
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by Lynda Lohr
The first game featured Antilles School in blue and St. John All Stars in the yellow T-shirts.
 St John Source   April 17, 2009 — With the crack of the ball against the bat, the 13th annual Ruby Rutnik Softball Tournament […]
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The Daily News reported that the Ferry between Red Hook St. Thomas and Cruz Bay St. John will be going up once again. The public transportation that was $3.00 for years has jumped quickly to $6.10 and will be increasing again to $7.00 per person each way. In addition, luggage fees now apply and it […]
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Monday, April 13th 2009
(reprinted from Virgin Islands Daily News)
ST. JOHN - Gov. John deJongh Jr. met with more than 100 people on St. John on Wednesday to address questions from residents.
The meeting, one in a series of neighborhood meetings planned territory-wide, was held at the St. Ursula’s Multipurpose Center and […]
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I just returned from a cruise in the Southern Caribbean - sort of a “busman’s holiday”. After visiting 6 islands in 7 days I truely believe that St. John is the most beautiful and peaceful of all. Each Island has it’s own flavor and style and the people we met on every island were very friendly and happy […]
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by Lynda Lohr      April 9, 2009 — Demand for fuel on St. John has dropped thanks to a slowdown in tourists, E&C gas station manager Myrtle Barry said Thursday.
“Two weeks ago there was a major decrease,” she said.
St. John has suffered for much of the winter season with a shortage of fuel because Hovensa wouldn’t […]
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For those of you who haven’t been lucky enough to visit recently, here is a photo of the round about in it’s present state at 5:15 pm. Before construction traffic would be lined up in all directions. However, since construction began on the 6 million dollar project, almost everyone has treated it as though it were a four way stop. […]
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 This mornings MSN page reflected on another story in falling home prices and speculation that they will not recover.  Well, in our neck of the woods, Real Estate is moving in a positive direction. The amount of inquiries we get has more than doubled in the last month and we’re seeing a good number of […]
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