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Real Estate St. Croix
St. Croix Real Estate Market Update: Early 2026 Trends and What Lies Ahead
St . Croix Real Estate Market Update: Early 2026 Trends and What Lies Ahead As we move to the end of the first quarter of 2026, the St. Croix real estate market continues to evolve. Compared to this time last year, the data shows a market that has softened slightly, but not stalled. Instead, what we are seeing is a shift. A shift where buyers are more cautious, sellers have less flexibility, and success depends more than ever on pricing, positioning, and understanding t
STX Real Estate Report: The Experts Speak
The 2025 St. Croix Real Estate market looks very promising for all sectors. Last year marked the first return to seasonal highs...
Spotlight: USVI Real Estate
The real estate market in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is currently experiencing explosive demand, attracting a mix of investors,...
LOCAL BUSINESS & TECH EVENTS
STX Flamboyant Beverage Raises $1.3M to Expand
Axel Dash St. Croix - Flamboyant Water, a St. Croix based beverage company has recently raised $1.3 million through a joint venture with U.S. ready-to-drink cocktail producer Top Dog Cocktails. This marks the company’s first external funding since its 2024 founding by Modern Caribbean LLC. Modern Caribbean was founded by UVI graduate Michael Pemberton and investment banker Les Hollis. Caribbean-born Chelsea Williams is co-founder and director of Flamboyant Water. The in
Big Money Drain Hits USVI
M.A. Dworkin USVI - Big money comes. Big money goes. But when it leaves a major hole in a Territory’s finances it could upend your financial planning, and so you have to sit up straight in your seat and take notice of why the big bucks went flying out the door. The departure from the U.S. Virgin Islands of two high-net-worth individuals will cost the Territory an estimated $35 million to $40 million in income tax revenue this year. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Dire
VIEDA & UVI RTPark Showcase USVI at SelectUSA 2026
M.A. Dworkin USVI - The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) and the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park (UVI RTPark) partnered to showcase the U.S. Virgin Islands as a strategic investment destination at the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit, held recently at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, SelectUSA connects global businesses and investors with
Bryan-Roach: Economic Stability Ahead
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - At the weekly Government House Press Briefing, conducted by Director of Communications, Richard Motta, held on St. Croix, the Bryan-Roach Administration announced that they foresee economic stabilization to the Territory’s finances for the 2026-2027 years ahead. At the recent annual Spring Revenue Estimating Conference held on St. Thomas, the Administration presented an encouraging outlook for fiscal year (FY) 2027, with overall revenues projec
USVI & Caribbean Tourism Fear the Fallout of a U.S.-Venezuela Conflict
M.A. Dworkin Caribbean Sea - Caribbean nations are beginning to feel the fallout of a possible military conflict between the United States and Venezuela. As tensions rise between the two countries, tourism departments up and down the quiet waters of the Caribbean Sea are beginning to calibrate what the potential cost of such a conflict might be to their most precious product, tourism. Even without a shot being fired between the two nations, the threat of conflict is a
St. Croix's Business Mixer: A Catalyst for Economic Growth
A Thriving Business Community St. Croix - When you mix together the most influential business organization on St. Croix, the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce, with the Territory’s most innovative economic development organization, RTPark, and invite them both to a business mixer at an ultra-hip building, 64 West, on the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) campus, you create a unique opportunity. Imagine about 100 Chamber members, RTPark representatives, and highly interested
VIEDA Buys Padilla Bldg for Agro & Food Ctr in F’sted
St. Croix Times Staff Frederiksted - The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC) has purchased the Padilla Building at 53 A&B King Street in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The historic building will become the future site of the Agro and Food Innovation Center, the anchor project of the Frederiksted Enterprise Zone. Supported by an appropriation provided by the 33rd Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the center will serve as a
Gov House: 2025 Workforce Summit; New Head of DSPR; New Flights STT to Dominica
M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Weekly Press Briefing held at Government House St. Croix highlighted three significant events that reflect Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s commitment to preparing Virgin Islanders for the future, strengthening leadership within the Government of the Virgin Islands, and opening up air travel between the USVI and other parts of the Caribbean. The 2025 Governor’s Workforce Summit will open Tuesday, September 30, 2025 on St. Croix at Caribbean Cinem
Business Warning: No Manual C/C Entries
St. Croix Times Staff USVI - The Virgin Islands Police Department Economic Crime Unit is urging all business owners and employees to...
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