29 JETS OF MAJOR CARRIERS LAND IN USVI DAILY AS MAINLAND TOURISTS SEEK GETAWAYS

VI Consortium The U.S. Virgin Islands is seeing on average twenty-nine new arrivals of the major airlines daily, with the split overwhelmingly favoring St. Thomas 24-5. That’s on average 2,500 people into the territory daily, most of them tourists as Americans have been traveling in large numbers during spring break, with passenger volume reaching its … Continued

CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN APPOINTS THREE TO EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Chief Executive Officer, Colette Delaney, today announced that the bank’s board of Directors has approved the appointment of three senior executives in the bank. The bank has appointed Mr. Carl Lewis to the position of Chief Financial Officer, to replace Mr. Doug Williamson, who is returning to Canada to take up a key … Continued

AMERICAN AIRLINES TO EXPAND SERVICE TO USVI DURING SUMMER MONTHS TO MEET RISING DEMAND

VI CONSORTIUM Following a meeting with American Airlines in Dallas, Texas on Friday, V.I. Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte announced that the nation’s largest carrier will expand its service to the territory to meet increased demand for summertime travel, D.O.T. has announced. According to the department, beginning on June 3, 2021, passengers in Dallas … Continued

VISLANDER LESLIE BRATHWAITE WINS GRAMMY

Virgin Islands born mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite a native of St. Thomas USVI, on Sunday evening took home a Grammy for his work on the critically acclaimed ‘Queen B’s’, Beyoncé’s Black Parade which won Best R&B Performance. Leslie Brathwaite is one of the recording industry’s top mixing engineers whose credits include Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, … Continued