West Indian Company President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boschulte, who served as the territory's former tourism commissioner, told the public corporation's board of directors Friday that they welcomed 302 cruise ship calls and just under 950,000 passengers so far in this fiscal year, which he called a “significant increase” over the prior year. WICO expects approximately three calls per week this summer before cruise traffic begins to slow in August.
SouthSea Rising launched Coral Rising, its first Virgin Islands youth program track, on July 7 and 8 in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation.
A 26-year-old St. Croix woman has been arrested in connection with a June burglary and assault in the Hospital Ground residential area, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.