The VI Department of Agriculture has just been awarded over $100,000 to help develop an apiculture (beekeeping) industry in the Territory.  For those of us who don’t know much about bees, here’s a quick synopsis:

Bees pollinate approximately one-third of crops human consume
Bees provide honey, beeswax and bee pollen amongst other products
Bees are good for the environment so […]

So what does the global financial crisis mean for the Caribbean.  Find out what BBC Caribbean has to say about it.  And remember, many caribbean currencies are tied directly to the the US Dollar.  For example the EC Dollar is always 2.69 to 1.00 and this does not change.  On the other hand, the Cayman Islands […]

The Virgin Islands Farmers’ Cooperative (VIFC)  invites you to the first of a series of discussions about the development of our the USVI’s Agriculture and Food Policy on Thursday September 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm UVI Cooperative Extension Building room 133. This round table discussion is open to members of our community for input for […]

The musical chairs that is Cruzan Rum ownership continues…
 What do you guys think this means for the future of Cruzan Rum?  If it’s such a hot commodity, why are all of these companies eager to get rid of it?

MyMelee.com is starting an online non-profit directory.  If you would like to be a part of this effort, please e-mail background information on your organization to info@mymelee.com.  We plan to catalog this information and create a Virgin Islands Non-profit “yellow-pages”…
~Stay Tuned!

The VI Daily News revealed the contents of a recent audit by the Inspector General on Monday, detailing “flagrant abuse” of VI funds at the Roy L. Schneider Hospital.  The audit also contained evidence of mismanagement and lack of oversight at the Roy L. Schneider Hospital.  Most alarming was the seemingly excessive compensation package for the former CEO […]

The U.S. Virgin Islands may build a pipeline to replace diesel-generated power with natural gas brought in from a bigger grid in the nearby U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the head of the islands’ utility company said Thursday.Engineers are looking to recalibrate oil-dependent generators to burn cheaper natural gas instead, Hugo Hodge Jr., chief of […]

“If your cell phone doesn’t kill you, it may save your life” to quote an article out of the Chicago Tribune that talks about the benefits and risks posed by cellphone usage.  The USVI has approximately 64,000 cell phone users (scroll down to #181 Virgin Islands and don’t fret when you click on the link […]

Selling everything from timeshares to T-shirts, “barkers” have been a constant presence — and nuisance — for tourists visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands.
No more.
As of Aug. 1, the ragtag group of business promoters will be evicted from store fronts and other tourist-friendly areas they have dominated for several decades.
Do you guys think this is a good […]

After much discussion, the senate agreed to the Captain Morgan deal in a 10-5 vote.  The St. Croix Source reports:
 ” In a solid 10-to-5 vote, the Senate ratified a 30-year agreement between the government and Diageo PLC — the world’s leading beer, wine and spirits company — for the production of Captain Morgan rum on […]