The U.S. Virgin Islands are riding high. That was the message Gov. John de Jongh, Jr. and his commissioner of tourism brought to New York last week — and not just because a jockey from St. Croix is riding a favorite horse in this year’s Kentucky Derby. Accompanied by Commissioner Beverly Nicholson Doty, head of the USVI Department of Tourism, Gov. de Jongh came to tout the actions and many accomplishments that have kept the American territory solvent during tough economic times and strategically aimed it confidently at an even brighter future. St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, and the smaller Water Island make up the U.S. territory. David Handschuh/DAILY NEWS USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson Doty discussed the approach to tourism and development – and proudly spoke of the two St. Croix jockeys and a trainer connected with the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Like the Caribbean region, the USVI has been challenged by global economic recession. The 2012 closing of the Hovensa oil refinery — and the loss of million of dollars in annual revenue for the government and nearly 2,000 jobs — added to the woes the territory has coped with through planning. “We were similar to every… Read full this story
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