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Virgin Islands Tourism Boom Shifts Atlantic Caribbean Power
The Virgin Islands, marketed as a shopping bag paradise, leverage their location and scenery to draw a Caribbean tourist boom. Governor Ralph Paiewonsky, a veteran administrator, warns tourism is perishable while emphasizing the islands’ wealth, governance under Interior, and aspirations for statehood or independence amid regional tension.
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Mexico
Venezuela
Republic of Haiti
St. Thomas
Florida
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Island
Caribbean
Caribbean Tropics
Virgins
Ralph Paiewonsky
Paiewonsky
Pie-Won-Ski
Washington
Department of the Interior
Earle B. Ottley