Villas in St. John Get Their Own Home (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
With easy passport rules for US citizens and no foreign currency to gobble up your savings in the exchange, the US Virgin Islands are an increasingly popular vacation destination this year.

B'KLYN BOY WHO SOARED HIGH & CRASHED HARD (New York Post)
Long before Jeffrey Epstein was busted for sexual shenanigans in his waterfront Palm Beach mansion, he grew up near the ocean in a far less affluent community - Coney Island. There, he was quick to learn the biggest lesson of his life from his...

Xenophobia is apartheid (Mail and Guardian)
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. During the struggles against apartheid, millions of peoples throughout the world supported the peoples of South Africa in their struggle against oppression, racism and murder.

Diageo to construct new distillery on St Croix island (Drinks Business Review)
US Virgin Islands governor John deJongh, Jr has announced a public-private initiative with Diageo, a drinks company, for the construction and operation of a distillery on the island of St Croix.

US: Diageo to build Captain Morgan distillery on Virgin Islands (Just Drinks)
US Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. has announced a public-private initiative with Diageo for the construction and operation of a high capacity distillery on the island of St. Croix.

Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
Have a look at some of these bargains being advertised by travel agents in magazines this summer. Los Angeles for 29,000 yen, New York for 69,000 yen, Sydney\34,000 yen, Singapore 24,000 yen, Seoul 19,000 yen, London and Paris both for 59,800 yen. Fantastic. What are you waiting for?

Diageo plans new rum production facility (The Economic Times)
Britain's Diageo, the world's biggest alcoholic drinks group, said on Monday that it will build a distillery in the US Virgin Islands that will supply the rum used to make its Captain Morgan branded products for the United States.

Brian Blade and Esperanza Spaulding Featured on Jazzism (a Katzpheno Mix) ! (All About Jazz)
The weekly 60 minute music podcast - “Jazzism (a katzpheno mix)" (hosted by Brian Phoenix) will take you on a musical journey from the continent of Africa to the Isle of Puerto Rico, on to the US Virgin Islands, over to Brasil and back to New Orleans.

Poll: Most Jamaicans Oppose LGBT Rights (The Advocate)
According to the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper, a recent public opinion poll it conducted found that 70% of Jamaicans don’t believe gays should have any civil rights.

Caribbean news briefs (Miami Herald)
PUERTO RICO: Families to fight eviction order at public housing complex