Nov. 8, 2002 – Come on out to the cafeteria of the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, and feast your ears on the Concert Choir and the Jazz Ensemble "swinging and singing."
The joint concert is sponsored by the Humanities Division. General admission is $6. Tickets can be purchased on the St. Thomas campus at the UVI Bookstore, UVI Humanities Division, and from Jazz Ensemble members.
The Concert Choir will open the program with Lawrence Benjamin's arrangement of "The Pledge to Our Flag" and, appropriately, "Say It With Music." The Jazz Ensemble then takes over with "A Blues Grows in Brooklyn," "Basin Street Blues," and Danielle Greenaway soloing on "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." The program continues alternating the two groups, ending up with a joint effort on "Scandalize My Name" and "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."
Other soloists are Adelle Belle, Detra Davis, and trumpeter Clayton Emanuel.
The Jazz Ensemble, which features several sax players, trombonists and trumpeters, piano, guitar, bass, drums and vocals, totals almost 20 musicians and is directed by Martin J. Lamkin. The choir of 20-some voices is directed by Elvira O. Green and accompanied by Lorna C. Young-Wright.
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UVI CHOIR AND JAZZ ENSEMBLE 'SWING AND SING'
Nov. 8, 2002 – Come on out to the cafeteria of the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, and feast your ears on the Concert Choir and the Jazz Ensemble "swinging and singing."
The joint concert is sponsored by the Humanities Division. General admission is $6. Tickets can be purchased on the St. Thomas campus at the UVI Bookstore, UVI Humanities Division, and from Jazz Ensemble members.
The Concert Choir will open the program with Lawrence Benjamin's arrangement of "The Pledge to Our Flag" and, appropriately, "Say It With Music." The Jazz Ensemble then takes over with "A Blues Grows in Brooklyn," "Basin Street Blues," and Danielle Greenaway soloing on "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." The program continues alternating the two groups, ending up with a joint effort on "Scandalize My Name" and "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."
Other soloists are Adelle Belle, Detra Davis, and trumpeter Clayton Emanuel.
The Jazz Ensemble, which features several sax players, trombonists and trumpeters, piano, guitar, bass, drums and vocals, totals almost 20 musicians and is directed by Martin J. Lamkin. The choir of 20-some voices is directed by Elvira O. Green and accompanied by Lorna C. Young-Wright.
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The joint concert is sponsored by the Humanities Division. General admission is $6. Tickets can be purchased on the St. Thomas campus at the UVI Bookstore, UVI Humanities Division, and from Jazz Ensemble members.
The Concert Choir will open the program with Lawrence Benjamin's arrangement of "The Pledge to Our Flag" and, appropriately, "Say It With Music." The Jazz Ensemble then takes over with "A Blues Grows in Brooklyn," "Basin Street Blues," and Danielle Greenaway soloing on "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." The program continues alternating the two groups, ending up with a joint effort on "Scandalize My Name" and "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."
Other soloists are Adelle Belle, Detra Davis, and trumpeter Clayton Emanuel.
The Jazz Ensemble, which features several sax players, trombonists and trumpeters, piano, guitar, bass, drums and vocals, totals almost 20 musicians and is directed by Martin J. Lamkin. The choir of 20-some voices is directed by Elvira O. Green and accompanied by Lorna C. Young-Wright.
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CEREMONIES, PARADES TO MARK VETERANS DAY
Nov. 8, 2002 – Veterans Day ceremonies and parades are scheduled for Monday on St. Croix and St. Thomas.
The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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CEREMONIES, PARADES TO MARK VETERANS DAY
Nov. 8, 2002 – Veterans Day ceremonies and parades are scheduled for Monday on St. Croix and St. Thomas.
The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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CEREMONIES, PARADES TO MARK VETERANS DAY
Nov. 8, 2002 – Veterans Day ceremonies and parades are scheduled for Monday on St. Croix and St. Thomas.
The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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The American Legion's Post 133, No. 102, and the V.I. Governor's Office of Veterans Affairs are hosting the events.
On St. Croix, ceremonies begin with a parade at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed down King Street and end at Buddhoe Park, where a program at the bandstand will start when the parade ends. Parade participants are asked to assemble at 8:30 a.m.
On St. Thomas, a parade begins at Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at 1 p.m., proceeding on Veterans Drive to Emancipation Garden, where the program at the bandstand will begin. Participants are asked to be at the parade start by noon.
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, in his proclamation, noted that this year tribute is paid to the thousands of veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, who, "by their continued devotion to the highest ideals of citizenship, constitute a foundation of both strength and progress in the territory."
"The Virgin Islands community also joins in grateful thanks to the men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard," the governor continued. "I urge the people of the Virgin Islands to remember the sacrifices and contributions of all those who … served this Nation honorably in wartime to preserve our heritage of peace as the most profound reward, which we might bestow upon our veterans," Turnbull said.
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MUSICAL JACKSONS PLAN ROLE IN ROBIN BAY RESORT
Nov. 8, 2002 – The big island may soon draw some big names in the entertainment industry with announcement that the musical Jackson family intends to get involved in the development of a major casino and hotel project on St. Croix.
A spokesman for Jermaine Jackson, brother of superstar Michael Jackson and an original member of the Jackson Five, said the family's role will be to run a multi-use entertainment facility at the complex.
John George, director of business development for Earthvision International, which Jermaine Jackson owns, said the facility would be used to televise shows and could eventually include a movie studio. "You couldn't ask for a better setting than down there," George said.
Curtis Robinson, a Connecticut developer backing most of the $560 million project, said work on the first phase of the Robin Bay Resort and Casino would begin about 60 days after Coastal Zone Management approval of its application.
Robinson secured Casino Control Commission licensing for Robin Bay last January and the 1,600-acre East End site has been rezoned for commercial use. The project, slated for construction in five phases, is to include 1,400 hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course, time-share condominiums, a 20,000-square-foot casino and a 10,000-square-foot conference center.
The project could entice cruise lines to return to St. Croix and would be a great draw for mainland tourists and business conventions, Robinson said. "One of the biggest problems now is that there aren't enough hotel rooms" on St. Croix, he said. "You couldn't get even the smallest conventions in there without a minimum of 2,000 hotel rooms — there are more rooms on St. John than there are on St. Croix, and that's the problem."
The cruise lines' pullout of St. Croix demonstrates the need for an economic "shot in the arm," he said, and "my project and the Jacksons and what they will bring down will open a whole new world."
He said the Jacksons will attract a multi-generational crowd of people with "accessible capital." And the longtime family friends have big plans: "We're talking about doing a lot of things there, including the studio, setting up a water park and a Jackson theme restaurant."
He continued, "We decided, 'Let's do something together; an American island needs a stimulus and let's get together and do something for the people of the Virgin Islands,'" he said. "Our goal pretty much is to come down and do that, even if we don't make a dime — but the Jacksons aren't going to put their name on something that's going to fail."
George said Jermaine Jackson intends to visit the island within the next two months to complete a marketing and promotion study. "If they put their name on this, they're going to make sure it's successful, even if that involves having to come down on a more frequent basis," he said.
He said the entertainment facility would be a "platform for a family showcase" and that the entire Jackson family has an interest in being involved in it.
"This project is bigger than Jermaine, who is the force behind it," George said. "They wanted to go somewhere where they weren't going to be engulfed in the traditional gaming atmosphere — they were more interested in doing something a little more atypical."
The pending construction will be good for V.I. industry, Robinson said, as he intends to hire only local help. "My intention is to work the construction industry to full capacity," he said.
According to his estimates, about 1,000 construction workers will be needed. And once the first phase — 300 hotel rooms, the golf course and 100 time-share units — is completed, he said, about 2,000 employees will be on staff.
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A spokesman for Jermaine Jackson, brother of superstar Michael Jackson and an original member of the Jackson Five, said the family's role will be to run a multi-use entertainment facility at the complex.
John George, director of business development for Earthvision International, which Jermaine Jackson owns, said the facility would be used to televise shows and could eventually include a movie studio. "You couldn't ask for a better setting than down there," George said.
Curtis Robinson, a Connecticut developer backing most of the $560 million project, said work on the first phase of the Robin Bay Resort and Casino would begin about 60 days after Coastal Zone Management approval of its application.
Robinson secured Casino Control Commission licensing for Robin Bay last January and the 1,600-acre East End site has been rezoned for commercial use. The project, slated for construction in five phases, is to include 1,400 hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course, time-share condominiums, a 20,000-square-foot casino and a 10,000-square-foot conference center.
The project could entice cruise lines to return to St. Croix and would be a great draw for mainland tourists and business conventions, Robinson said. "One of the biggest problems now is that there aren't enough hotel rooms" on St. Croix, he said. "You couldn't get even the smallest conventions in there without a minimum of 2,000 hotel rooms — there are more rooms on St. John than there are on St. Croix, and that's the problem."
The cruise lines' pullout of St. Croix demonstrates the need for an economic "shot in the arm," he said, and "my project and the Jacksons and what they will bring down will open a whole new world."
He said the Jacksons will attract a multi-generational crowd of people with "accessible capital." And the longtime family friends have big plans: "We're talking about doing a lot of things there, including the studio, setting up a water park and a Jackson theme restaurant."
He continued, "We decided, 'Let's do something together; an American island needs a stimulus and let's get together and do something for the people of the Virgin Islands,'" he said. "Our goal pretty much is to come down and do that, even if we don't make a dime — but the Jacksons aren't going to put their name on something that's going to fail."
George said Jermaine Jackson intends to visit the island within the next two months to complete a marketing and promotion study. "If they put their name on this, they're going to make sure it's successful, even if that involves having to come down on a more frequent basis," he said.
He said the entertainment facility would be a "platform for a family showcase" and that the entire Jackson family has an interest in being involved in it.
"This project is bigger than Jermaine, who is the force behind it," George said. "They wanted to go somewhere where they weren't going to be engulfed in the traditional gaming atmosphere — they were more interested in doing something a little more atypical."
The pending construction will be good for V.I. industry, Robinson said, as he intends to hire only local help. "My intention is to work the construction industry to full capacity," he said.
According to his estimates, about 1,000 construction workers will be needed. And once the first phase — 300 hotel rooms, the golf course and 100 time-share units — is completed, he said, about 2,000 employees will be on staff.
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'EVENING IN THE COURTYARD' AT MONGOOSE JUNCTION
Nov. 8, 2002 – Mongoose Junction will kick off the holiday season by hosting the traditional "Evening in the Courtyard" on Nov. 29.
Beginning at 5 p.m., the evening will feature new exhibits at Bajo el Sol; a fashion show by Bamboula; a special al fresco menu at Sun Dog Café; live music by Jazzy Blue and Rich Greengold; glass blowing at St John Glassworks; new textiles, jewelry and artifacts from central Asia at Caravan Gallery; raffle prizes at Fabric Mill; and guest artists in several shops.
Everyone is invited to browse, mix, mingle and enjoy the evening of merriment with friends new and old.
Mongoose Junction is a five-minute walk from the ferry dock and features more than 30 individual shops with unique offerings, art and artisans at work – all in a setting of native stone, lush terraces and tropical elegance.
For more information, contact Michael Barry at 693-7164 or e-mail envision@islands.vi.
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Beginning at 5 p.m., the evening will feature new exhibits at Bajo el Sol; a fashion show by Bamboula; a special al fresco menu at Sun Dog Café; live music by Jazzy Blue and Rich Greengold; glass blowing at St John Glassworks; new textiles, jewelry and artifacts from central Asia at Caravan Gallery; raffle prizes at Fabric Mill; and guest artists in several shops.
Everyone is invited to browse, mix, mingle and enjoy the evening of merriment with friends new and old.
Mongoose Junction is a five-minute walk from the ferry dock and features more than 30 individual shops with unique offerings, art and artisans at work – all in a setting of native stone, lush terraces and tropical elegance.
For more information, contact Michael Barry at 693-7164 or e-mail envision@islands.vi.
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'EVENING IN THE COURTYARD' AT MONGOOSE JUNCTION
Nov. 8, 2002 – Mongoose Junction will kick off the holiday season on St. John by hosting the traditional "Evening in the Courtyard" on Nov. 29.
Beginning at 5 p.m., the evening will feature new exhibits at Bajo el Sol; a fashion show by Bamboula; a special al fresco menu at Sun Dog Café; live music by Jazzy Blue and Rich Greengold; glass blowing at St John Glassworks; new textiles, jewelry and artifacts from central Asia at Caravan Gallery; raffle prizes at Fabric Mill; and guest artists in several shops.
Everyone is invited to browse, mix, mingle and enjoy the evening of merriment with friends new and old.
Mongoose Junction is a five-minute walk from the ferry dock and features more than 30 individual shops with unique offerings, art and artisans at work – all in a setting of native stone, lush terraces and tropical elegance.
For more information, contact Michael Barry at 693-7164 or e-mail envision@islands.vi.
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Beginning at 5 p.m., the evening will feature new exhibits at Bajo el Sol; a fashion show by Bamboula; a special al fresco menu at Sun Dog Café; live music by Jazzy Blue and Rich Greengold; glass blowing at St John Glassworks; new textiles, jewelry and artifacts from central Asia at Caravan Gallery; raffle prizes at Fabric Mill; and guest artists in several shops.
Everyone is invited to browse, mix, mingle and enjoy the evening of merriment with friends new and old.
Mongoose Junction is a five-minute walk from the ferry dock and features more than 30 individual shops with unique offerings, art and artisans at work – all in a setting of native stone, lush terraces and tropical elegance.
For more information, contact Michael Barry at 693-7164 or e-mail envision@islands.vi.
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SUNNY ISLE LABOR OFFICE TEMPORARILY CLOSING
Nov. 8, 2002 – The Workforce Development Office in Sunny Isle Mini Mall will be closed until Nov. 22 because of renovations, according to a release from the Labor Department.
All affected customers are asked to visit the Labor offices at 2203 Church St. in Christiansted for service.
For more information, call 773-1994 ext. 202.
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All affected customers are asked to visit the Labor offices at 2203 Church St. in Christiansted for service.
For more information, call 773-1994 ext. 202.
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AD CLUB SPEAKER'S TOPIC IS TOURISM MARKETING
Nov. 8, 2002 – The guest speaker for the next luncheon meetings of the Advertising Club of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. Croix will focus on a subject that should be of interest to anyone who lives and works in the territory: Marketing Solutions for the Travel and Tourism Industry.
Garry Duell, publisher and chief executive of Miami-based Herald Custom Publishing, will examine approaches that work in selling a destination in today's ever-changing travel
and tourism market.
He will speak at the Ad Club luncheons Tuesday at the Old Mill Restaurant on St. Thomas and Wednesday at the Caravelle Hotel conference room in Christiansted on St. Croix.
Herald Custom Publishing is a division of Knight Ridder, the nation's second-largest print and online information publisher. Specializing in providing promotions and communications tools for the travel and tourism industry, HCP publishes high-end magazines, destination guides, in-room hotel guest guides and in-flight magazines that together reach 35 million frequent travelers a year.
Virgin Islanders on the go are probably familiar with one of its publications, the American Eagle in-flight magazine Latitudes.
The purpose of such publications, the Herald Custom Publishing Web site notes, is to enable clients "to strengthen their message in the marketplace and promote loyalty, retention and branding programs."
HCP clients include the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, Bermuda Hotel Association, Los Cabos Hotel Association, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and Colorado Mountain Express.
Two years ago, HCP purchased Aboard Publishing, the largest publisher of in-flight magazines in Latin America. Last year, American Eagle selected HCP/Aboard to publish Latitudes. Aboard also produces Discover Central America, a publication found in premium hotel rooms in seven Central American countries.
The company recently launched proprietary publications in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Charleston, South Carolina, along with a Spanish-language magazine, Destino Miami, targeted to reach the Hispanic population visiting South Florida.
Reservations for the St. Thomas luncheon must be received by Monday noon and may be made by calling 776-7828. Tickets are $25 for Ad Club members and $30 for non-members. No-shows will be billed.
Reservations for the St. Croix luncheon, which is being sponsored by St. Croix Insurance and Bohlke Airways, must be received by Tuesday noon and may be made by calling 719-0578. Tickets are $18 for members and $23 for non-members. Again, no-shows will be billed.
On both islands, the luncheon and program will begin promptly at noon.
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Garry Duell, publisher and chief executive of Miami-based Herald Custom Publishing, will examine approaches that work in selling a destination in today's ever-changing travel
and tourism market.
He will speak at the Ad Club luncheons Tuesday at the Old Mill Restaurant on St. Thomas and Wednesday at the Caravelle Hotel conference room in Christiansted on St. Croix.
Herald Custom Publishing is a division of Knight Ridder, the nation's second-largest print and online information publisher. Specializing in providing promotions and communications tools for the travel and tourism industry, HCP publishes high-end magazines, destination guides, in-room hotel guest guides and in-flight magazines that together reach 35 million frequent travelers a year.
Virgin Islanders on the go are probably familiar with one of its publications, the American Eagle in-flight magazine Latitudes.
The purpose of such publications, the Herald Custom Publishing Web site notes, is to enable clients "to strengthen their message in the marketplace and promote loyalty, retention and branding programs."
HCP clients include the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, Bermuda Hotel Association, Los Cabos Hotel Association, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and Colorado Mountain Express.
Two years ago, HCP purchased Aboard Publishing, the largest publisher of in-flight magazines in Latin America. Last year, American Eagle selected HCP/Aboard to publish Latitudes. Aboard also produces Discover Central America, a publication found in premium hotel rooms in seven Central American countries.
The company recently launched proprietary publications in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Charleston, South Carolina, along with a Spanish-language magazine, Destino Miami, targeted to reach the Hispanic population visiting South Florida.
Reservations for the St. Thomas luncheon must be received by Monday noon and may be made by calling 776-7828. Tickets are $25 for Ad Club members and $30 for non-members. No-shows will be billed.
Reservations for the St. Croix luncheon, which is being sponsored by St. Croix Insurance and Bohlke Airways, must be received by Tuesday noon and may be made by calling 719-0578. Tickets are $18 for members and $23 for non-members. Again, no-shows will be billed.
On both islands, the luncheon and program will begin promptly at noon.
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