Introduction - The US Virgin Islands Alive! - page 17

Time Zones

Atlantic Standard Time, which is one hour earlier
than

Eastern Standard Time, is in effect

year-round.

Newspapers/Broadcast Media

St. Thomas and St. Croix each publish a daily
newspaper. Flown in daily are such newspapers
as the The New York Times , Miami Herald , Wall
Street Journal and USA/Today. Prices are very
high, so stick to the local papers, which carry
mainland news from Associated Press releases. Many hotels
carry CNN, HBO and ESPN services. Several hotels provide
guests with a seven-page fax of The New York Times , includ-
ing the crossword puzzle.
There are local radio stations and English-language broad-
casts from San Juan.

Mail & Shipping

The USVI are part of the US Postal Service. Stamps for first
class mail are identical to those on the mainland. There are
post offices in Charlotte Amalie (Main Street), Frenchtown
and Havensight on St. Thomas. There are post offices in
Christiansted, Frederiksted and Gallow's Bay on St. Croix
and in Cruz Bay, St. John.
There is a FedEx office at Cyril E. King Airport on St.
Thomas. Packages must be in by 5 pm for overnight service.

[phone]. Red Hook Mail Services , Red Hook
Plaza (East End), [phone], and Nisky Mail Cen-

ter , [phone], both on St.

Thomas, also offer overnight shipping services. FedEx ser-
vice is provided by Connections (near ferry dock) on St.
John,

Charlotte Amalie,

[phone]. The FedEx office on St. Croix is at
Peter's Rest Commercial Center , [phone].

Check with your hotel concierge for driving directions.