The BVI Beacon

Last Update:Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Last Update: 04:17 PM

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Chamber blues to return to HLSCC

Police force to mark 45

Robbery trial under way in High Court

Aladdin drops in at HLSCC

Duke to open craft fair

RT road closed for work

A momentary reflection on 25 years of sports journ...

Farmers’ Week wraps up with Food Fair

Driver found guilty in student’s death

Premier brings ideas from Grenada meeting

OPINION & COMMENTARY

This just in...

Robbery trial under way in High Court

By JASON SMITH

Franklin Montgomery Jr. had just finished his dominos game

Police force to mark 45

By BEACON STAFF

A documentary, an essay competition and bingo are among the activities

Chamber blues to return to HLSCC

Pianist and singer Corky Siegel will return to the territory to lead a chamber blues ...

Aladdin drops in at HLSCC

The fairy tale Aladdin was performed with a Virgin Islands twist over the weekend at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. ...

Special Report: US sees shift in cocaine trafficking (Feb. 9, 2012)

The fight to stop cocaine smuggling in the Caribbean is a bit like playing the arcade game Whac-a-Mole: ...

Editorial (Feb. 16, 2012)

Island profiles a valuable resource

The environmental profiles being created by the Island Resources Foundation will be invaluable if the territory’s policymakers and planners use them wisely.

Reporter's Notebook (Feb. 16, 2012)

Thanks, DMV

A Beaconite who visited the Department of Motor Vehicles

Dateline: Paradise (Feb. 16, 2012)

By FREEMAN ROGERS

Festival 2012: It’s gonna be swell(v)!

The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee is inviting

Youths seek jobs at fair

By NGOVOU GYANG

Mohab Kayed, a full-time student at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College,

Internships could broaden hospitality programme

By JASON SMITH

With 150 Rotarians and their guests scheduled to attend

Grenada airport embroiled in debt dispute

An ongoing financial dispute between the Grenadian

Business Briefs (Feb. 16, 2012)

HLSCC

H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Financial Services

Mackel Chalwell looks on as his students at the Willard Wheatley Primary School weave baskets on a recent Thursday. Mr. Chalwell teaches the craft at several public primary schools. Photo: NGOVOU GYANG More than 50 years ago, as a way to pass time and stay out of trouble, Mackel Chalwell decided to learn how to weave baskets.

Four performances set for this weekend

Members of Limelight Productions will let the genie out of the bottle this weekend.

Volleyball season gets under way

Photo: DEAN?GREENAWAY Ericca Fredricks sets up a play for her teammates on Phoenix Black against Phoenix Red. Phoenix Red won 25-13, 25-13, 18-25 and 25-20. Just Dream outlasted defending champions Terminators to kick off the BVI Amateur Volleyball Association Power League.

BVICF season scheduled to start on Sunday

The BVI Cycling Federation will host its first race of the season

OPINION & COMMENTARY

Robbery trial under way in High Court

Police force to mark 45

Chamber blues to return to HLSCC

Aladdin drops in at HLSCC

Special Report: US sees shift in cocaine trafficking (Feb. 9, 2012)

Editorial (Feb. 16, 2012)

Reporter's Notebook (Feb. 16, 2012)

MULTIMEDIA

Cartoons

Dateline: Paradise (Feb. 16, 2012)

Youths seek jobs at fair

Internships could broaden hospitality programme

Grenada airport embroiled in debt dispute

Business Briefs (Feb. 16, 2012)

Weaving a tradition

Four performances set for this weekend

Volleyball season gets under way

BVICF season scheduled to start on Sunday