Some of the territory’s largest resorts announced last week that they plan to open their doors either on the same day or shortly after the territory as a whole does the same. The government’s entry protocols for visitors prompted widespread scepticism and some cancellations when...
November 28, 2020
November 27, 2020
Virgin Islands readies for Tuesday reopening
A week before the border reopening, more details on the official entry protocols were announced and the online portal for applying to enter the Virgin Islands went live. But businesses are still looking for some answers regarding where visitors can go and how government will...
November 27, 2020
UN pushes for decolonisation
The United Nations is doubling down on efforts to support the decolonisation of overseas territories, with a dedicated committee recently approving nearly two dozen resolutions to that end for the UN’s 75th General Assembly session, declaring 2021 the start to the “Fourth International Decade for...
November 27, 2020
After leaving Tortola, Dominican Republic man nabbed in United States drug bust
At about 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, five men, including a Dominican Republic national who had recently travelled from Tortola to St. Thomas, were arrested aboard a vessel in the United States Virgin Islands and charged with possession with intent to distribute 433 pounds of...
November 27, 2020
Food Fete ‘Dine Out’ kicks off on Tortola
Dozens of people sat across ten tables set up outside Seven at the Pier, watching a live demonstration by chef Radiance Modeste during Dine Out Tortola on Friday evening. “You just let it simmer in the sauce for a while and then take it off...
November 27, 2020
Virgin Islands grocery founder awarded the OBE
During an investiture ceremony on Friday at Government House, businessman and philanthropist Peter Haycraft was awarded the Order of the British Empire from the Queen for his services to the Virgin Islands. Mr. Haycraft migrated to the Virgin Islands in 1959 to run a ferry...
November 26, 2020
In fight for a healthy heart, community raises money for athlete’s surgery
Shortly before the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a sweeping lockdown in the Virgin Islands, Kenrick Thomas broke his ribs playing rugby. A fervent athlete since childhood, the 23-year-old member of the national rugby team had always felt a strange sensation in his heart that he attributed...
November 24, 2020
Tagging turtles, for science
Matt Anderson, an instructor at Sail Caribbean Divers, was helping someone chase down a turtle in the water near Oil Nut Bay when a slower one cut in front of him. Changing course, Mr. Anderson followed this turtle for about ten minutes until reaching the...
November 19, 2020
Food Fete to boost struggling restaurants
When BVI Tourist Board officials began discussions about hosting the sixth annual BVI Food Fete this year, they faced a tough decision, according to BVITB Chairwoman Kenisha Sprauve. “When the occurrence of Covid-19 seriously challenged this year’s staging of the BVI Food Fete, the board...
November 21, 2020
CCT sues over telecom levy
CCT and BVI Cable TV are challenging the telecommunications levy that regulators recently decided to start collecting for the first time since the Telecommunications Act took effect in 2006. In an Aug. 6 application for judicial review, CCT and BVI Cable asked the High Court...
November 20, 2020
Government visits Anegada to give updates
The border reopening, health care and infrastructure were among the wide range of issues discussed when government representatives visited Anegada on Sunday afternoon for a community meeting. “I know a lot of you would be keen to know about the reopening of the borders,” said...
