For rent Short /Long term: Nightly, Weekly, Monthly & Yearly contract. Fully furnished one bedroom, one bathroom & two bedrooms, one bathroom in Lower Eatate- water, gas, internet, TV, AC, …
EDITORIAL: Three cheers for Virgin Islands culture
At a time when the Virgin Islands is experiencing a cultural renaissance of sorts, the government and its partners have continued to outdo themselves each November during Culture and Tourism …
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Government hosts meetings on liquor bill
Nearly four years after the original version of the Liquor Licences Act 2019 was introduced in the House of Assembly, government has once again been soliciting feedback on the bill. …
NOTICES (Nov. 3, 2022)
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE We, Dwite and Paola Flax residing at Mango Bay, Virgin Gorda, do hereby give notice that it is our intention to apply to the …
CLASSIFIEDS (November 3, 2022)
Real estate RE/MAX Best Priced Properties 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom beachfront property for sale in Lambert Beach. Property is 838 square feet. Long Look, Block 3240A, Parcel 273/8 Strata Lot. …
EDITORIAL: Cross-agency strategy needed for sargassum
We are impressed by the innovative plan to use drones to track the increasing amount of sargassum washing up on the territory’s shores. However, the growing problem also needs a …
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Office closes to mourn registrar general
The Civil Registry and Passport Office closed Tuesday to mourn the death of Stephanie Benn, who served as registrar general for more than 15 years, but it is scheduled to …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 27, 2022)
UK leadership The recent shakeup in the United Kingdom government has caused all kinds of speculation about the possible impacts here in the Virgin Islands. One political candidate even suggested …
Notices (Oct. 27, 2022)
APPLICATION FOR NEW LIQUOR LICENCE I, Sherezette L. Ortiz-Fahie, Sole Proprietor and doing business as ‘The Delhi Corner’ at Custom House No. 4, Tortola Pier Park, Wickhams Cay, Tortola Virgin …
CLASSIFIEDS (October 27, 2022)
For rent One bedroom apartment in Sea Cows Bay available 1st November. Comes with a fridegerator and a stove. Call (284)499-0796 or 499-1398 between the hours of 50pm and 7pm …
EDITORIAL: Heroes, foreparents forgotten?
Around this time last year, we sang the government’s praises for the decision to replace St. Ursula’s Day with Heroes and Foreparents Day as part of a larger programme of …
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 20, 2022)
In the classroom A Beaconite’s book club joined in this year’s celebration of Reading is Fun Week by reading to students from Ebenezer Thomas Primary School and Eslyn Henley Richiez …
Notices (October 20, 2022)
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 AVM Corp. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) AVM Corp. is in liquidation; …
Classifieds (October 20, 2022)
For rent One bedroom apartment in Sea Cows Bay available 1st November. Comes with a fridegerator and a stove. Call (284)499-0796 or 499-1398 between the hours of 50pm and 7pm …
EDITORIAL: Government, governor must collaborate on reform promises
This month brought good and bad news as Governor John Rankin and Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley both reported on the first three months of the ongoing Commission of Inquiry …
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Workshops teach marine safety
Jacob Adolphus, emergency communications officer at the Department of Disaster Management, stood on the patio of the Flax Administration Building on Virgin Gorda and spoke urgently into a VHF radio. …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 13, 2022)
Another school closed After everything that primary school students and staff have been through this year, a Beaconite was sad to hear that students from Alexandria Maduro Primary School had …
Notices (October 13, 2022)
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE I, William Reginald Winter Jr. now residing at Sea Cow’s Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and doing business as Sienna’s Hideout do hereby give notice that …
CLASSIFIEDS (October 13, 2022)
For rent Spacious 3 bedrooms, 1 bath located in Greenland. Large patio and ocean view – $1,500 monthly. Contact Mrs. Thomas at 440-6523. Unfurnished 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom for rent …
EDITORIAL: Government is dropping the ball amid a migration crisis
At a time when illegal migration is on the rise across the region, we are growing increasingly concerned by the Virgin Islands government’s spectacular failure to properly address the issue …
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Breast cancer month kicks off with race, bingo
To mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, The Valley Sound Lions Club in Virgin Gorda hosted the three-kilometre Walk/Run for a Cure in collaboration with the …
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 6, 2022)
Hurricane fallout Shipping has understandably been interrupted by the storms that struck Florida and Puerto Rico recently, and the effects are apparently already reaching the Virgin Islands as illustrated by …