Eight athletes — six of them in the under-17 division — will represent the territory at the 40th LIME Carifta Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica on April 23-25,
April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011
Trevelyan runs away with feature race
The BVI Horse Owners’ Association hosted six races at the Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday afternoon.
April 21, 2011
Dateline: Paradise (April 21, 2011)
Lemurs are way more awesome than geckos Some cranky scientists are up in arms because Sir Richard Branson is planning to bring a few lemurs to Mosquito Island.
April 21, 2011
Crime, consultancies, projects criticised
Several preachers on Palm Sunday took the opportunity to address the present situation in the territory.
April 21, 2011
Call made for reconciliation in VI
Today in these Virgin Islands, church fights church, brother fights brother, sister speaks against sister, while the community looks on with sheer horror and disgust.
April 21, 2011
VI warned about rising sea levels
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations-sponsored network, foresees that global temperatures will rise as much as 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100.
April 21, 2011
Reporter’s Notebook (April 21, 2011)
Holiday schedule The Beacon office will be closed on Friday and Monday for the Easter holidays.
April 21, 2011
Editorial (April 21, 2011)
Social sector analysis a good move The Ministry of Health and Social Development was right to commission an analysis of the territory’s social sector.
April 21, 2011
Business Briefs (April 17, 2011)
Barbados A Barbados government minister said he believes the country’s financial services sector
April 21, 2011
Minister: Biwater work under way
After months without an update on the actions the Virgin Islands government and Biwater
April 21, 2011
Service station owner recovering
Bob Pickering, the proprietor of the Domino service station in Baughers Bay, is recovering quickly after receiving three gunshot wounds
April 21, 2011
VG car show to honour ‘Big Red’
More than 60 vehicles from around the Caribbean will compete for the first Anthony “Big Red” deCastro
April 21, 2011
VG readies for festival
More than 400 people gathered at the Virgin Gorda Catholic Community Centre Saturday for the first Miss VG Easter Festival Teen Pageant, according to event coordinator Siobhan Flax.
April 21, 2011
Legislator’s daughter arrested for pot
Zubida O’Neal, 18, of Pockwood Pond, and Jaime Simmonds, 21, of Lower Estate were arrested Saturday
April 21, 2011
Gun pulled in VG fight
An early morning traffic dispute on Virgin Gorda Sunday led to a brawl and the drawing of a revolver,
April 21, 2011
Cops give updates in murder investigation
At a meeting at the Sticket in Long Look on Monday,
April 21, 2011
Ball to celebrate prince’s wedding
You may not have received a formal invitation from the Queen to attend her grandson’s wedding,
April 21, 2011
Inquest to probe scooter accident
An inquest is planned into the death of Tre Erickson, who died after a scooter accident on Beef Island, police said at a community meeting at the Sticket in Long …
April 21, 2011
Holder: Prison still overcrowded
Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut was built to hold between 52 and 60 inmates
April 21, 2011
HOA touches on varied topics
The second House of Assembly sitting of 2011 saw full attendance and comments from every legislator as elections loom.
April 21, 2011
Business Profile (April 21, 2011)
Keithleen, Vernee and Roger Jr. Mathavious: Supa Value Ltd.
April 21, 2011
Premier: Payroll tax review coming soon
A review of the payroll tax system more than three years in the making will take some additional time,
April 20, 2011
Complex opens in Pockwood Pond
Carvin Malone hopes that geography will translate into commercial opportunity in Pockwood Pond,
April 19, 2011
1st Miss Teen VG crowned
More than 400 people gathered at the Virgin Gorda Catholic Community Centre Saturday for the first Miss VG Easter Festival Teen Pageant, according to event coordinator Siobhan Flax.
April 19, 2011
Captain convicted on coke charges
Ronald Weisel, alleged to have captained a boat found carrying 58.4 kilograms of cocaine near Salt Island on Dec. 31, 2008, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court Tuesday of three …