The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival came to an end as fireworks lit up the sky above Nanny Cay Sunday evening.
April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011
Songz to headline music festival in CGB
From May 27-29 Cane Garden Bay will become the centre of entertainment in the Virgin Islands.
April 7, 2011
BVIHSA centralises purchasing system
The statutory body that runs public medical clinics and Peebles Hospital will soon
April 7, 2011
The business of sponsorship
Underneath a red Mount Gay tent, Andy Dobbie poured drinks for a crowd of sailors
April 7, 2011
Dateline: Paradise (April 7, 2011)
Call me Ishmael This weekend, I was invited to sail in the Spring Regatta aboard Veritas, a 1962 ketch competing in the Classics Division.
April 7, 2011
Lionfish spread fast in VI waters
On March 4, 2010, the Conservation and Fisheries Department confirmed the first sighting of a lionfish in Virgin Islands waters.
April 7, 2011
Business Profile: Allan Parker
Mr. Parker, the general manager of Virgin Islands Motors,
April 7, 2011
Business Briefs (April 7, 2011)
Virgin Islands The Palm Grove location of Western Union on Tortola reopened
April 7, 2011
Weekend events:
BVICF to host junior event The third leg of the Blenheim Trust 5k series continues on Saturday.
April 7, 2011
INTAC teams clean up at 40th BVISR
Team INTAC continued its winning streak at the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival last week in three different events.
April 7, 2011
Mauritius seen as example for the VI
This perennial observer has been reading an article about the beautiful island of Mauritius,
April 7, 2011
Culture and heritage contrasted
In a quest to understand what constitutes national identity, I had a very interesting conversation the other day about culture and heritage.
April 7, 2011
Beacon editorial draws fire from reader
The editorial in last week’s Beacon regarding the tragic death of a young scooter rider showed me that this newspaper
April 7, 2011
Reporter’s Notebook (April 7, 2011)
Edited out A Beacon photographer was fortunate enough to get a ride in a helicopter
April 7, 2011
Editorial (April 7, 2011)
Questions linger about Biwater contract We are disappointed that Governor Boyd McCleary decided against calling an inquiry
April 7, 2011
‘Junior scientists’ to study beach
Fifteen “junior scientists” will be spending their Easter vacation on the beach — studying it.
April 7, 2011
3 charged in killing
Three men appeared yesterday in Magistrates’ Court, charged with the March 16 murder of Keri Harrigan
April 7, 2011
FCO letter probe complete
At least a dozen people had access to a letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Premier Ralph O’Neal,
April 5, 2011
BVITB promises marketing initiative
BVI Tourist Board Chairman Neil Blyden stood before his fellow board members, government officials and the media today and told them that the BVITB is working hard to market the …
April 5, 2011
California man dies on VG
Charles Sloan, 71, of Los Angeles, died Monday afternoon while swimming at the Mango Bay Resort on Virgin Gorda, police said.
April 5, 2011
Man gets 20 years for nightclub killing
A man who fired four shots at a crowded nightclub on March 1, 2009 and killed a security guard was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.
April 4, 2011
NY trio entertains at HLSCC
Attired in long evening dresses, the members of the Eroica Trio took their audience on a ride through the history of classical music on Friday during the H. Lavity Stoutt …
April 4, 2011
Penn gets 12 years, Paddy 8
Two men found guilty of serious crimes were sentenced to prison time last week in High Court.
April 4, 2011
2 at-large campaigns launched
Two First District men announced last week that they will run for territorial at-large seats in this year’s general election.
March 31, 2011
VG tape ball tourney under way
Public Relations Officer Ronsdale Brown for the Virgin Gorda Cricket Association was preparing to play