A new programme designed to boost employment in the territory was received with interest from hotels and other businesses last week. Claude Skelton-Cline reached out the BVI Chamber of Commerce …
September 30, 2019
September 26, 2019
Jerry closes government, but skies stay sunny
Initially expected to drop up to six inches of rain in Anegada and up to three inches elsewhere in the territory, Hurricane Jerry passed to the north of the Virgin …
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September 26, 2019
With wind and showers, Karen passes VI
Less than a week after Tropical Storm Jerry brushed the Virgin Islands, Amanda Debique was frustrated to once again find herself waiting for bad weather to clear on Tuesday evening. …
September 26, 2019
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September 24, 2019
Coral already weakened by warming seas
Scientists believe that global warming has been affecting Caribbean corals for decades, weakening reefs and making them more susceptible to maladies like Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. Several warming-related bleaching …
September 24, 2019
New coral disease spreading toward Virgin Islands
An aggressive coral disease that can destroy certain species in days has been spotted off the coast of the United States Virgin Islands after spreading down from Florida, and scientists …
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September 23, 2019
Postal service still struggling to recover from Irma
In the 2017 hurricanes the BVI Post suffered damage to all of its locations, including letterboxes, and the recovery has been an ongoing struggle, Postmaster General Pascha Stoutt told legislators …
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September 23, 2019
Statistics office still collects data manually
The Central Statistics Office lacks a “proper” data collection system and needs an updated Statistics Act to function optimally, CSO Director Raymond Phillips told the Standing Finance Committee during its …
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September 23, 2019
After East End closure, Tortola without a public library
The East End Public Library closed on Friday until further notice, leaving Tortola without an operational public library facility. Since the Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke libraries also remain …
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September 19, 2019
Road town buildings get addresses, government rolling out new system
The Town and Country Planning Department unveiled a new system Tuesday that names every street in the Road Town area and assigns a numbered address to each building in the …
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September 19, 2019
As Bahamas struggles, VI effort stays strong
Weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, killing at least 50 people and leaving around 1,300 missing, aid efforts continue in the Virgin Islands. Darryl Flanders, a school-teacher and the …
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September 19, 2019
Fishing Complex still battered
The BVI Fishing Complex in Baughers Bay has remained closed since it sustained major damage during Hurricane Irma, but plans to renovate the building are in the making. Prior to …
September 19, 2019
First set of OECS sentencing guidelines published
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court officially launched sentencing guidelines for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States on Tuesday morning. The main purpose of the guidelines is to bring “greater uniformity …
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September 19, 2019
Government ‘on the way’ to loan guarantee
After weeks of criticising the United Kingdom’s conditions for a recovery loan guarantee, Premier Andrew Fahie returned from a visit to London and said this week that his government is …
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September 14, 2019
Bahamas relief effort at full steam
Cecil “Alex” Jeffries was standing on the tarmac of an airport in the Bahamas on Monday, and over the whir of jet engines and shaky cell reception, it was hard …
September 14, 2019
ESHS building opens as school year begins
Exactly two years after Hurricane Irma gutted the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School, a team of contractors handed the renovated facility back to the Ministry of Education, Culture, …
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September 12, 2019
Annual block party supports artist’s child
This year’s Fifth Annual Caribbean Cellars Block Party had a special cause attached to a night of performances: raising money to help support the family of a Virgin Islands artist. …
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September 12, 2019
Preschoolers to learn ‘physical literacy’
Preschool students around the territory will learn “physical literacy” as part of a new programme that is scheduled to continue through the school year, according to Government Information Services. Health …
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September 12, 2019
Police barracks back open on Virgin Gorda
The police barracks on Virgin Gorda re-opened last Thursday after 2017 hurricane damage was repaired through a project led by the Deputy Governor’s Office and implemented by the Recovery and …
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September 12, 2019
Sentencing guidelines coming next week
On Tuesday in Antigua and Barbuda, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will launch sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates in the Criminal Division, according to Government Information Services. “The intention …
September 12, 2019
Vincent Wheatley sworn in as new deputy premier
As officials walked through the doors of the Governor’s Office on Friday morning, some of them joked around with Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer, saying he wasn’t ready …
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September 12, 2019
Opposition weighs in on loan guarantee
While Premier Andrew Fahie visited London this week following a public spat with United Kingdom officials, opposition members launched a series of community meetings and pushed back against Mr. Fahie’s …
September 11, 2019
Businesses take a lead in Hurricane Irma recovery
Two years after Hurricane Irma, a walk through Road Town suggests that the biggest victory of the private sector also remains its greatest challenge: rebuilding. “Many of the businesses are …
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September 9, 2019
Malone exempted from vacating seat over contracts
The House of Assembly voted on Monday to exempt Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone from vacating his seat despite his position as director of the companies Island Block …
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September 9, 2019
Premier’s Office silences RDA CEO
Over the past five weeks, Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly scheduled and cancelled three interviews with the Beacon before ultimately declining to speak at the reported request of …
