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January 21, 2022

Painkiller Cup held despite Covid

With the water smooth and glassy, conditions were perfect for the 2022 Painkiller Cup, where paddle-boarders raced to win prizes on Saturday. Because of the pandemic, this year’s race was …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 13, 2022

35 bird species spotted in Anegada

Birdwatching is easier when you know where to look. Luckily for those on the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Anegada on Jan. 5, Rondel Smith Jr. is an expert. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 3, 2021

Mangrove efforts expand to Prickly Pear

Along the coastline of Prickly Pear Island is a stretch of mangroves that died after retaining too much salt following the hurricanes of 2017. But the area has a chance …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 7, 2021

Hurricane season is here

On Monday afternoon, Department of Disaster Management Emergency Communications Officer Jacob Adolphus climbed in the back of a DDM pickup truck and opened the control box of the emergency siren …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 17, 2019

Virgin Islands Sloop Foundation launches in Nanny Cay

When Jamel Davies was a child, he watched his uncle build a Virgin Islands sloop. He didn’t know he would be restoring the same boat 20 years later, eager to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
Three young women are restoring historical sloops - a cause supported by the newly launched Virgin Islands Sloop Foundation.
Posted on February 7, 2018February 7, 2018

East End Boat Yard (PHOTO GALLERY)

Posted on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

Hurricane Shelter (VIDEO)

Waterfront Drive aftermath from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. (VIDEO: Christina Kissoon)

Posted on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

Trash Pile on Tortola after Hurricane Irma (VIDEO)

October 18, 2017

The BVI Beacon (Oct. 12, 2017)

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October 9, 2017

September 30, 2017 issue

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September 26, 2017

Bitter End, Virgin Gorda post Irma [VIDEO]

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September 26, 2017

Irma’s aftermath in Road Town [VIDEO]

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September 22, 2017

Cartoon (Sept. 22, 2017)

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September 20, 2017

Maria over the VI

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September 18, 2017

[VIDEO] Hurricane Irma in East End/Long Look

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September 17, 2017

Cartoon (Sept. 7, 2017)

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