"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
Today, American Airlines will launch direct service between here and Miami — a major step toward resolving the access issues that have plagued the territory for decades. As the service …
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Break through! Break through Break through the walls Of my upper room, Lord I want to see you Break through! I want to see you. Break through! Break through …
Slices of history A Beaconite recently made her first visit to Jenesis Studios and met artist Reuben Vanterpool for a tour. The site was one of many in the territory …
The new six-member opposition got off to a strong start this month by appointing a shadow cabinet. The move — which assigns a specific portfolio to each opposition member — …
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The fragmentation of the two-party system has left the Virgin Islands Party the undisputed powerhouse of VI politics. The opposing three parties are a work in progress. However, of the …
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At a time when the United Kingdom and her overseas territories are promising to recalibrate their relationship following this month’s Joint Ministerial Council meetings in London, we were glad to …
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New ministry While covering a press conference with the premier and deputy premier this week, a Beaconite was happy to learn of plans to establish a new Ministry of Environment, …
Father, grant us good servants who will do your will; purify them with clean hearts and give them the strength to do your work. As we anticipated a change in …
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Fratricide — brother killing brother — appears endemic in black communities in the United States. That sad narrative has also visited the shores of the Virgin Islands. Our paradise is …
Government officials have been making much of the territory’s “golden gems” during this Senior Citizens Month. They are right to honour the elderly, and the month’s observance — which so …
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Stained-glass history On Tuesday, the United Kingdom Parliament announced that all British overseas territories and Crown dependencies have been immortalised in two stained glass windows within Speaker’s House in London. …
Family and friends, we should celebrate the life of the last election campaign to be fought under the 2007 Constitution. Thanks to the polling staff’s professionalism and the election supervisor …
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I do not know what prompt Urged the action: Intentional intent, Selfish ambition, Or innocent enthusiasm? I do not know. Was overstep Of rules and allegiance Ignorance? Or over-confidence? …
We see a step forward and a step backward in the new government’s decision to replace the former Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour with the rebranded Ministry of Financial …
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No business like dog show business On Saturday, a Beaconite once again had the pleasure of covering the Humane Society of the BVI’s annual dog show, which brings together the …
People are asking each other, “What do you think of the election result?” I imagine there are lots of different answers. Firstly, Polling Day seems to have gone very smoothly …
In her poverty she was rich but did not know. She did not know that in embrace of that ghut was place and grace. She did not know that …
The people have spoken, and the territory’s democratic machinery has processed their input and delivered a government headed by Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. Though voters did not give Dr. …
With a twist There’s nothing quite as invigorating as being on the ground on Polling Day, seeing so many people actively engage in the democratic process. It started with a …
The Virgin Islands is a 59-square-mile, resource-poor, water-challenged, once-neglected sleepy hollow which once was left by colonialists as only useful as a bird sanctuary. It is a chain of developing …
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Happiness has a certain magic, An enchanting, sparkling halo That fills body and soul with its glow. Happiness creates joy and fulfilment As it smiles and hugs and kisses Every …
A democracy is only as strong as the citizens who participate meaningfully in its affairs. And that goes double for any democracy facing the sort of turmoil that has beset …
Home stretch Voting in the Virgin Islands starts today, and a Beaconite is excited to be one of many in the crowd waiting to see who forms the new government. …
Fellow Virgin Islanders, I give thanks to the God who gives life and breath to all: rich, poor and middle-class; every race and gender; and believers of other persuasions. For …
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By the time you read this, I will probably have exercised a senior’s privilege to vote early in the 2023 general election. But to the majority of voters who have …
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