It has taken me four months to wrap my head around an issue that plagues our territory: safety. Residents will continue to debate opinions and facts until we agree on …
April 18, 2012
April 18, 2012
Cruise pier expansion considered
Progress is inevitable, I suppose.
April 18, 2012
Dateline: Paradise (April 19, 2012)
Survival kits for cruise ship tourists Government has acknowledged that Road Town needs a lot of work if it is to remain
April 18, 2012
Editorial (April 19, 2012)
1929 Legitimacy Act a dinosaur The Law Reform Commission is to be commended for reviewing status-of-children legislation, and we urge legislators to review and pass the new law as soon …
April 18, 2012
Reporter’s Notebook (April 19, 2012)
New face The Beacon welcomes a new addition to its editorial staff.
April 12, 2012
Airport, other issues scrutinised
Is the proposed improvement to the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport a “done deal” or a “work in progress”? You decide.
April 12, 2012
Government airport proposal considered
On March 29, I attended the second of two public meetings held
April 12, 2012
Dateline: Paradise (April 12, 2012)
Surfing Cane (sort of) Two weeks ago in this column, I vowed to do my best to surf at Cane Garden Bay
April 12, 2012
Reporter’s Notebook (April 12, 2012)
Different queen A Beaconite attending the annual Spanish Town Fisherman’s Jamboree
April 12, 2012
Editorial (April 12, 2012)
Road Town needs planning, work We are pleased that the new government appears to be revisiting the 2007 Road Town Improvement Project, a comprehensive report whose recommendations could greatly improve …
January 6, 2012
Pilot still opposes runway expansion
Boy, oh boy! Dickson Igwe still wants to fly big jets into Beef Island.
January 6, 2012
Ideas proposed for VI economy in 2012
Since the end of the global recession in 2009,
January 6, 2012
Minister criticised for school sign removal
“Everywhere we go! The people want to know!
January 6, 2012
Residents warned about ‘pyramid scheme’ in VI
There comes a time you’ve got to call a spade a spade.
January 6, 2012
Questions raised for new year
The marmalade contest in the United Kingdom
January 6, 2012
Dateline: Paradise (Jan. 6, 2012)
Resolutions anyone? Most people make resolutions for themselves, but luckily for the Virgin Islands I’m not so selfish.
January 6, 2012
Reporter’s Notebook (Jan. 6, 2012)
Misunderstanding A Beaconite was happy to work on New Year’s Eve,
January 6, 2012
Editorial (Jan. 6, 2012)
2012 holds promise, challenges As the holidays wind down, the territory should roll up its sleeves
May 5, 2011
West End ferry traffic analysed
I’m writing to add to my letter of last week, “Proposed ferry terminal draws fire.”
May 5, 2011
Drag racing strip proposal under fire
When I tout how wonderful the beautiful Virgin Islands are to my friends back in the United States,
May 5, 2011
Further questions raised about lemurs
I was pleased to see Sir Richard Branson making his case for bringing the lemurs to Mosquito Island.
May 5, 2011
Dateline: Paradise (May 5, 2011)
If build it, they will come… eventually So now everyone’s complaining about the proposed West End ferry terminal. They say that it’s way too big.
May 4, 2011
Reporter’s Notebook (May 5, 2011)
Young workers While attending the Fort Purcell cleanup last weekend, a Beaconite was truly impressed by the skill and speed of the various volunteers
May 4, 2011
Editorial (May 5, 2011)
A voice crying in the wilderness A recent report by Complaints Commissioner Elton Georges brought to light egregious problems with a government programme that subsidises new connections to the electricity …
April 27, 2011
Proposed ferry terminal draws fire
I have the following comments on the proposed ferry terminal at West End.
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