In the latest update on how the pandemic has affected unemployment in the Virgin Islands, government said more than 14 percent of employees at businesses reporting to the Department of …
April 22, 2021
January 19, 2021
Bird watch well attended
During the annual Christmas Bird Count in Anegada on Jan. 6, Nancy Woodfield Pascoe noticed something new. “We saw nesting mounds [for flamingos], and you can see them from the …
December 2, 2020
Classifieds (Dec. 3, 2020)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air-conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistancecall (284) …
November 20, 2020
Government visits Anegada to give updates
The border reopening, health care and infrastructure were among the wide range of issues discussed when government representatives visited Anegada on Sunday afternoon for a community meeting. “I know a …
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August 21, 2020
Sister islands get free shuttle service
The free shuttle service that since June has ferried residents through Road Town streets has been expanded to two sister islands, government announced Monday. Starting Monday, Virgin Gorda residents can …
June 3, 2020
Leaders push to boost local food production
As the Virgin Islands hopes to scale up its fishing and farming sectors with the ultimate goal of becoming more self-sufficient, participants in a virtual forum last week said it …
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May 19, 2020
Sister islands hard hit by tourism closure
During a normal tourism season on Anegada, Liston Potter’s restaurant Potter’s by the Sea is a popular hangout. But like other hospitality businesses, it was shut down by the coronavirus …
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April 22, 2020
Classifieds (April, 23, 2020)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
March 25, 2020
Classifieds (March 26, 2020)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
February 19, 2020
Classifieds (February 20, 2020)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
January 21, 2020
Fourth Kite & Paddle Festival takes off
Though the windy weather over the weekend was dangerous for small vessels at sea, it was perfect for the fourth Anegada Kite & Paddle Festival. In fact, it was the …
November 6, 2019
Classifieds (November 7, 2019)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
October 25, 2019
Anegada facility releases 250 iguanas
For Kelly Bradley of the Fort Worth Zoo, the Iguana Fest on Anegeda is the happiest day of the year. “This is my favourite day,” she said Monday. “I love …
October 16, 2019
Classifieds (Oct. 17, 2019)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
August 21, 2019
Classifieds (August 22, 2019)
For rent Barbados Accommodation: Arjan Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & embassy transfers, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or (246) 231-0595 or email: arjan@caribsurf.com. For Visa form assistance …
February 15, 2019
Wind brings fun to Anegada kite festival
This weekend at the Anegada Kite & Paddle Festival, a 50- year-old woman from England who had learned to swim in August got on a paddleboard with trepidation and completed …
January 24, 2019
Anegada clinic named for nurse Romalia Smith
A clinic in Anegada that withstood the 2017 hurricanes has been renamed for Romalia Smith, who served as the island’s district nurse for 26 years and continued to make house …
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December 6, 2018
In their Words: Claudius Sam
Mr. Sam is a chef at Potter’s by the Sea in Anegada. The following are his words, condensed and edited by Claire Shefchik. I’m Claudius Sam, the man with the …
December 4, 2018
Lobster Fest attendance up from last year
At last, Bellanseta Creque could finally get creative. Unlike during last year’s Anegada Lobster Festival, which was held less than three months after Hurricane Irma, the owner of Cow Wreck …
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September 21, 2018
Anegada “pushing for bigger and better things” after Irma
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. For the some 300 people living on Anegada, day-to-day life is punctuated by boat arrivals. Road Town-based passenger ferries pull …
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August 31, 2018
RDA names VG, Anegada contractors
The Recovery and Development Agency awarded three businesses contracts to collect and transport debris on Anegada and Virgin Gorda. Though work on the second portion of the territory-wide project began …
April 18, 2018
US lifts travel warning for VI
When the United States Department of State implemented a new travel warning system on Jan. 10, it placed the Virgin Islands on a list with countries like Honduras, Sudan and …
April 11, 2018
CDB $65.2m loan project launches
Douglas Fraser had just begun explaining the nuts and bolts of contract tendering: who is eligible, what constitutes a conflict of interest, what sets of rules dictate the selection process, …
April 6, 2018
5.2 earthquake strikes VI, no tsunami warning issued
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Virgin Islands at about 5:21 p.m. this evening, according to Sharleen DaBreo, the director of the Department of Disaster Management. The department received notification …
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