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Anegada

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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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) …

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by BVI Beacon
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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 …

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by Joey Waldinger
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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by Dana Kampa
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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by Dana Kampa
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
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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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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by Conor King Devitt
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 …

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by Amanda Ulrich
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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, …

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by Conor King Devitt
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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by Conor King Devitt

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