This commentary, continued from last week’s edition, is the second of a two-part series. The debate on the equity and inequity of gentrification is heated and controversial. The following …
July 14, 2021
July 7, 2021
COMMENTARY — VI ‘gentrification,’ part one
Land is a scarce non-renewable resource and a tangible asset in the Virgin Islands. But at the current rate of sale, in a few short generations most Virgin Islanders will …
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July 7, 2021
COMMENTARY — VI seen to have a ‘stark choice’
The Virgin Islands has arrived at a proverbial crossroad in the Covid-19 pandemic. The territory will have to decide on two choices in the midst of a Commission of Inquiry …
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July 7, 2021
Notices (July 8, 2021)
Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004. WHITE ANGEL LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 476592 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to …
June 30, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 1, 2021)
Acting on acts A Beaconite was glad to see this week that more than a dozen laws received assent from Governor John Rankin. As legislators noted during last Thursday’s sitting, …
June 30, 2021
COMMENTARY — The VI, after the inquiry
After hurricanes Irma and Maria, the talk was all about what the Virgin Islands would look like as it recovered. Today, it appears the territory has learned very little from …
June 23, 2021
CLASSIFIEDS (June 24, 2021)
For rent Unfurnished two bedrooms, one bathroom apartments with nice view located at Nottingham Estate. Contact Mr. Rhymer 443-9938 or 545-6623 One bedroom semi or non semi furnished apartment for …
June 16, 2021
COMMENTARY — Call made for referendum on political status by 2030
The below is adapted from the speech Mr. Wheatley delivered on June 6 during the Frederick Pickering Memorial Lecture Series at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. Let me …
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June 16, 2021
COMMENTARY — Cops criticised for armed arrest over money owed to the court
Twice on Tortola, my vehicle and I have been stopped by armed human beings with guns drawn. The first time I was with my 20-year-old child. It was over a …
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June 10, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 10, 2021)
Happy birthday, Beacon The BVI Beacon turned 37 on Monday. The newspaper’s first issue — a 12-page black-and-white edition — was published on June 7, 1984 after being composed on …
June 9, 2021
COMMENTARY — Likely inflation causes concern
The challenge with inflation is that it increases the cost of living. When uncontrolled, inflation can be very damaging. And if economics is primarily about human behaviour, then uncontrolled inflation …
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June 9, 2021
Notices (June 10, 2021)
RAINDROPS OVERSEAS INC. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1517022 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is …
June 2, 2021
COMMENTARY — ‘Is the beach enough?’
Sometime in the next 12 months, when the pandemic is fully brought under control in North America and Europe, visitors will return to the Caribbean in significant numbers. Once that …
June 2, 2021
COMMENTARY — Call made for greater social equality
Social democracy means a bottom-up economy, with public spending directed at alleviating the burdens of the poor; public policy that drives greater social equality; and public investment in infrastructure that …
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June 2, 2021
Notices (June 3, 2021)
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 ALBATROS FINANCE CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) ALBATROS FINANCE …
May 26, 2021
COMMENTARY — ‘Random act of art’ in UK had VI link
I am writing to the Virgin Islands community from a small village in Cornwall in the United Kingdom about a figure we share in common: the late Reverend Ralph Perry-Gore, …
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May 26, 2021
Classifieds (May 27, 2021)
For rent Fully furnished 2 bedrooms, 1 bath in Fahie Hill; includes water, satellite TV. $1,500 monthly. Call 542-2100 Unfurnished two bedrooms, one bathroom apartments with nice view located at …
May 26, 2021
Notices (May 27, 2021)
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 JACAYS HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) JACAYS HOLDINGS …
May 19, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 20, 2021)
HOA transparency A Beaconite was troubled by a quote from opposition member Julian Fraser during a House of Assembly sitting last week. When debating a bill to update supplementary …
May 12, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 13, 2021)
No good deed… Last week, a Beaconite received a text message that no one wants to read: He had recently come into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. …
May 5, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 6, 2021)
Cool birds Over the past few days, a Beaconite has noticed some interesting birds in the territory. At the Farmers and Fishers Fair, a peacock showed off his colourful plumage. …
May 5, 2021
COMMENTARY — Politics spark questions, quips
Mark your diaries for early August 2027. Yes, talk show host and government consultant Claude Skelton-Cline has decreed that is the date when the British flag will be lowered and …
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May 5, 2021
COMMENTARY — Two-party politics under microscope
On a Facebook thread recently, there were very interesting assertions on Virgin Islands politics. First, there was a call to move away from two-party system which has been a feature …
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April 28, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 29, 2021)
Helping hands A Beaconite feels moved by the widespread offering of support she’s seen from the Virgin Islands and Caribbean neighbours in response to the volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent …
April 28, 2021
COMMENTARY — Inequality seen to foster crime
Rising drug, gun and gang crime threatens to destroy the Virgin Islands community. At the root of crime, whether here or elsewhere, is neither poor policing nor poor social leadership. …
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