Happy 50th! July 12 marked the 50th anniversary of the first official graduation at the BVI High School, as noted by community members on social media this week. Photos of …
July 20, 2022
June 22, 2022
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 23, 2022)
Flower On her next hike, a Beaconite will keep her eye out for the highly endangered Marrón bacora, a 10-foot-tall flowering shrub that produces purple-and-yellow flowers. Why? Tortola is one …
August 11, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (August 12, 2021)
Celebrate good times The Virgin Islands has had no shortage of things to celebrate the past few weeks: all three Olympians in the 2020 Tokyo games performed incredibly, setting national …
July 7, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 8, 2021)
Jellyfish advisory During a spike in Covid-19 cases, the isolation of a beach trip becomes even more attractive. But a Beaconite will pass along a Virgin Islands Search and Rescue …
June 23, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 24, 2021)
Volunteer festival Earlier this month, a Beaconite stopped by Volunteer Konect’s fair for nonprofit organisations. It was a great opportunity to learn more about organisations she hasn’t heard about much, …
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. …
February 3, 2021
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Feb. 4, 2021)
Podcast On Friday, the Beacon launched a podcast, “The Wave.” The first episode, which was posted on the Beacon’s Facebook page, featured a recap of 2020’s biggest articles from each …
October 14, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 8, 2020)
Public registers poll Last month, the premier announced that the Virgin Islands would join the other overseas territories and crown dependencies in working with the United Kingdom to implement public …
September 16, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (September 17, 2020)
Open doors Sometimes, the work of a journalist involves making oneself uncomfortable, which is how a Beaconite felt when he set off to knock on the doors of strangers in …
May 6, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 7, 2020)
A new, new regular A Beaconite misses her life from a few months ago. She remembers swimming at Josiahs Bay, describing to her friends how she felt the happiest she …
January 29, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (January 23, 2020)
From pines to palms A new Beaconite has been getting her bearings this month. Dana Kampa grew up in Wisconsin in the United States, and she spent the last two …
November 13, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (November 7, 2019)
The Laundromat A Beaconite who regularly covers the financial services industry was looking forward to watching the new Netflix original film The Laundromat, directed by Steven Soderbergh, which tells the …
November 6, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 31, 2019)
Typo tantrum A Beaconite was disheartened to find several typographical errors in the government’s revised Recovery to Development Plan. The second page, for example, refers to “students beginning housed in …
October 23, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 24, 2019)
Two in one Over the weekend, a Beaconite had the opportunity to travel to St. Thomas to cover Virgin Islands Friendship Day, a celebration of VI culture attended by representatives …
May 28, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 23, 2019)
Gardening tip 101 Brussel sprouts plant amazingly here, a Beaconite was excited to learn. So do tomatoes, basil and thyme. That’s all she knows for certain at the moment. …
April 30, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 25, 2019)
Ban the ban? The Virgin Islands is among a dwindling number of countries and territories worldwide that continue to ban alcohol sales during Good Friday. Last year, after much …