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Beef Island

October 21, 2022

Community plans for Long Bay’s future

Long Bay Beach on Beef Island serves a different purpose to every visitor. Some enjoy exercising, cooking out, snorkelling among the corals, swimming, participating in water sports, visiting as tourists, …

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by Dana Kampa
April 28, 2022

Man hospitalised after Beef Island accident

Police received a report of an accident Sunday night at Beef Island, Police Information Officer Akia Thomas stated on Monday. Although further details were unclear at the time of the …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 20, 2022

CLASSIFIEDS (April 21, 2022)

For rent Office Space for rent in Road Town. Call 547-3707 for more information. Unfurnished 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom located in Fat Hogs Bay overlooking beautiful sea view and surrounding …

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by BVI Beacon
April 8, 2022

Management plan proposed for Long Bay, Beef Island

After Hurricane Irma destroyed many of the Virgin Islands’ tourist hotspots in 2017, vendors erected bar and restaurant stands along Long Bay Beach at Beef Island to serve visitors. But …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 28, 2021

Humane society hosts first beach cleanup

With dog leashes in one hand and blue and black trash bags in the other, community members patrolled the Beef Island shoreline recently, picking up bits of boat debris, glass …

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by Dana Kampa
August 14, 2020

Caribbean Airlines faces challenge to VI expansion

In recent months, Virgin Islands leaders have said that new flights proposed by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines likely would help ease the territory’s air access woes as regional airline LIAT …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 22, 2020

EDITORIAL: Before airport expansion, transparency needed

If leaders in the new government proceed with their predecessors’ plan to expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, they must turn over a new leaf by being fully transparent …

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by BVI Beacon
airport Beef Island
February 27, 2020

Premier explains efforts to buy Beef Island land

The BVI Airports Authority is seeking to reacquire more than 650 acres of land on Beef Island from Hong Kong investor Raymond Hung, whose 25-year-old plans for a resort and …

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by Dana Kampa
June 12, 2019

Long Bay, Beef Island to get restrooms

Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley gave updates on the finger pier and dock at Red Bay, the planned restroom facility at Long Bay, Beef Island, and unencumbered …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
July 19, 2018

Destroyed plane salvaged from sea after fatal crash

About two hours after a fatal plane crash on Wednesday evening, salvagers began the tricky process of recovering the wrecked aircraft, a two-seat Cessna 150 that had sunk in about …

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by Amanda Ulrich
July 18, 2018

Angolan pilot dead after plane crashes in sea at Beef Island

A pilot died when the plane he was flying overran the runway at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and ended up in the sea near Trellis …

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by Amanda Ulrich
April 25, 2018

Farley victorious in Hauteville 5k on Beef Island

After finishing third overall and besting some of the pros in the April 14 KPMG Tortola Torture, Julius Farley wasn’t sure what to expect or how his legs would hold …

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by BVI Beacon

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