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November 21, 2024

53 boats attend yacht show

A record 140 brokers attended the Fall Charter Yacht Show last week to meet captains and crewmembers aboard the 53 participating boats, organisers said. The broker number represented a 20 …

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by Allison Vaughn
August 6, 2024

Q1 incorporations bounce back after rocky year

The number of new companies incorporated in the Virgin Islands bounced back in the first quarter of 2024 after slumping to a 25-year low in the previous 12 months. The …

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by Shaun Connolly
June 18, 2024

EDITORIAL: From us to you, 40 years later

Much has changed in the 40 years since The BVI Beacon was born in a small wooden house on Main Street in Road Town. But one thing that has not …

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by BVI Beacon
June 7, 2024

HOA tackles crown land reforms

The 2022 Commission of Inquiry report blasted the government’s handling of crown land and called for comprehensive reforms after finding evidence that “serious dishonesty” may have occurred in at least …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 29, 2024

Asphalt plant facing ‘teething pains’

Last September, the government announced that its new asphalt plant was fully operational after being handed over to the Public Works Department by the Switzerland-based company Ammann. Since, then, however, …

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by Rushton Skinner
April 19, 2024

Caribbean resorts and tourism operators pay a high price for sargassum

The 2023 sargassum season started early at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Around the end of March, staff launched the response …

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by SUZANNE CARLSON-The Virgin Islands Daily News
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April 19, 2024

Infrastructure woes and foetid tap water in paradise

With its seaside villas, luxury resorts and yachting anchorages, Virgin Gorda is known for laidback luxury. But last August, the island’s residents started complaining about the foetid odour of their …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
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April 19, 2024

Smith hits back after Labour MP’s ‘dirty money’ claims

Deputy Premier Lorna Smith pushed back this week after the Virgin Islands and other overseas territories were accused of deliberately defying the British parliament’s attempts to crack down on “dirty …

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by Shaun Connolly
April 15, 2024

Kids, seniors to get free eye care

Virgin Islands youths and seniors will have access to free vision screening and eyeglasses this month through a project spearheaded by the Lions Club of Tortola. For the project’s first …

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by The BVI Beacon
April 8, 2024

Q3 incorporations tick up slightly

More companies were incorporated in the territory in the third quarter of 2023 than in the previous three months, a bright spot for a financial services sector that has grappled …

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by Jason Smith
March 25, 2024

3-day music festival to launch in May

Styles ranging from Afrobeat and R&B to dancehall and jazz will be featured at the new Virgin Islands Music Festival on May 24-26, the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission …

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by Rushton Skinner
October 21, 2022

Friendship Day to return on Saturday

A celebration marking the 50th anniversary of British Virgin Islands-United States VI Friendship Day will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
May 25, 2022

CLASSIFIEDS (May 26, 2022)

For rent Two (2) Office spaces to rent located in Road Town. Call 547-3707 for viewing today! One lots on Wickham Cay one for rent or lease. Opposite the exit …

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by BVI Beacon
November 10, 2021

Cartoon (Nov. 11, 2021)

by BVI Beacon
Cartoon (Nov. 11, 2021)
June 11, 2020

86 return to territory in eight days

During a sunny and breezy Sunday, beachgoers crowded Cane Garden Bay, sipping cold drinks and relaxing on beach chairs. No one wore a face mask. But as 5 p.m. approached, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 26, 2020

Coronavirus confirmed in the Virgin Islands, curfew in effect

The government announced the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the Virgin Islands yesterday as nearly 5,000 viewers tuned in to a Facebook livestream. Hours later, a territory-wide …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 11, 2020

COVID-19 declared a pandemic

Though no cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in the Virgin Islands, government continues to take precautionary measures that include preparing a wing of the hospital as an isolation …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 1, 2019

VICSA works toward a strategic plan

The Civil Service Association of the Virgin Islands held a general meeting this month to ratify the elected executive board that was voted into office in May, government announced. Association …

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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
July 31, 2019

Classifieds (August 1, 2019)

  Rentals 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
July 23, 2019

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 18, 2019)

On a safari For many Virgin Islands residents who aren’t taxi drivers or schoolchildren, safari buses — those massive trucks painted with various themes — can be problematical. They are …

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by BVI Beacon
June 12, 2019

Notices (June 13, 2019)

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 SULLIVAN TRADE & INVESTMENT INC. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: …

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by BVI Beacon
June 5, 2019

Notices (June 6, 2019)

Business Companies Act, 2004 BW Energy Ltd BVI COMPANY NUMBER 1969860 Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that BW Energy Ltd has been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies with …

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by BVI Beacon
April 3, 2019

Notices (April 4, 2019)

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 REEDER HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) REEDER …

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by BVI Beacon
November 6, 2018

After months of questions, basic details given about one Irma fund

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Nov. 1. A few days after Hurricane Irma devastated the Virgin Islands last September, the BVI Tourist Board launched an …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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