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 …
November 21, 2024
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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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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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 …
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, …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
November 10, 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, …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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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