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BVI Ports Authority

February 20, 2025

West End port bids dwarf budget

After more than 15 years of broken promises and false starts, the future of the long-delayed West End ferry terminal has been thrown into serious doubt once again after private-sector …

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by Shaun Connolly
October 28, 2024

Study probes cruise sector in region

A preliminary economic study examining the cruise industry’s impacts in the Caribbean will be presented this week at a conference in St. Maarten, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 26, 2024

Statutory board reforms continue

Over the past week, legislators passed four out of five bills designed to improve the governance of statutory bodies as the House of Assembly addressed its final reform recommendation from …

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by Allison Vaughn
May 24, 2024

Cruise executives promise more calls

Government has continued to embrace record-breaking cruise tourism numbers, giving cruise lines no “indication that they have reached their limit” in the territory, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 26, 2024

No cap on cruise visitors despite rapid rise

Cruise ship passenger arrivals are expected to hit a new record this year and then continue climbing, but no upper limit has been set, according to Communications and Works Minister …

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by Allison Vaughn
January 30, 2024

As expected, cruise arrivals set record

As port officials had previously predicted, 2023 saw the arrival of a record number of cruise ship passengers in the territory, the BVI Ports Authority announced Monday. The number of …

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by The BVI Beacon
December 18, 2023

Maynard may testify in January Fahie trial

Oleanvine Maynard will likely testify against former premier Andrew Fahie during his January trial on drug-smuggling conspiracy charges in a Miami federal court, recent court filings suggest. Ms. Maynard, the …

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by Jason Smith
January 18, 2023

EDITORIAL: An appalling arrival

At a time when the territory urgently needs its tourism industry to recover quickly from the pandemic, we have been distressed to hear repeated horror stories about travellers’ arrival experience …

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by BVI Beacon
September 23, 2022

Three statutory bodies get new leadership

The boards overseeing three statutory bodies have been replaced in recent weeks, bringing new leadership to the BVI Ports Authority, the BVI Airports Authority, and the BVI Tourist Board, according …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 19, 2022

Minister probing Florida LLC linked to Maynard

In light of BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard’s arrest in Miami last month, Deputy Premier Kye Rymer addressed questions on May 13 about a Florida company registered in …

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by Dana Kampa
October 18, 2021

Ports lawyer lost job after pushing for due diligence on Pasea Place lease

Shortly after the BVI Ports Authority board decided in July 2019 to lease a property owned by board member Patsy Lake, the agency’s general counsel recommended several due-diligence measures in …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
Pasea Place
October 1, 2021

HOA approves airport, seaport merger bill

The House of Assembly passed a bill on Sept. 23 to merge the territory’s airport and seaport authorities into a new statutory body responsible for border management. But Premier Andrew …

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by Dana Kampa
April 22, 2021

Fahie withholds info on port finances

Asked during a House of Assembly sitting on Tuesday about the BVI Ports Authority’s finances, Premier Andrew Fahie refused to provide most of the requested information, claiming that it is …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 14, 2021

Cruise ships arrive for 30-day ‘warm layups’

For the first time since last March, two cruise ships docked Monday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. But they are carrying only crewmembers, and no one will …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 18, 2020

Ports gives few details on Virgin Gorda land purchase

In an effort to fulfill a longstanding expansion plan, the BVI Ports Authority has purchased parcels of land in Virgin Gorda in order to separate cargo and passenger ports in …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 1, 2020

JVD ferry terminal nears completion

Visitors to and from Jost Van Dyke should soon be able to travel in greater comfort with the anticipated opening of the Dog Hole ferry terminal by July 31. “The …

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by Dana Kampa
November 13, 2019

BVIPA board members not paid since March

Members of the BVI Ports Authority Board have not been paid since March, Premier Andrew Fahie revealed last month in the House of Assembly in response to questions from opposition …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
July 27, 2018

Ex-ports boss, minister feud over contracts claim

Last week, Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool told House of Assembly members that Al Henley, the former acting managing director of the BVI Ports Authority, awarded more than $2 …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 8, 2018

Pier Park audit will be ready in a few months, premier says

The long-awaited Tortola Pier Park audit should be complete within a “couple of months at the most,” according to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith, who did not provide a timeline for …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 7, 2018

In their Words: Bashaar Tarabay

Two of Mr. Tarabay’s businesses — electronics store iSmart and clothing store Varieties Apparel — were heavily looted after Hurricane Irma. Since the storm, Mr. Tarabay has bought new merchandise and …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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