A hopeful start During a Monday sitting in honour of the beginning of the 2020 Law Year — in the fourth floor of the Sakal Place, the new home of …
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered to fix ‘deplorable’ roads
I like to engage anyone who will listen in conversation on current topical issues and matters affecting the well-being of the territory. One such current issue is the deplorable condition …
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January 22, 2020
COMMENTARY — Brexit seen as likely to benefit offshore
Will Brexit be advantageous to offshore finance? The answer could well be yes. The European Union is pro-regulation of offshore finance for obvious reasons. The EU is much less of …
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January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
Classifieds (January 23, 2020)
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 …
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
Notices (January 16, 2019)
Final Notice of Dissolution under the BVI Business Company Act. Business Companies Act, 2004 MIRAI INVESTMENTS S.A. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1960998 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section …
January 15, 2020
Classifieds (January 16, 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 …
January 9, 2020
January 9, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Jan. 9, 2019)
Rastafarians in the service The Telegraph recently reported that the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy has adjusted its rules to allow Rastafarians to keep their long hair and beards. This is …
January 9, 2020
COMMENTARY — Drag racing slammed in open letter
Dear Governor Gus Jaspert and Police Commissioner Michael Matthews: I have written to you both numerous times about the drag racing that started about two months ago from 6 p.m. …
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January 9, 2020
COMMENTARY — Bikes, bodyguards and pot draw fire
I guess the police commissioner can’t say no to the premier’s decision to allow larger motorbikes into the territory. So he suggests some conditions for importation and regulations for use. …
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January 9, 2020
COMMENTARY — Iran tensions seen as threat to OTs, world
Will there be a vast war in the Middle East? The Trump Administration has killed Qasem Suleimani, Iran’s top military leader, in an airstrike. This is the biggest escalation in …
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January 9, 2020
Notices (January 9, 2020)
Business Companies Act, 2004 HERCULES ENTERPRISES, INC. BVI COMPANY NUMBER 34381 Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that HERCULES ENTERPRISES, INC., has been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies with …
January 9, 2020
Classifieds (January 9, 2020)
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 …
December 18, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Dec. 12, 2019)
Fake news No, the Virgin Islands is not moving to an all-bitcoin-based-economy or doing away with the United States dollar, despite what more than a few fake news sites suggested …
December 18, 2019
COMMENTARY — ‘Inkberry,’ cryptocurrency draw questions
I note Verna Penn Moll’s description of the local old-fashioned Christmas tree in last week’s opinion page. She says it was the “inkberry” or “fishing rod” tree, which is also …
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December 18, 2019
Commentary — 2019 hurricane response reviewed
The 2019 hurricane season, which saw the immense challenge faced by the Bahamas government in mounting an overall response to the destruction of Abaco by Hurricane Dorian, has prompted much …
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December 18, 2019
Classifieds (December 19, 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 …
December 18, 2019
Notices (December 19, 2019)
KRUBS CORPORATION (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1890256 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1), subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is …
December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (December 5, 2019)
On the water Given that the charter yacht industry is one of the biggest tourism industries in the Virgin Islands, a Beaconite couldn’t believe it took her so long to …
December 11, 2019
COMMENTARY – VI Christmas tree explained
A talk-show host on Saturday night posed a seasonal question the radio audience: “What is the name of the tree we traditionally used in the Virgin Islands as the Christmas …
December 11, 2019
COMMENTARY — Patient recounts health-care journey in VI, UK
Polls show that most Brits would agree with the European Union leader who “reserved a special place in hell” for whoever invented Brexit, but they strongly differ on their attitudes …
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December 11, 2019
Classifieds (December 12, 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 …