Mapping the Virgin Islands’ waters is no easy task, but it’s under way with the help of the Recovery and Development Agency, the National Oceanographic Center from the United Kingdom, …
July 11, 2019
July 10, 2019
Classifieds (July 11, 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 8, 2019
July 8, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 4, 2019)
Quiet support The Beacon, like other media outlets, occasionally finds itself embroiled in controversy (the reasons for which are far beyond the scope of this Reporter’s Notebook). When that happens, …
July 8, 2019
COMMENTARY — Call made for economic change
In his preaching on the need for a new capitalism that will power social and economic prosperity in the West in the decades ahead, economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate …
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July 8, 2019
LETTER — Salt Island descendent seeks brother
My name is Maekiaphan Phillips, but my birth name was Marciana Marcola Rivera. My dad was Epifanio B. Rivera. At my dad’s funeral on May 16, 1972, a brother from …
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July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 4, 2019)
No good deed… A Beaconite who recently bought a car decided it was only fair to pick up hitchhikers as often as possible, given that she certainly hitched her share …
July 3, 2019
Commentary — Book on Cornish in Caribbean seen as important to VI history
Over five years ago, I received a “blast from the past:” an email from an organiser of a UNESCO workshop in Antigua in the mid-1980s on the use of mini/micro …
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July 3, 2019
Commentary — Call made to separate ‘big money’ and politics
Neo liberalism is the idea that markets are self-correcting. For 40 years the belief that free markets allocate resources efficiently ruled. Jack the Tycoon was king, and whatever was good …
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June 26, 2019
Hospital accreditation review coming soon
The BVI Health Services Authority is preparing for an accreditation review scheduled for later this year, according to BVIHSA CEO Dr. Ronald Georges. “We started our accreditation journey in 2016,” …
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June 26, 2019
Classifieds (June 27, 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 …
June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 20, 2019)
‘A miracle’ As a Beaconite waited for a tow truck to come drag her vehicle out of the ditch last week (long story short, wear better sunglasses when driving up …
June 19, 2019
Classifieds (June 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 …
June 18, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook (June 13, 2019)
35 and counting Beaconites of course realise that the Queen’s birthday was celebrated on Friday in the territory. But that day also marked another birthday that is close to their …
June 18, 2019
Commentary — VI-Cornwall links explained
A recurring theme throughout more than 100 commentaries I have contributed to the Beacon has been the Virgin Islands’ ties over time with Cornwall, a county in southwest England. Last …
June 18, 2019
Commentary — ‘Economics for a dangerous time’
Supply-side trickle-down economics — also known as neoliberalism — has failed to deliver prosperity for western workers. Instead, the western middle class is angry. Free market ideology has driven a …
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June 14, 2019
Children’s Dance Fest returns with 20 pieces
The BVI Dance School sold out a full house at the H. Lavity Stout Community College auditorium on Saturday night during its 19th annual BVI Children’s Dance Fest. With a …
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June 12, 2019
Classifieds (June 13, 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 …
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 11, 2019
Swimmers and paddlers return to North Sound
It was the second year of the new course for Swim and SUP the Sound, and after an early morning downpour a total of 62 racers, including six stand-up paddleboarders, …
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June 11, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 6, 2019)
Overlooked jobs It’s not surprising that air-traffic control is a line of work that many young residents have not considered. A Beaconite had not thought of it either until she …
June 11, 2019
Commentary — UK-VI roadmap proposed
Whatever the reasons for the premier’s attempts to fast-track residency and belongership applications, the genie is out of the bottle: The eruption of heated arguments for and against the proposal …
June 11, 2019
Commentary — Call made for cultural harmony
Cultural engagement and cultural integration between ethnic and racial groups is no longer optional for these Virgin Islands: It is necessary. Looking afar, global social change shows that populism and …
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