At the outset, let me say that I would not want to be in the shoes of our leaders having to wrestle with the impossibly difficult question of the best …
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September 16, 2020
September 16, 2020
COMMENTARY — VI urged not to ‘waste’ Covid crisis
The pandemic brought on by Covid-19 is the worst global crisis in the lifetime of most of us. It is probably the worst regional calamity we’ve seen, and I have …
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September 16, 2020
COMMENTARY — Banking, policing seen through 2030 lens
In my recent commentaries, I have been imagining the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father …
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September 16, 2020
Notices (September 17, 2020)
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 ORANGEBOW MANAGEMENT LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) ORANGEBOW …
September 16, 2020
CLASSIFIEDS (September 17, 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 …
September 9, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Sept. 3, 2020)
Taking the Covid test Conducting widespread testing is essential to getting a handle on Covid-19 in the territory, and a Beaconite is extremely grateful for the health care workers …
September 9, 2020
COMMENTARY — 2030 view considers land, corruption
In my recent commentaries, I have been imagining the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father …
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September 9, 2020
Classifieds (September 10, 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 assistancecall …
September 9, 2020
Notices (September 10, 2020)
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR UNDER SECTION 204(1)(b) OF THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 Parksons International Limited Company Number: 507737 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to …
September 2, 2020
COMMENTARY — Constitution seen as a means to an end
We find ourselves in thought-provoking times and not just because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This December will mark 70 years since the local legislature was reconstituted and local elected representation …
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September 2, 2020
COMMENTARY — View of 2030 VI continues
In my recent commentaries, I have been imagining the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father …
August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (August 20, 2020)
If it ain’t broke… A Beaconite used to be profoundly impressed with the government’s switchboard operators. Most any time he called 494-3701, they would answer after a ring or two …
August 26, 2020
Commentary — Call made for new library, archives
I was pleased with the cultural emphasis during the August Emancipation Festival events this year. It is getting closer to what I have been advocating for many years: prayerful thanksgiving, …
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August 26, 2020
Commentary — ‘MAGA’ policies seen as misguided
Prospects for international cooperation have dwindled dramatically since 2016 thanks in large part to United States President Donald Trump’s animosity towards multilateralism. US shirking of international responsibilities has been enacted …
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August 26, 2020
Classifieds (August 27, 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 assistancecall …
August 19, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (August 20, 2020)
Intern honoured Beaconites would like to congratulate the newspaper’s Virgin Gorda-based intern, Nicklous Kanhai, for his accomplishments his senior year of high school. Mr. Kanhai was not only the valedictorian …
August 19, 2020
COMMENTARY — Plan proposed for restarting tourism
Someday, we will open the borders. People will come to the Virgin Islands from places near and far. And when they do, we need to be sure we are ready …
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August 19, 2020
COMMENTARY — Premier called out over border opening
We waited a week for that Sunday speech from the premier, and we are underwhelmed! Do we, or government, know how many work-permit holders are stuck outside? Is it five, …
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August 19, 2020
COMMENTARY — Dispatches from 2030 continue
In my previous four commentaries, I imagined the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father Troy. …
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August 19, 2020
Classifieds (August 20, 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 assistancecall …
August 19, 2020
Notices (August 20, 2020)
THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 CLEARCAPIAL Advisors Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) CLEARCAPIAL …
August 12, 2020
2030 VI imagined as progressive
In my previous three commentaries, I imagined the Virgin Islands of 2030 through the eyes of a 10-year-old Guyanese girl named Maria, her older brother Zak, and their father Troy. …
August 12, 2020
COMMENTARY — VI seen as unready for independence
This small territory of about 30,000 people, less than half of whom are Virgin Islanders (some would say “indigenous”), is rife with nepotism, favouritism, tribalism and victimisation, not to mention …
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August 12, 2020
Classifieds (August 13, 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 assistancecall …