Questions and answers A Beaconite was glad to see in last week’s House of Assembly session, coming on the heels of the eighth and ninth sittings the week prior, opposition …
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
Classifieds (July 2, 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 …
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 25, 2020)
Black lives matter A Beaconite is a first-generation Asian American in a family of immigrants. Her elders came to the United States in the 1980s, worked hard and settled down. …
June 24, 2020
COMMENTARY — As ‘second wave’ of Covid looms, call made for widespread testing
The current international news related to the pandemic points to the scary fact of a second wave of the infection. Are we prepared? Sometime before Easter, a friend (who happens …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — As ‘second wave’ of Covid looms, call made for widespread testing”
June 24, 2020
COMMENTARY — Long-time letter writer returns
Hi there. Are you wondering where I have been? Right here with you, under lockdown. When the flights stopped and the Beacon could not distribute its print edition for a …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — Long-time letter writer returns”
June 24, 2020
Notices (June 25, 2020)
Notice of Completion GBEL Holdings Ltd. (In voluntary liquidation) (Company No. 1739501) (the Company) NOTICE is given pursuant to section 208(3) of the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 that, with effect from …
June 24, 2020
Classifieds (June 25, 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 …
June 21, 2020
Health training to start next week
On Tuesday, government launched a 10-week health programme targeted at preventing and managing chronic diseases, and encouraged residents to register for the first sessions starting next week on Virgin Gorda …
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
Notices (June 18, 2020)
Atlantique Capital Limited Company No. 1500737 (the “Company”) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208(3) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company has been dissolved and …
June 17, 2020
CLASSIFIEDS (June 18, 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 …
June 17, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 11, 2020)
Scooter ban It’s no secret that irresponsible and noisy scooter riders have long been a nuisance and danger in the Virgin Islands. Last week, a new curfew order enacted a …
June 17, 2020
COMMENTARY – Need seen for telecom taskforce
In 1983, Tom Crowe reported enthusiastically to the Virgin Islands government on the prospects for computerisation reducing the territory’s dependence on tourism (see my May 28 commentary titled “‘Commuting home’ …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY – Need seen for telecom taskforce”
June 15, 2020
Hill signs with UTEP
Virgin Islander Joshua Hill recently signed with the University of Texas at El Paso. The student athlete has competed for the VI at regional competitions and is looking forward to …
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 4, 2020)
Paperless, please House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock mentioned earlier this year that one of the HOA’s goals is to go paperless. As the world is working out innovative ways …
June 10, 2020
COMMENTARY — Racism and prejudice denounced
Racism and ethnic prejudice are best battled when humanity recognises that both are inherent in the flawed human personality Just after Barack Obama was elected the first coloured president of …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — Racism and prejudice denounced”
June 10, 2020
COMMENTARY — Call made for regional tourism protocol
Since late April there have been virtually no tourist arrivals in the Caribbean. In recent days, however, several countries have announced plans to reopen to international travel, albeit in a …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — Call made for regional tourism protocol”
June 10, 2020
Classifieds (June 11, 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 …
June 10, 2020
Notices (June 11, 2020)
Zemmet Industries Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1842325 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is …
June 3, 2020
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 4, 2020)
Double threat Hurricane season, a first-time experience for one Beaconite, is just around the corner. She has received helpful tips from friends, including the importance of knowing evacuation routes and …
June 3, 2020
COMMENTARY — VI warned against celebrating too soon
I overheard a conversation recently in which the persons involved were lamenting, “Covid not playing with us, and we playing with it.” I reflected on the essence of the discussion …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — VI warned against celebrating too soon”
June 3, 2020
COMMENTARY — Covid-19 compared to hurricanes
The Virgin Islands’ economic recovery from Covid-19 will be very different from its economic bounce-back after hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the public must prepare for a challenging economic period …
Continue reading “COMMENTARY — Covid-19 compared to hurricanes”
June 3, 2020
COMMENTARY — ‘Commuting home’ considered
In May 1986, shortly after being appointed head of the Virgin Islands Library Services Department, I presented a paper to a regional conference on St. Croix, foreseeing a bright future …