Culinary success The Virgin Islands is well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming a renowned culinary destination if last week’s Gourmet Soiree at Scrub Island Resort was …
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
COMMENTARY — Writer weighs in on VG bank, other issues
I am pleased for the people and businesses of Virgin Gorda that they once again have banking facilities, albeit through only one bank, and not full time. Of course, one …
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November 20, 2019
COMMENTARY — Call made for trade school
This writer met a very old friend on a street corner in the Virgin Islands on a recent Wednesday. The man is a political bigwig in these parts and from …
November 20, 2019
Notices (November 21, 2019)
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE We, Pedro Wells & Ludwig Wells now residing at Sea Cows Bay & Belle Vue, Tortola BVI do hereby give notice that it is our intention …
November 13, 2019
November 13, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (November 7, 2019)
The Laundromat A Beaconite who regularly covers the financial services industry was looking forward to watching the new Netflix original film The Laundromat, directed by Steven Soderbergh, which tells the …
November 13, 2019
COMMENTARY — Kenyan author’s VI ties noted
In Pursuit of Peace in Africa: An Autobiography, by retired Kenyan Army Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, was published a few months ago in Nairobi, Kenya, but sharp-eyed readers will spot …
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November 13, 2019
Notices (November 14, 2019)
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE I, Dennis Hogan residing at Purcell Estate, do hereby give notice that it is my intention to apply to the Licensing Magistrate at the Special Sitting …
November 13, 2019
Classifieds (November 14, 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 …
November 6, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 31, 2019)
Typo tantrum A Beaconite was disheartened to find several typographical errors in the government’s revised Recovery to Development Plan. The second page, for example, refers to “students beginning housed in …
November 6, 2019
COMMENTARY — NHI interview sparks more questions
Following my comments on National Health Insurance last week, Roy Barry — the deputy director of the Social Security Board with responsibility for NHI — gave a radio interview on …
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November 6, 2019
Notices (November 7, 2019)
APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE I Vernon E. Richards now residing at Purcell Estate do hereby give notice that it is my intention to apply to the Licensing Magistrate at the …
November 6, 2019
Classifieds (November 7, 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 …
October 30, 2019
Notices (October 31, 2019)
ELOISE HOLDINGS LIMITED BVI Business Company Act. (Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the voluntary dissolution of ELOISE HOLDINGS LIMITED, commenced on 18th October, 2019 and that Paraskevas Zacharoulis of 20A Agiou Athanasiou P.C., 7102, …
October 30, 2019
Classifieds (October 31, 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 …
October 23, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 24, 2019)
Two in one Over the weekend, a Beaconite had the opportunity to travel to St. Thomas to cover Virgin Islands Friendship Day, a celebration of VI culture attended by representatives …
October 23, 2019
Commentary — VG clinic, other issues spark concerns
If the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre is to open soon on Virgin Gorda, with vastly improved facilities, hopefully (that word again — more later), why is the BVI …
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October 23, 2019
Commentary — Call made for governance reforms
Caribbean people swing from one political party to the next with no real rhyme or reason. Rampant waste of taxpayer monies? Stratospheric incompetence? Blatant corruption? Vote them out. Vote them …
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October 23, 2019
Classifieds (October 24, 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 …
October 17, 2019
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 17, 2019)
The lizard and the nail A Beaconite was first amused, then dismayed, last week when two restaurant patrons claimed to have found objects in their food that shouldn’t have been …
October 17, 2019
COMMENTARY — Gov’t called out over closed libraries
During my first visit to the United Kingdom since 2012, my first priority was to claim my senior citizen’s benefits, like entitlement to free travel on public transport. However, I …
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October 17, 2019
Commentary — UK seen as ‘Balkanised’ amid Brexit woes
Brexit has entered an expected phase. The United Kingdom is becoming Balkanised. The Brexit civil war has generated divisions in the UK that cannot be bridged unless the two sides …
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October 17, 2019
October 16, 2019
Notices (October 17, 2019)
Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. INTELLIGENT RESOURCES CO., LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 435692 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant …
October 16, 2019
Classifieds (Oct. 17, 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 …