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Newly established BVIOC Athletes’ Commission to host free workshop
The BVI Olympic Committee has established an Athletes’ Commission (BVIOCAC) which will represent Virgin Islands athletes and teams of the who compete in major international games and competitions. The BVIOCAC …
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Sailing online at home
In a video that was circulated to Royal BVI Yacht Club youth sailors and members, sailing instructor Rob Lind sat on his Long Bay balcony demonstrating how to sail in …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (May 7, 2020)
A new, new regular A Beaconite misses her life from a few months ago. She remembers swimming at Josiahs Bay, describing to her friends how she felt the happiest she …
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for regional tourism recovery
The challenge that is now facing almost every Caribbean nation is how best to recover the tourism economy, without which future economic growth and sustainable tax revenues will be all …
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COMMENTARY — Humanity seen to be on ‘thin ice’
Coronavirus will precipitate a long economic depression, so be prepared for a very different and much more difficult world. The coronavirus pandemic is a revolver held to the temple of …
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Notices (May 7, 2020)
Essa Trading Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1489100 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is …
Classifieds (May 7, 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 …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 23, 2020)
Homecourt For the first time, a Beaconite attended Magistrates’ Court this week from the comfort of his own living room. It was another example of how bizarre daily life has …
COMMENTARY — Cayman’s Covid-19 response considered
I exchanged messages with a distant cousin over Easter, for the first time since Christmas. He told me his family was recovering from Covid-19. He had just been gardening, but …
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COMMENTARY — ‘Seven years of famine’ predicted
The coronavirus pandemic will usher in a post-globalisation world order. It will bring greater regional integration and a whole new travel protocol that adds a robust layer of medical scrutiny, …
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Notices (April 30, 2020)
APPOINTMENT GOLD FIELDS PERU HOLDINGS (BVI) LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 566345 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the …
Pandemic not benching BVIFA
Luca Reich plays football for the under-17 BVI National Team, but due to the government-imposed lockdown to combat Covid-19 he has been spending a lot of time at home. However, …
On the road to the Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were scheduled for this summer, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed for a year. However, training continues for Virgin Islands athletes …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 16, 2020)
Virtual Seder “Why is this night different from all others?” That is the central question of the Passover Seder, a Jewish tradition in which families gather to feast, drink, and, …
POEM — Home
The comfort zone That relaxes body and soul. A place to dream, to think, And escape the harshness Of the world outside. It caresses with warmth, Protects from …
COMMENTARY — ‘Horrific leadership’ abroad criticised
The unmitigated global spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is the result of gross incompetence in governance in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. COVID-19 deaths globally …
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Classifieds (April, 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 …
Notices (April 23, 2020)
Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204(1)(B) of the BVI Business Company Act, 2004 Decxin Consulting Company Limited 德和信咨询有限公司 (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 2019967 NOTICE is hereby …
Woman hospitalised after positive Covid-19 result
A woman has been isolated in the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 locally, and seven of her “primary contacts” have been quarantined in another location, Deputy …
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (April 9, 2020)
Thanks, health workers Recently, after coming in contact with someone who displayed symptoms consistent with COVID-19, a Beaconite was officially placed under quarantine. Though the government’s handling of his quarantine …
COMMENTARY — The ‘seven lean years’
A global economic depression may mean seven years of hardship and turmoil, so be prepared. The ancient story of the Jew Joseph and his dream of a world plunged into …